Crow's Nest
Crow's Nest, North Promenade, Whitby, YO21 3HT, United Kingdom- Sculpture
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Charming Family-Run Hotel with Great Restaurant
Located on Whitby’s West Cliff, this elegant 3-star hotel offers comfort and hospitality within walking distance of the town centre.
Private On-Site Car Park
Guests can enjoy the convenience of a private car park available for an additional cost, ensuring a stress-free stay.
Tastefully Decorated En Suite Rooms
Each room is furnished to high standards and equipped with modern amenities including a TV, radio, telephone, hairdryer, and tea/coffee making facilities.
Indulge in traditional English cuisine at the Fairfield Restaurant, where daily-prepared dishes are served alongside delightful speciality desserts.
Book now to experience a delightful stay at our charming hotel in Whitby!
Check-in from
03:00 PM
Check-out by
10:30 AM
Parking
FREE
Children
Not allowed
Pets
Not allowed
Sleeps
Up to 2 guests
2 adults
Beds
Double bed (131-150 cm wide)
Room details
13 sqm
In-room amenities
Sleeps
Up to 2 guests
2 adults
Beds
Double bed (131-150 cm wide)
Room details
21 sqm
In-room amenities
Sleeps
Up to 2 guests
2 adults
Beds
Double bed (131-150 cm wide)
Room details
21 sqm
In-room amenities
Sleeps
Up to 1 guests
1 adults
Beds
Twin bed (90-130 cm wide)
Room details
9 sqm
In-room amenities
Sleeps
Up to 2 guests
2 adults
Beds
2 Twin bed (90-130 cm wide)
Room details
13 sqm
In-room amenities
Sleeps
Up to 2 guests
2 adults
Beds
2 Twin bed (90-130 cm wide)
Room details
21 sqm
In-room amenities
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Provider-sourced guest reviews.
The staff were friendly and the breakfast was very nice
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The breakfast was excellent, the room comfortable and everywhere in the hotel was clean and well maintained. The staff were cheerful and went out of their way to be helpful.
We are elderly and on the top floor with no lift so getting up and down to the room, especially with a case,, was not comfortable. The shower was rather weak and came hot and cold, difficult to keep at a comfortable heat and was in a bath so not easy to get in and out safely.
In a quiet location a small walk from the centre. Nice polite staff Clean bedroom and a good quality breakfast Free on site parking
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Having the parking available is a big plus. The hotel is in a quiet area and the interior looks freshly decorated (traditional rather than modern). It is very clean. Fresh flowers in public areas too. The bed was comfy and the room a good size. It's a bit of a hike to the town. Downhill on the way, uphill on the way back, but good for getting your steps in so no complaints. The staff were helpful and friendly.
The WiFi in our rooms was very weak. The connection kept dropping out but we didn't realise it. I've just got home to find that I've got an unexpected bill from my phone provider for data.
A beautiful building steeped in History . Room very comfortable and so welcoming
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Great location and friendly
The shower was lacking water pressure and temperature was not constant
Quaint hotel from outside,with very nicely renovated bedrooms. Very comfortable. Great location.
Very comfortable
Excellent Breakfast; Room O.K.; Well clean; Excellent Restaurant Staff; gentille; nothing was too much trouble
Everywhere was spotlessly clean we thought it had just been refurbished
Service and breakfast—I recommend it.
Hello, I stayed in room 27, and I could hear doors slamming in the hallway every time. Best regards.
Good location, very clean and comfortable, pleasant engaging staff and super breakfast. Parking across the road also a bonus.
Breakfast was great and so were the staff.
Lounge area was dated.
Lovely traditional hotel with character. Breakfast is highly recommended silver service. Would definitely go back.
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The Hotel was lovely as a car park. All staff was helpful and polite. Meals was excellent we had evening in and found it good value. Breakfast full English cereals fruit juice etc . The meals was served to you and all done very well. Great location
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Location was great. Hotel and room absolutely spotless. Very friendly and accommodating staff. Evening meal superb. Breakfast fantastic. Easy checkout
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Rooms very clean if dated! Staff the major plus point and why we rated higher than it should.
