Whitby Guest House accommodation is alive and kicking and thriving in the charming town of Whitby on the North Yorkshire Coast. This year, as in the many previous years, there has been an increase in the amount of vacationers to this busy bustling seaside holiday resort. The popularity of the weekend break and mid-week break in addition to the traditional summer holiday has seen a guest house population expansion.
As in the rest of the country, there has been an increase in ‘themed' accommodation. It is not uncommon to find guest houses with perhaps a gothic theme or maybe bedrooms decorated in Victorian style, contemporary, farmhouse or marine.
Across the river, however, is the main concentration of the Whitby guest house accommodation. The larger houses on the West Cliff built in the Hudson era at the time of the Whitby to Pickering Railway in 1836 are largely converted into guest houses as the size and layout of the buildings lend themselves to such. Around the Pannet Park area too, are a number of guest houses converted from the large houses owned by the Whaling Captains and the early businessmen of the town.
Guest houses and other serviced accommodation in Whitby are subject to rules and regulations required by the local council, the English Tourist Board and the Fire Brigade.To be included on the register at the local tourist office, guest houses must be inspected and verified. These will include fire precautions throughout, standards of accommodation and décor alongside codes of conduct.
Advertising these guest houses can be done in a number of ways.The Borough Council Holiday Guide was once the only vehicle for the guest houses to advertise but nowadays there are newspaper advertisements, holiday guides and the ever increasing usage of the internet. Indeed, a choice can be made from the comfort of an armchair with regard to price, services required and situation.
In addition to the main holiday season as the mainstay of the income for guest houses, there has been a steady dripfeed of various events and functions throughout the year to enable the establishments to open all year round instead of the seasonal six months as happened in years gone by. The North Yorkshire Moors Railway has extended many of its services into Whitby Railway Station and these have included the Wartime Weekends, the many Weekend music trains in addition to the Santa Special. Whitby Gothic Weekends, twice yearly in spring and autumn have seen the town population increase tremendously. The Whitby Spa and Pavilion has steadily increased the number of conferences held here and there is still the traditional parties of schoolchildren on their mid-week field trips.
Whitby guest houses continue to offer the discerning visitor value for money despite competition from larger hotels and self-contained holiday cottages and apartments. The personal factor obviously counts in the choice of many patrons as evidenced in the continuing numbers of houses opening their doors.
Despite the current economic climate, Whitby Guest Houses remain a popular choice for people visiting this charming northern town.Discover how both the standards and quality of this type of accommodation have changed over recent years.
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