Worst Rated Hotel - In WHITBY - The Duke Of York - THAT DISAPPOINTING WE DID NOT STAY

We booked the Duke of York Hotel in Whitby and were incredibly disappointed. The room did not match the description provided on Booking.com; it was not the deluxe room as advertised. Additionally, the photos did not accurately represent the actual room, and we encountered small, unsecured vermin outside the door. Due to these discrepancies, we chose not to stay and requested a refund, which we have yet to receive.

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  • @michaelserrechia6463
    @michaelserrechia64635 ай бұрын

    I was always led to believe the Duke is a pub that offers b&b rooms. I've visited this PUB on numerous occasions and highly recommended it for food and drink with very friendly staff.

  • @pilgrim.5630
    @pilgrim.56302 ай бұрын

    Well, that's an eye opener. Thanks for letting us know. 👍

  • @user-cd4mo7rw5b
    @user-cd4mo7rw5b3 ай бұрын

    Quite frankly £300.00 for one night goes to show that " a fool and his money is easily parted"

  • @Beirdo267
    @Beirdo2674 ай бұрын

    And to be fair, hardly any public go there. Especially in winter. You're pretty safe in Whitby. No one would bother you down there.

  • @neilrgreatestadventures

    @neilrgreatestadventures

    4 ай бұрын

    There’s always that one time, not everyone in Whitby is honest and kind and with the marks on the door and door frame it looks like someone had made their way in.

  • @franktuckwell196
    @franktuckwell1964 ай бұрын

    We stayed there about 15 years ago, the beer was good, the meals were great, but there was only a shower in the room (which was in the actual building looking over the harbour), but there was mould in the shower and when we booked in we were directed back to a carpark about 1/2 mile back through the town and nowhere near the Duke of York. The next time we stayed in Whitby, we rented a cottage with private off road parking. Far better, easy stroll into town, no worries.

  • @Beirdo267

    @Beirdo267

    4 ай бұрын

    The Duke has been bought out by a big firm now so it's not the same

  • @griswald7156

    @griswald7156

    18 күн бұрын

    Accomodation In the centre of Whitby with car parking..dream on..

  • @Tolpuddle581
    @Tolpuddle5815 ай бұрын

    The marketing and the reality at the Duke were definitely lacking ,pity you weren't able to inspect the rooms prior to payment.

  • @griswald7156
    @griswald715618 күн бұрын

    We went to a campsite in Wales the other day for a look around to see if we like it… The Maitre D reluctantly said we could look around the RHS….but he didn’t want to show us the other side… The right hand side was lovely…but i reckon if we booked he would have put us on the Left Hand Side and he would have kept the other side for VIPs and customers who were strong negotiators …you’ve got to sound these people out….its like when you book a sea side hotel room and you think ooh nice sea view,but you end up with a view of the bins in the rear….nice..but the best rooms are same price..i went to a lovely hotel in York but was then installed in a crap block behind the lovely hotel…it goes on everywhere..buyer beware..

  • @dixiefallas7799
    @dixiefallas77995 ай бұрын

    Didn’t used to be like that. I’ve stayed in the room shown on the left hand side at the front of the hotel but that was in 2000. It was pretty good then. The price you paid for that!! Jeez. Thanks for the heads up.🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧

  • @griswald7156

    @griswald7156

    18 күн бұрын

    You’d pay a good price if you got that room in the picture…but you were sold a pup…it’s smoke and mirrors… It’s like going into an amusement arcade and seeing iPhones and stuff in the crane grab cabinet ,yes theres the iPhone theres the grab…you wont actually own that prize….but you will lose the money you put in the slot..its just for entertainment..just enjoy losing your money..then go around to the betting shop and put some money on a horse..

  • @joanconlon8144
    @joanconlon81443 күн бұрын

    I was just about to book 📖 thanks for your honest video, needles to say not going now, anymore good suggestions for whitby

  • @neilrgreatestadventures

    @neilrgreatestadventures

    3 күн бұрын

    @@joanconlon8144 I’ve done a video on the Angel hotel Whitby with weatherspoons underneath which was good. 👍

  • @popeyedish
    @popeyedish2 ай бұрын

    Its a pub with rooms not a Hotel. A little research and you would soon see it does not overlook the sea. For someone whosays he has done lots of videos of Whitby, how did you not know where it was ? The low ceiling is obvious if you look at the door in the photo. The pub was run down by the previous owner and bought out by Stonegate who then spent over a million quid on it. It is now a standard chain pub serving Weatherspoons style food. In your defence, the advertising was very misleading and for the room to be in a public space is the last thing anyone would want.

  • @neilrgreatestadventures

    @neilrgreatestadventures

    2 ай бұрын

    Hi Popeye, Thank you for your message, Whitby is a beautiful place my time there was amazing, lovely friendly people and when things worked out and we booked into another hotel which was also amazing, things settled down and we then could enjoy Whitby and relax. It would be good for another KZreadr to visit the Duke of York to see what they thought, if you were interested one day. Let me your KZread channel and I will subscribe and see if you do this. Warm regards NeilR 🙏👍

  • @helenbosworth5950
    @helenbosworth59505 ай бұрын

    I feel so sorry for you all that’s terrible at the Duke of York at Whitby you booked the rooms are so false that’s disgusting I wouldn’t stay there thank you for showing us this

  • @Dean256
    @Dean2565 ай бұрын

    I’ve never eaten in there but always though it was a nice place to have a drink. I wouldn’t want to stay in that room though it just looked a mess on the river side and yes I’m with you on the Seaview comment. It’s not the sea that’s the River Esk.

  • @stevebriggs2645
    @stevebriggs26455 ай бұрын

    Whitby is a lovely place to visit and there are lots of great places to stay, unfortunately you had a bad experience which will stay with you forever.Whitby is a busy little town and sadly some people are taking advantage of people like your good self.Most Whitby folk are salt of the earth thank goodness 👍.

