I took a gamble on this booking knowing there were no reviews before whatever we wrote because of how much l liked the look, location and the bonus of a parking space.

Turned out this was a gamble that paid off. From a lovely welcome bag of Yorkshire treats, to thoughtful use of the space, to exactly the right things you need for cooking and cleaning etc. this was very, very well thought out.

We received all the access information in a timely fashion as well as Ruth’s number to contact her should we need to. Always a good sign when you get that information early but feel confident you won’t need it.

If we’re back in York there’s every chance we choose this again.

– So l have given top scores for everything deliberately, in the knowledge that no place is perfect so saving top scores for something perfect is unfair.

I will note the one very minor change that could be implemented in striving for as close to perfection as possible.

Air conditioning – which seems silly in the UK but the weather was good while we stayed meaning we wanted the windows open for much of the time, which did the trick but the window is close enough to where the bins are that if you have them open you’re fine only until someone goes to drop some rubbish and then you get a waft of bin smell. Wasn’t a huge issue at all but could be on a hot summer’s day.