The Old Post Office - Haxby

Reviewed by Julie 31st October 2026

The Old Post Office at Haxby is centrally located within the village and conveniently placed to access its amenities. There is a secure, well-lit back garden with parking, which we very much appreciated and helped us feel safe and secure. Upon entering the property, it presented as clean and well maintained (although there was some staining to one Read moreof the sofas). The kitchen was well equipped for our stay, the bathrooms well equipped with lovely showers and the beds were nicely presented with clean fresh bed linen and towels. We were disappointed to find that there was no hairdryer provided at the property and upon calling the number to check that we werent missing the obvious, we were told that no hairdryer is left at the property because on previous occasions, these have been taken. No offer was made to provide us with one. Whilst sympathetic to this, and aware that we should have checked before we set out to Haxby, it left us with no hairdryer, which was disappointing. There was a welcome basket in the kitchen, which contained some basic extras: long life milk, orange juice and crisps. Unfortunately, the crisp packet had been opened at the bottom of the packet, which again was disappointing. The weather had turned rather chilly and we attempted to override the central heating as we were feeling cold in the evenings. Whilst this worked on the first evening, it did not seem to work on the second evening, and upon checking the house instructions, it seemed that we had to telephone the owners in order to change the heat settings on the central heating. Again, this was disappointing. Finally, on the day of departure we were asked to be out of the property by 10am, which is quite normal, however we were also asked to strip the beds and bring all the used bed linen and towels downstairs to place into the kitchen. In an industry that is deemed as hospitality, it seems a little inhospitable to ask paying guests to strip their own beds and towels and bring them all downstairs; added to the other comments above, this left us with an overall feeling of being rather unwelcome. In summary, we will not be returning to the Old Post Office which is a shame because it is a lovely property, ideally situated and equipped for a stay in Yorkshire. Hide