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Elford House - Whitby

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A hotel room with two beds, a TV, a desk, a chair, a radiator, and a window with curtains. - Elford House - Whitby (Whitby)
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Close to Whitby Harbour and Whitby Beach, Elford House - Whitby has plenty to offer. Guests can connect to free in-room WiFi.

Reviews

8.4 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Free WiFi
  • Housekeeping

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A hotel room with two beds, a TV, a desk, a chair, a radiator, and a window with curtains.

Standard Twin Room

  • 14 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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A bedroom with a wooden bed, a red sofa, a wooden chest of drawers, and a chandelier.

Standard Double Room, City View

8.4 out of 10
Very good
(16 reviews)
  • City view
  • 14 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

About the neighborhood

Located in Whitby, Elford House - Whitby is in the city center and near the beach. While the natural beauty of North York Moors National Park and Whitby Beach can be enjoyed by anyone, those looking for an activity can check out Whitby Harbour. Whitby Leisure Centre and Museum of Victorian Science are also worth visiting. Discover the area's water adventures with fishing nearby, or enjoy the great outdoors with mountain biking, hiking/biking trails, and horse riding. Visit our Whitby travel guide
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10 Prospect Hill, Whitby, England, YO21 1QE

What's nearby

  • A garden with a large clock surrounded by red and white flowers.
    Pannett Park
    4 min walk - 0.3 miles
  • A riverside town with historic buildings, a dock with boats, and a busy street with pedestrians and vehicles.
    Whitby Harbour
    13 min walk - 0.7 miles
  • A historic theatre with a red facade, a café, and a cinema.
    Whitby Pavilion
    16 min walk - 0.9 miles
  • A wide sandy beach with people walking and playing, a calm sea, and hills in the background.
    Whitby Beach
    16 min walk - 0.9 miles
  • A large, historic stone cathedral with multiple arches and towers, surrounded by grassy fields and a partly cloudy sky.
    Whitby Abbey
    17 min walk - 0.9 miles

Getting around

  • Whitby Station
    11 min walk

Restaurants

  • The Angel Hotel (Wetherspoon)
    12 min walk
  • Trenchers
    11 min walk
  • The Waiting Room
    9 min walk
  • The Moon & Sixpence
    13 min walk
  • Java
    12 min walk

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 50+ Mbps

Parking and transportation

  • Free uncovered self parking on site

Things to do

  • Bicycle storage

Conveniences

  • Guidebooks
  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Hardwood flooring in room
  • No elevator
  • Thin carpet in room
  • Well-lit path to entrance

More

  • Smoking not allowed
  • Traditional architecture

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shampoo
  • Shower
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 32-inch TV with digital channels

Food and drink

  • Electric kettle
  • Tea bags/instant coffee

More

  • Desk
  • Heating (climate-controlled)
  • Individual decor
  • Individual furnishings
  • Iron/ironing board

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime

Contactless check-in available

Express check-in available

Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM

Contactless check-out available

Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

There is no front desk at this property

Guests will receive an email within 24 hours before arrival with check-in instructions and lockbox information; access will be through a private entrance

To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 24 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation

Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Lockbox, private entrance

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Property payment types

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards and debit cards; cash is not accepted
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, and outdoor lighting

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly)

Frequently asked questions

Is Elford House - Whitby pet-friendly?

No, only service animals are welcome at the property.

How much is parking?

Self parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at Elford House - Whitby?

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime.

What time is check-out at Elford House - Whitby?

Check-out is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Elford House - Whitby located?

Located in the heart of Whitby, this guesthouse is within a 15-minute walk of Pannett Park and Whitby Harbour. Whitby Museum and Whitby Leisure Centre are also within 15 minutes. Whitby Station is 11 minutes by foot and Ruswarp Station is 21 minutes.

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Reviews

Elford House - Whitby Reviews

8.4

Very Good

9.2

Cleanliness

7.8

Amenities

8.0

Staff & service

8.2

Property conditions & facilities
Rating 10 - Excellent. 29 out of 60 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 14 out of 60 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 13 out of 60 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 60 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 60 reviews

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

kieren

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Very pet friendly, parking perfect
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Claire

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We have just had a two night stay and couldn't fault the hotel. We were in room number 6, large room with a double bed, sofa, table and 2 chairs, tea making facilities, en suite bathroom with shower, French doors opening onto the front balcony. Spotlessly clean. Ideal location, short walk into Whitby Town. Would definitely recommend and will be booking again.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Lisa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Lovely clean room and a problem free check in. Elford House is in a great location and only a few minutes walk into the town. Would stay again
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Gordon

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Room was ok n clean
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Ralph

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A beautiful home with a central location. Room was very clean and comfortable. We would definately stay again!
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Sarah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect room and location. We will book again next time we are in Whitby and recommend to friends too. The room only works perfectly, but dont leave your key in the room like we did!! Housekeeper was amazingly and came and let us in, thanks so much!!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Kris

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great hotel

Can’t fault it at all. Received a text on the morning with check in instructions. Great location, lovely room very clean & tidy. Will definitely stay again
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

jamie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Jamie mallin

Lovely clean place with parking,very near harbour.nice room and easy to access. I will stay again.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

chris

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful. Very pleasant room fantastic
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Craig

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Self check in details sent in good time and the process was painless. Room a little compact for a deluxe room and not sure which city i was seeing from the "city view" but all i could see was the house next door.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025
Verified review