Very dated rooms. Poor internet.
Every thing about the place was spot on .Booking again in september
location breakfast
my bedroom wall above the bed needs a hazard sticker on or some sort of foam to warn you hit my head twice very dangerous
The staff were so friendly and welcoming. The breakfast was 5* and were able to accommodate my partner who was Gluten-free. The free on-site parking was just across the road from the hotel.
There was nothing negative about our stay.
Very clean and well decorated. Large room on the ground floor so no dragging suitcases up the stairs. Lovely, old fashioned ambiance. Free parking. Waitress service breakfast with good range of food and lovely silver cutlery and tea service. In the same family for 4 generations.
A bit of a distance from the central downtown.
Lovey restaurant nice cosy bar area and friendly staff .
Nothing to report
Nice old fashioned hotel
Breakfast not very good
Short walk to town.brilliant staff
Location
Dated for the price
Fantastic hotel and staff
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Fantastic staff very helpful and so happy could not do enough to make your stay better
Everything fantastic breakfast great room very clean 👌
Great staff, spacious room
You only get a biscuit in room on arrival day 😁
Very friendly staff. Car park Lovely breakfast with waitress service Nothing was too much trouble
Would have preferred a pepper mill and salt grinder instead of ready ground.
Location ,free Parking, excellent Staff. Food and service. Bedroom facilities.
Only that they didn’t have a full set of Dominoes (Ha ha )
Car parking and location
The shower was very poor low pressure and the internet was awful.
Excellent staff very clean room fabulous breakfast
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lovely, friendly staff, good breakfast
But far out no view carpark small
Friendly and area knowledgeable staff. Breakfast quality and waitress service
Shower was a little low pressured.
The service , the location , the excellent service , and room , bed , and and all room amenities
Nothing really . It is dated in its furnishings that’s all , but that did not detract from any aspect of our stay as all in excellent condition … infact having lovely tablecloths and beautiful tableware was really lovely .
Excellent food and very comfortable room.
Lovely staff, great location, breakfast was really nice - food was lovely and we were waited and didn't have to wait for anything, comfy bed
Nothing we didn't like
Loverly rooms and breakfast was fantastic
Little bit out of town but with free parking made up for it so would book again
Lage zum Strand und zu Stadt, Ruhe (bis auf die nachts laut schreienden Möwen). Privater großer Parkplatz am Hotel!
Fenster nur spaltbreite zu öffnen, Einrichtung eher veraltet (sehr britisch)
Very clean room and hotel dining room very nice breakfast very nice
Nothing really every thing was fine
1.주차가 짱예요. 호텔 건너편에 주차장이 따로 있어요. 2.항구까지 걸어서 10여분, 차로 가면 3분예요. 3. 식사는 훌륭해요. 4.방이 꽤 넓어요. 욕실도 깨끗해요. 5.직원들이 친절해요.
없어요.
The service and staff was amazing. Being able to park before check in was also very convinent.
The shower was extremely weak and seemed to change temperature on its own.
Excellent hotel,staff very friendly and helpfull.food delicious,resteraunt excellent food great value cant fault anything.
Room lovely, place was right by the sea meal,s was realy nice food, staff lovely
I booked wrong date on same day i booked got charged extra hundred yet it was on same day i booked, and only a couple minits after making the mistake, spoilt the holiday,
From start to end nothing could have been better. Room was absolutely spot on with furniture, carpet and bathroom all like new. Spacious as well. Friendly staff with nothing a problem. Car parking a bonus. The breakfast (with old fashioned but professional table service) was excellent. Always judge with the little things, in this case very yellow eggs cooked to perfection.
Property was spotless clean , no fault at all .Maybe could do with a bit updating
Clean an tidy
Excellent food. Very clean.
Very low pressure on shower.
excellent breakfast, very nice personnel
The Saxonville was super clean, really friendly & helpful staff. The breakfast experience was lovely. We will definitely stay again ❤️
Lots of stairs to my room for me wasn't great.
Location and parking
Staff to quick to take your plates away at breakfast wife still eating wanting to take her plate away
Friendly staff. Nice choice for breakfast. Excellent location with private parking.