  • @neilrgreatestadventures

    @neilrgreatestadventures

    5 ай бұрын

    Thank you for your comment, you are right Whitby is definitely a lovely place and this has not put me off visiting again, i normally find all people who live in North Yorkshire are so polite and friendly, the manger from the Duke of York is probably not from North Yorkshire hence the reason why people are leaving bad reviews about him, it’s a shame, there are lots of bad reports on the Duke of York from people who have been going there for years and will not be returning due to the terrible changes. But all ended well, we actually stayed at the Angel Hotel which you can see on my KZread channel and the staff there couldn’t do enough for you there were amazing, a credit to the Angel Hotel. You can also see that I am not the type of person looking for excuses to make a KZread video to pull in lots of views I’m there to tell the truth and have a great time and show other’s the great places we visit. Thank you Steve have a great summer, NeilR 🙏👍

  • @kingkong81icloud
    @kingkong81icloud2 ай бұрын

    I love Whitby am going on Thursday to a cottage , don’t use one of them places use a cottage, I got some nice food in that duke of York

  • @beverleyharrap5708
    @beverleyharrap57083 ай бұрын

    We stayed a few years ago and it was lovely, I knew it had been taken over, it looks awful now would not stay there again. It has changed for the worse.

  • @carolinedodsworth6481
    @carolinedodsworth64815 ай бұрын

    Just waching your video on witby

  • @neilremy8861
    @neilremy88612 ай бұрын

    Not sure about the rooms but I go therewhen I go to whitby the food is exellent and the staff are all exellent too and I'm not easy to please . Your fault as you didn't do your homework what the hell do you want the ritz . You should have a read on here what everyone else has wrote as yours is the only winge

  • @MrMmnngghh
    @MrMmnngghh5 ай бұрын

    I'm sure you don't pay any attention to the sad cases who jump on here and comment simply to have a knock. Know that people like myself and the fair lady, who visited Whitby from Melbourne, Australia last May, and loved it, appreciate the efforts of yourself, Simon the Whitby Wanderer, The Whitby Photographer etc. for keeping us informed as to what is happening in our favourite pocket of England. We chose to rent an apartment and will probably do the same again, but it's fair to let people know that Whitby has its' accomodation and service issues, no different to any other seaside town in any other part of the world. Fair play and good luck to you.

  • @neilrgreatestadventures

    @neilrgreatestadventures

    5 ай бұрын

    Very true and hopefully the Duke of York management might see this video and make changes to better themselves and if they would like me to go back and review the changes, I would be happy to do so. Have a wonderful time next time you’re over in Whitby and we might even bump into each other. Warm regards NeilR 🙏👍😎

  • @MrMmnngghh

    @MrMmnngghh

    4 ай бұрын

    Thanks Neil, and much appreciated. We're already looking forward to bumping into the local KZread celebrities like yourself almost as much as another full plate from that incredible antique pie & mash shop opposite Mister Chips 👍💜💚 @@neilrgreatestadventures

  • @neilrgreatestadventures

    @neilrgreatestadventures

    4 ай бұрын

    @@MrMmnngghh that’s ok, have a great time when visiting. See you soon 😎 NeilR 🙏

  • @shokwave321
    @shokwave3215 ай бұрын

    Too much talking...Gas..Gas... Gas

  • @AF-wr9hx
    @AF-wr9hx5 ай бұрын

    It was more a motel than a hotel, awful, did you complain and get your money back?

  • @neilrgreatestadventures

    @neilrgreatestadventures

    5 ай бұрын

    It’s been left with the bank to a change back on my card, but this as been about 10 weeks now 😡hence the reason why I’ve released this video 👍I don’t like putting bad reviews on KZread but when something not right others need to know.

  • @edwardwilliammorris1340
    @edwardwilliammorris13405 ай бұрын

    Sadly so many seaside places have gone the same way , they wont to take money but won't spend a penny on the area . Walton on the naze , clacton jaywick the list is endless. Its making foreign travel more attractive again 👍

  • @neilrgreatestadventures

    @neilrgreatestadventures

    5 ай бұрын

    Very true

  • @neilrgreatestadventures

    @neilrgreatestadventures

    5 ай бұрын

    I hope my videos change people minds I’ve visited a lot of amazing places to stay over the last 12 months and will be visiting more 👍

  • @NealePinkney-td2cn
    @NealePinkney-td2cn3 ай бұрын

    Seeing is believing, its awful 😖 😱 😨 😰 😞

  • @mixiepalms8338
    @mixiepalms83385 ай бұрын

    the royal is crap but nothing like this.

  • @johnathandaviddunster38
    @johnathandaviddunster385 ай бұрын

    😮

  • @michaelserrechia6463
    @michaelserrechia64635 ай бұрын

    Your such a drama queen

  • @neilrgreatestadventures

    @neilrgreatestadventures

    5 ай бұрын

    🤣🤣

  • @dixiefallas7799

    @dixiefallas7799

    5 ай бұрын

    For the cost of that room you would have to be a Queen! Jeez.😂

  • @neilrgreatestadventures

    @neilrgreatestadventures

    5 ай бұрын

    @@dixiefallas7799 definitely and that’s out of season, it doubles for the summer season.

  • @neilremy8861

    @neilremy8861

    2 ай бұрын

    Surprised he didn't moan about people smoking at the other side of the harbour 😂

  • @johnathandaviddunster38
    @johnathandaviddunster385 ай бұрын

    😂 Maybe it should be renamed The Prince Andrew 😮????? ****er

  • @neilrgreatestadventures

    @neilrgreatestadventures

    5 ай бұрын

    🤣🤣