Carlton Lodge

A wonderful welcome and stay at Carlton Lodge courtesy of Lisa and Harry. A lovely room, cosy snug and great breakfast. Helmsley is looking fabulous too with festive trees and lights around the town centre!

Stayed here on the first night of our Cleveland Way walk. We cannot fault our welcome, stay or breakfast. Harry is very professional, but welcoming, friendly and incredibly knowledgeable about the Cleveland Way. We acted on his advice about booking meals in places where you would think there's a lot of choice. Our room was spotlessly clean and well appointed. Having a smart TV was a real treat! The veggie breakfast was lovely, and such a nice change to have perfectly wilted spinach as part of our meal. Our server was lovely and also very knowledgeable about walking the Cleveland Way. She also created a great atmosphere in the breakfast room. We would highly recommend Carlton Lodge.

The parking was very easy with enough spaces to the rear, where we parked early and walked into town as had been previously advised via email that this was acceptable. Check in was at 4pm and well-orchestrated, relevant information provided (breakfast times and pre-booking menu, keys for doors etc.). The property was spotlessly clean and a lovely building with very well-kept garden and seating to the front (parking to the rear). We did stay during a hot spell and although there was only one window in our room, it was to the rear so didn't get too warm (room 3) and as we were on the first floor it was possible to leave the window open all the time. The curtains kept the room fairly dark once it became light. Wonderfully fresh smelling toiletries and sourced from the UK which is a lovely touch and plenty of replenishments easily available which we found to be exceptional as not always the case in B&Bs. Breakfast pre-booking is not an issue for us and there was plenty of choice with some lovely alternatives (homemade yoghurt). The property provides plenty of information regarding walking routes and both owners are very knowledgeable on more than just local areas - well worth a chat. Only a personal preference but the room was on the small side for us however, it was fine for 2 nights (room 3). The room layout did make the most of what needed to be included though so not a complaint.