The bed was a little bit soft.
Old fashioned but very nice.
Only think I would say was they could do with some new towels.
The bedroom was spacious and bathroom a good size. Service at meal times was excellent.
Wifi was intermittent. Shower was weak. No lift to 2nd floor. No offer to take luggage to room.Food was average. Oise of seagulls woke us up.
Just spent 3 nights in the Saxonville. Booked it the night before en route due to all positive reviews. It certainly didn't dissapoint. We arrived late morning - long before check in.Reception were more than happy take our bags and direct us where to go for a few hours. Our room was lovely albeit not huge but definitely not old fashioned as some reviews have said. Spotlessly clean as was the whole hotel. Housekeeping were in every morning while we had breakfast. We would go back upstairs to find our room immaculate again - thank you. We had dinner one night - food and service excellent as was breakfast every day. It is in some ways a wee step back in time -dining experience - not many places do waitress service and all waiting staff are dressed immaculately in white and black but that's not a bad thing at all. Each and every member of staff in the hotel were absolutely lovely and so helpful. Thank you all.
Desayuno riquísimo (a elegir entre una carta amplia que incluye yorkshire English breakfast), habitaciones tranquilas, amplias y limpias. A 12 minutos andando del centro. Posibilidad de aparcar en el hotel, viene bien porque hay que pagar parking en el pueblo
Las gaviotas chillonas, pero no es problema del hotel
The room was a good size, the unexpected sea view was lovely, bed was comfy and even at the top of the property it didn't get too warm. Breakfast was good all be it quite basic
The hotel is slightly dated but still very good, the only thing that I really didn't like was the banister at the very top of the stairs by the door to the landing is very low when you step back opening the door it's unnerving
The hotel was very clean and excellent for a 3 star hotel. The breakfast was lovely. The staff were very nice and the room was spacious and well resourced.
Parking was an issue - you have to be early to get parked in the hotel car park. It was a busy weekend d and it was a 10 minute walk to our car. The hotel provided a pass for £4 which was most likely subsidised.
Everything was spot on, staff were the perfect hosts. Breakfast was first class as well as the service.
Nothing.
The location
A little dated,but maybe that’s what they are trying to achieve,like stepping back in time
Old world charm in well kept accomodation. Close to sea. Short walk to town. Comfortable and cosy. Good breakfast. Nice staff. Free parking.
I stayed here with my father as part of our road trip around the North East and Yorkshire. The place has a charm to it. Some reviewers are saying its old fashioned but i rather think that the hotel intends to be like classy hotels of the past. The staff are friendly, attentive and professional. The best part for me was the excellent breakfast with friendly staff operating full waitress service. So nobody needed to get up and get anything just sit and relax. The breakfast area had a certain class to it. yes like going back in time but in a good way. The room was good and comfortable too. The hotel is situated only about 2 minutes walk from the promenade area and a 10 minute or so gentle stroll down the promenade to the town centre. There is also a little private car park opposite the property. Perfect for what we needed i would recommend and stay again :) Lee
Bedroom a good size, breakfast good, and carpark a bonus.
The bedroom and communal areas need updating. Wifi not good in bedroom. Towels in bathroom well worn, no small luxury items, hotel overpriced.
Room is spotlessly clean and extremely comfortable and well appointed. Dining room is wonderful. Breakfast is fantastic. Lovely staff, all table service, nothing is too much trouble, service and quality of food is 5*. This is a wonderful property. It is a 5 to 10 minute stroll into the centre of Whitby so is quiet yet a very convenient location. Hotel has a private carpark which is also a big bonus.
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Lovely room with a large bath, excellent dinner and breakfast
Total trip back in time, rooms are 1980’s but don’t that put you off, clean comfy and the TV is almost modern. The service is second to none! I’ve been in 5 star that could learn from this place! Especially the catering staff good old fashioned service.
