This is a Guest House totally decorated in Gothic style…read more From the Soider web chair backs and bed heads..to four posters..caters specifically for Goths but normals welcome. This Victorian Gothic themed guesthouse is unique indeed, Goth Guests will love the individually decorated rooms, all with superb four poster beds for that luxury feel.A popular haunt for honeymoons, birthdays and anniversaries or just a weekend spell at the seaside! Guests can choose from a selection of exquisite luxury themed rooms. These include the lunar room with theme throughout and gothic fireplace, and a superb four poster bed. The greenman with spidersweb four poster and views of the abbey. The solar room with gold decor and linen with gothic four poster bed and victorian marble fireplace. Prices from: £30 to £33 Per person B&B Rooms have tea and coffee making facilities,each room has its own separate private bathrooms with baths.Full english or vegetarian breakfast served in a candlelit breakfast room. There is a a two night minimum stay at weekends and it is impossible to get a room here around either of the Whitby Goth Weekends. Booked solid years ahead.

Well that's it…read more Never again will I eat my breakfast in daylight. After an awesome weekend break at the gothic themed Bats and Broomsticks in Whitby I now insist upon eating all my breakfasts in a candlelit cellar to the strains of Sisters of Mercy. You may never have tried that before but once you have you will wonder how you ever breakfasted any other way. I'm feeling all dark and Mistressy just thinking about it. So to review. I believe I can sum this up neatly by saying that this warm, welcoming and quirky B&B just up the road from the heart of Whitby is PERFECT for you if you can say 'yes' to any or all of the following: 1) When I say 'Amelia' by The Mission you immediately start singing it in your head. 2) At any point in your life you have spent a weekend ruining the new DMs your badgered Mother finally bought you, to just the right degree of 'aged distress'. 3) You've ever picked holes in the cuffs of your school jumper to thrust your thumbs through. 4) You can air guitar to Alice Cooper's 'Poison'. 5) You have ever drawn spider webs on the corners of your eyelids. 6) Your father/mother/grandfather/grandmother has ever exclaimed you look like you are 'going to a funeral'. 7) You have ever deliberately sat in the shade on a sunny day drinking Cider and referring to those playing in the sunlight as 'The Others'. 8) You still refer to anyone as a 'Norm'. 9) You know what Stargazer Pitch Black is. 10) You have ever owned a dress or shirt made of crumpled velvet. Score double here if it was dark purple or had leather threading at the neck. So what are you waiting for my little Lestats and Booberellas?? Drag yourselves out of the dirt of your homelands and go for a thoroughly satisfying dark skulk around Whitby. You know you want to.

We ordered the lunch specials: crab sandwich and the fish + chips. The food was decent. The fish…read morewas nice and crispy with a generous portion of potatoes. The crab sandwich lacked flavor, but had a lot of crab meat which was nice. It comes with a side of chips and salad. The service was fast and there were a lot of tables open! 3 stars for a solid, average meal. Not very memorable, But if you need a quick bite indoors, this is a good place!

I'm not one to leave a bad review so the four stars is for the locale & excellent fish & chips…read more Nice selection of adult beverages and the Cosmo was good. Avoid the crab sandwich, it left a lot to be desired. Service was just kind of meh.... Everyone was super nice & pleasant but service was below average. I would go again, but not until I've tried some of the other 27 fish & chip places in town.

We stayed here on a short break in Whitby, conveniently located on Argyle Road, and about a twenty…read moreminute walk into the heart of the town centre, along West Cliff with its spectacular view of the sea. No parking as such, by chevroned areas all along the road, where you can park and we were given a permit for free parking by the Guest House for the duration of our stay. A warm greeting awaited us as we arrived, as did a nice cup of tea, great, after a long journey through pretty torrential rain. Our room on the first floor, was dual aspect making the most of the sea view, and flooded with natural light. Lots of space in the room, king sized bed, power shower, tea and coffee making facilities - fresh milk also on request, a nice touch. The whole room had a calm relaxed feel, perfect when you are only away for a few days. The wall mounted TV was a little small for the size of the room, but that was a minor quibble. Breakfast is served from 8.30-9.30am, in a separate dining room to the front of the guest house, again making use of the fantastic natural light. A good range of muesli, fruit, cereals etc, with a choice of fruit juice. Hot breakfast, you could a have the regulation Full English, or derivations of, such as scrambled/poached eggs on toast. The accompanying sauces came with a small pair of scissors, a nice touch if you couldn't open the sauce packets. Also a choice of brown/white toast, with a choice of jam/marmalades that strangely lacked any flavour. This was also evident with the toast and aspects of the cooked breakfast, odd really. Normally bacon and sausages would have more flavour than this, the scrambled eggs were good though. Would we go back? Absolutely, a lovely place to stay, convenient location, but with a strangely uninspiring breakfast.

This was the first guest house we've stayed in for many years and we were with friends who booked…read moreit for all four of us. We've no idea of the cost of the overnight stay. We would rate it five star, but if you are disabled or lacking stamina it's very likely not for you. We were on the third (out of four) floors and there's steep steps outside just to reach the front door as well as very steep steps and several doors to manage inside. The room was cosy and we got a great nights sleep. The view of the sea was wonderful and the little motion sensor bathroom light that came on when we walked in was genius. Parking isn't easy to find nearby and like so much of our experience of England, parking is a costly business. It's easy to believe that they don't want motorists around England, even disabled drivers get no concessions, it's not the country I remember - it used to be kind, decent and people had pride in themselves and their country. That's long gone. We had to order our breakfast by filling out a form the night before and posting the completed form in a box at reception with brekky between 8 and 9am with check out at 10am. The brekky included kippers and smoked salmon. I can't see ourselves returning to this place as we prefer hotels.

The sea views from our window were absolutely stunning, the location was in easy walking distance…read moreto most everything in Whitby, the breakfasts were absolutely outstanding, and the owners, Zed and Emma, were terrific. This was an incredible experience.

It was OK. Three major issues. 1. Establishment did NOT…read moreaccept credit card. What?!?! We were a family of four traveling through England. We live in a digital world. I can't understand how business do not accept credit in this day and age. It was a HUGE inconvenience and reason enough not to return. We had enough cash to cover it. But, we were not happy. Even in the USA, I NEVER carry that much cash on me. 2. The web site says that there's free wi-fi. However, every time we tried to connect, we were prompted to pay. 3. Dog hair ALL OVER the carpets throughout the house. If they're going to allow dogs, special attention should be paid to making sure the carpets are not full of dog hair.

Jane and Mary run a lovely B&B in an old Victorian three storey, however the highlight for me was…read morethat they serve Fortune's Whitby Cured Kippers (est. 1872) for breakfast - delicious, especially how I like them - with buttered granary bread, a poached egg and horse radish sauce!!! Recommended.