Elford House - Whitby

2.0 star property

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Standard Twin Room, City View
Deluxe Double Room, City View | Bathroom
Exterior

Reviews

7.8 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Housekeeping
  • Pet-friendly
  • Free WiFi
  • Parking included

Explore the area

Map
10 Prospect Hill, Whitby, England, YO21 1QE
  • Whitby Harbour
    ‪9 min walk‬
  • Whitby Abbey
    ‪14 min walk‬
  • Whitby Beach
    ‪15 min walk‬

Room options

Standard Twin Room, City View

  • 14 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

Deluxe Double Room, City View

  • 14 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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About the area

Whitby

With a stay at Elford House - Whitby, you'll be centrally located in Whitby, within a 5-minute drive of Whitby Harbour and North York Moors National Park. .This guesthouse is 0.9 mi (1.4 km) from Whitby Beach and 1.6 mi (2.6 km) from Whitby Abbey.

What's nearby

  • Whitby Harbour - 9 min walk - 0.8 km
  • Whitby Abbey - 14 min walk - 1.2 km
  • Whalebone Arch - 14 min walk - 1.2 km
  • Whitby Pavilion - 15 min walk - 1.3 km
  • Whitby Beach - 15 min walk - 1.3 km

Getting around

  • Whitby Station - 11 min walk
  • Leeds (LBA-Leeds Bradford) - 119 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Trenchers - ‬11 min walk
  • ‪The Esk Vaults - ‬12 min walk
  • ‪The Waiting Room - ‬10 min walk
  • ‪Little Angel Inn - ‬10 min walk
  • ‪Station Inn - ‬10 min walk

About this property

Elford House - Whitby

Guesthouse with free parking, near Whitby Harbour
Elford House - Whitby offers 12 accommodations with hair dryers and irons/ironing boards. These individually decorated and furnished accommodations include desks. Beds feature premium bedding. Digital television is provided.

Bathrooms include showers and complimentary toiletries. This Whitby guesthouse provides complimentary wireless Internet access, with a speed of 50+ Mbps. Housekeeping is provided daily.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Make yourself at home in one of the 12 individually decorated guestrooms. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and digital programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with showers feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include desks and electric kettles, and housekeeping is provided daily.
This smoke-free guesthouse features hiking/biking trails nearby and mountain biking nearby.
Featured amenities include express check-out and luggage storage. Free self parking is available onsite.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transport

  • 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 lift
  • Thin carpet in room
  • Well-lit path to entrance

More

  • Smoke-free property
  • 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
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 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

Access methods

Lockbox, private entrance

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of GBP 15 per pet, per day
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs only
1 total pets

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Pet fee: GBP 15 per pet, per day
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

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)

Property is also known as

Elford House - Whitby Whitby
Elford House - Whitby Guesthouse
Elford House - Whitby Guesthouse Whitby

Elford House - Whitby Reviews

Reviews

7.8

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 6 out of 15 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 3 out of 15 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 4 out of 15 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 15 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 15 reviews

9.4/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

7.6/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

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

8/10 Good

Stefan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great stay, only the water pressure in the shower was a bit low, apart from that , top hotel 👍👍👍
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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

6/10 Okay

Freda

Travelled with group
difficulty to open the door by self service
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Sandra

Stayed 1 night in May 2025

8/10 Good

Melville

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2025

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

10/10 Excellent

chris

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

4/10 Poor

Greg

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities
Room 10 was cramped, low ceiling ,uncomfortable bed..avoid
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

4/10 Poor

Javier

Travelled with pets, Travelled with partner
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

10/10 Excellent

Ralph

Travelled with family
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

6/10 Okay

Alan

Travelled with family
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

10/10 Excellent

Thomas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

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

8/10 Good

Mandy

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024