Lovely staff breakfast was lovely
Nothing all good
Good location, Very pleasant staff, clean and good parking.Very comfortable bed and nice bathroom . Great breakfast and dinner service and choices good
All good
There was plenty of choice for the breakfast
Couldn’t fault anything
Lovely clean tidy room and a well rested sleep but the cherry on the top of cake was the breakfast experience….. From the moment you step into the breakfast room, you’re transported back to a time when breakfast was a truly special occasion. It captures the charm and elegance of traditional hotel dining that, sadly, so many places have now lost. The service was impeccable—courteous, professional and genuinely warm. Instead of the now all-too-common self-service buffet, we were treated to classic table service by attentive waitresses, which made the whole experience feel relaxed and personal. Every detail had been carefully considered. The tables were beautifully laid with crisp linen tablecloths, silver-plated cutlery and elegant serving pots, creating a wonderfully refined atmosphere. Freshly made toast was brought to the table, adding another thoughtful touch that made us feel genuinely looked after. It wasn’t just breakfast; it was an experience. A heartfelt thank you to all of the staff for such a wonderful start to the day. You should be incredibly proud of what you offer. It’s a rare pleasure to find a hotel that still values and delivers this level of traditional hospitality.
Very clean. Easy to walk into Whitby town.
Rather old fashioned in our view. Full waiter service at breakfast felt very strange and would prefer to only have this for cooked items. Very noisy seagulls woke us early.
Traditional English hotel friendly staff excellent breakfast service was brilliant the staff are a credit to the hotel
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Ruhige Atmosphäre und Lage!
Staff were friendly and helpful. Evening meal was very good and proved good value for the three course special. Breakfast was exceptional - so nice to be served no buffet. Room was spacious and comfortable ( twin deluxe) though I found the bed a little firm but its a matter of preference. Nice touches in room - bottled water, tissues, toiletries etc - some places skimp on these things. Parking was available though we did not need it. Location was good on west cliff away from busy parts but handy for a walk to Sandsend along the beach.
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spotlessly clean friendly staff
shower had no power
Very clean hotel. Staff lovely and very helpful. Food delicious.
Shower needs updating as shower attachment kept slipping so unable to stand under it.
The property was in a lovely location, was very clean and staff very friendly and accommodating. We had a lovely stay and would definitely go back to this property again.
It was an amazing place and I could not fault anything during our stay.
Nice clean rooms, friendly helpful staff. Table service was really nice at breakfast as was the food, all good quality ingredients. Unfortunately our visit was cut short because of family issues so we were unable to enjoy the full experience.
It's and old style of hotel so there are no lifts. If you're not fit and able the stairs may not be suitable for you especially if you're on a higher floor. This was not a problem for us but if my elderly mother had been visiting by herself she may have struggled. That said I'm sure staff would help with luggage and the stairs were narrow enough that you could use both handrails.
The staff were all excellent and friendly. The rooms were very clean and comfy and having a car park is brilliant
Sometimes the shower wasn't very powerful
Everything we wanted for breakfast standard and staff excellent. Location for us was good .
Shower little slow and sometimes temperature of it . Hairdryer bit dated. Wi Fi slow. (Theses were all things we could cope with on our 4 day break and did not stop us enjoying our stay there )
The room we stayed in was a very good size with plenty of drawers and cupboard space for our clothes. The bathroom was quite spacious too. Rooms were spotless as they were cleaned everyday and towels changed daily too. The breakfast was exceptional with plenty of choice and of course the waitresses were brilliant in serving to our needs.The hotel offered evening meals which we took advantage of and we weren’t disappointed. Quite a few choices on menu which catered for everyone. Car park was a bonus as it was free but on a first come basis, having said that, we had no problem parking there. Well done Saxonville.
It was further out than i realised from the centre, walking down was easy enough but the walk back is all uphill. This hasn’t put us off though about staying again at Saxonville.
Very comfortable and clean
Very friendly and relaxing
Comfortable room, excellent breakfast and evening meal. Great communication.
There wasn’t a lift. My husband uses oxygen and struggles with cases. The hotel did tell me on arrival that if they had been aware in advance, they would have tried to get us a ground floor room but they only have one.