8/10 Good

Alina

Liked: Property conditions & facilities

Elford House

The stay was comfortable the only thing was that we were there with our dog but were put in a top floor room. I did try to change rooms but they were the only dog friendly room available which made things slightly difficult taking dog out on bathroom breaks.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025
Verified review

8/10 Good

Christine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Lovely large house with self contained rooms which had everything you would need for an overnight stay The actual house was warm when we arrived but our room was freezing. There was a radiator in the room but it was off and didn't come on when the valve was turned to warm We were actually sat with our coats on before we left to go out
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Julie

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Met Expectations

Room was ok, met expectations for the value. Priority for us was parking on-site. Bathroom modern and clean, room was very spacious. Would have been nice to have a King-size bed rather than double. Stairs / Landing could do with some modernisation.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025
Verified review

8/10 Good

John

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
On the whole, our experience was positive. The room was spotless, relatively recently decorated, and with fairly good amenities. We had some difficulty locating the kettle, which was in built-in wardrobe rather than next to the tea and coffee, cups etc, however those guests needing wardrobe space wouldn’t be disappointed. There was also a mini fridge. The beds and bedding were immaculate and good quality, and there were limited toiletries provided. Unfortunately though, I have taken off one star because of the abysmal - or should I say non-existent - customer service. I had a query regarding parking prior to actual check-in time. We knew we would be arriving earlier than 3pm so I contacted the owners to ask if it was ok to park in the morning, however received no response to messages sent through Expedia and left on their answering machine, and then once I’d found their email address on their website I sent another message asking the same question but all the response I received said was “thank you”. We parked there anyway and it wasn’t a problem. We will definitely be staying here again though, despite the lack of customer service, as it is extremely good value for money and very conveniently located in the town, around a 10 minute walk away from the centre/ railway station.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Gillian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

H

The room was great for our needs, very spacious with comfortable beds and a large bathroom. I was holidaying with my teenage granddaughter and the twin beds gave us plenty of room. It was about a 10 minute walk to the harbour (anout 30 minutes to walk back, it's a very steep hill! Dont believe google maps that says mostly flat!) There is a bus stop outside the hotel but we didn't use it. However, on our last evenung we had a taxi and it was £4.50.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Alan

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Having paid and been receipted forca twin room with city view was disappointed to find wevhad been allocated small basement room. Im sure the intermittent macerator annoyed others as much as it did us. Very clean and tidy otherwise.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Lovely place to stay

We stayed in room 8. It was much bigger than what we were expecting. Very comfortable bed and lovely shower. Plenty of tea/coffee/sugar supplied for our stay. Good amount of clothes hangers provided too. Only negative thing was the sofa in the room. It's most definitely seen better days. It was covered with throw overs, which was fine, but after sitting on it , we realised we were covered in small black bits. The throw over had slipped down and revealed the leather peeling off all over. Hence what all the bits were. Other than that, we had the perfect stay. Elford is in a good location, with ample parking spaces. Literally a 10 minute walk to the harbour.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025
Verified review

4/10 Poor

Javier

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
When booking I selected a ‘Deluxe’ double room, City View. When I arrived I was allocated room 10 and the housekeeper said ‘10 is small and you have a dog’ but did not offer us a different room. The room we stayed in was small and had a small double bed in it. The listing for a deluxe double room states that there is a queen bed and that the room is 151 sq feet. The room we stayed in was no more than 4 steps from the door to the bed and there is a foot of room from the bottom of the bed to the dressing table. The city view we got was the view of the neighbouring property. Therefore, I would say this property is not as listed as even the images are misleading with the option I booked having a sofa in the middle of the room which would not have fit in the room I was in. On the plus side parking is very convenient and the room was clean
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Carolyn

Liked: Cleanliness
Only booked the day before due to unforeseen visit to Whitby. When booking my selection was for a dog friendly room and was advertised as a Deluxe Double. We were allocated room 10 on the third floor, there is nothing deluxe about this room, it is tiny, have to shimmy on one side to get into the bed, couldn’t swing a cat in there and the bathroom is so small bending over to dry you bang your backside on the wall or door, lights go out when you switch the low power shower on !! The blind doesn’t work so the flimsy curtains let all the light in. The bed is very uncomfortable, on the up side the hotel and rooms are lovely and clean. As regular visitors to Whitby we won’t stay here again and was disappointed as only half the rooms taken so surely we could have been allocated a much better, as described and paid for deluxe room. Since leaving I have read several disappointed reviews of room 10, think this is been miss sold.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Alan

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Ideal for us 3 traveller's, would certainly reccomend
Stayed 1 night in May 2026
Verified review

8/10 Good

denise

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Could have had comfier beds they was quite hard uncomfortable
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Chris

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
Parking is tricky but otherwise just what we needed
Stayed 1 night in May 2026
Verified review

6/10 Okay

chris

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A beautiful period property. Easy to find good parking. The only problem was room at front of property would benefit from better double glazing as traffic noise could be heard all night, disturbing sleep.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2026
Verified review

8/10 Good

Joan

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Parking very good, a lift would.be good
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2026
Verified review

6/10 Okay

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice room, very clean. Only problem was that we were on the top floor on one of the hottest days of the year and the room was boiling. We left the window open but we were right next to a main road and the traffic noise was really loud.
Stayed 1 night in May 2026