All good. Clean, food and service were good
very clean food was Amazing
furnishings very dated also the carpet in room number 11 was a trip hazard as you came out of the bathroom was not in the door bar trip hazard needs sorting
We were at a weekend event at the Pavilion so location was perfect . The hotel has its own small car park / if you didn’t get a space we were given a disc for on street parking which was a bonus. Staff were all lovely and friendly nothing was a bother and waitress service at breakfast. Everything you would need for a comfortable stay in your room / we were in room 2 and over our 4 night stay it was very quiet.
Nothing that I can think of
Brilliant
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Nicely located with its own car park, very clean and friendly staff
Small bathroom, lounge very quiet
Good location for the spa. Good parking in small car park. Lovely breakfast and breakfast staff friendly and helpful. Clean room and good size with bath and shower. Nice touch of bathrobes and slippers. Also soaps shampoo in the bathroom. Kettle with tea and coffee in the room. . Fan available daily change of towels didn't eat dinner there so cannot comment on this.
In brochure stated snack food available until 8.30pm however we were told no as they had problems with the computers!! We had to try to find something to eat else where last minute before we went to our event. The receptionist was most unhelpful. We had to ask every day for milk for the room as cleaning staff didn't leave any. Tv in room but not smart tv. Plug sockets by the side of the bed old ones so fan couldn't be plugged in or phone charger.
Excellent service
How welcoming it was
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Location, clean and the staff were extremely helpful, efficient and friendly. Great vale for money. They don’t have a lift but the staff are happy to help if required.
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A 3 star hotel that is showing its age but rooms still kept clean , the dinning room was very nice with fantastic staff , nothing to much trouble . unfortunately our first breakfast wasn't the best my wife had the full English with pouched egg and I had pouched eggs on toast all the eggs were under cooked , raw eggs a no no . Day two breakfast we went for some thing really simple cant go wrong with beans on toast ? both plates of food came to the table just warm , the toast soggy as in a sponge . The evening meal cod was well cooked with veg so enjoyed £25 each with a sweet ? Hotel has a bar if your prepared to pay £5.25 for a small bottle of beer . When we asked for two bottles of water to replace the ones we used for the room , cup of tea in the morning we were told that they only put water in the rooms on the first day so use tap water , wow we have just spent £390.00 for two nights stay . the bar and seating area really needs updating , we are both in our mid 70s but still expect a little more comfort . car parking was available on a first come basis . would we stay here again , sorry no .
Good clean accommodation, friendly helpful staff.
Limited Car Parking.
Excellent facilities and close to beach and harbour, lovely breakfast
Wi-Fi
Staff very pleasant and helpful, food was good, facilities were okay, beds and rooms were comfortable and clean. Just o e problem for us when one of you has arthritis and the other has a heart condition you don't need to be going up and down 4 flights of stairs and especially with luggage but I do appreciate that a lot of the clients were also elderly some has to take these rooms surely with an elderly client base a lift could and should be considered.
The stairs and being in the attic
Excellent breakfast, good choice all sevedto you by the waitresses
If your room is on the top floor the stairs can be a bit challenging, but help is there if needed.
Well positioned, great staff and fabulous breakfasts.
早餐服務很好
要上落樓梯,對攜帶大件行李的旅客不方便
Location was ideal for the beach and about a15 minute walk to the centre. Food was good, staff were friendly and efficient. Room was spacious clean and confortable.
Nothimg to think of.
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Cleanliness
9.25/10Many reviews highlight the hotel's cleanliness with phrases such as 'very clean room' and 'spotlessly clean'.
Service
9.25/10Numerous mentions of friendly and professional staff contribute to a positive sentiment.
Location
9.25/10Several reviews praise the hotel's great location, being close to the seafront and town.
Room Quality
8.25/10Some reviews mention the rooms being dated but overall clean and cozy.
Amenities
8.75/10Amenities like breakfast and parking are praised, contributing positively to the experience.
Value for Money
8.75/10Many reviews mention that the hotel provides good value for the prices charged.
Food and Beverage
9.25/10Breakfast offerings received high praise in multiple reviews.
Overall Experience
9.25/10Overall sentiment is very positive with many reviewers expressing a desire to return.