London – A quaint bed and breakfast in Yorkshire, England has been voted top B&B in the world by TripAdvisor travellers.
Millgate Bed and Breakfast in Masham, North Yorkshire, fought off competition from around the globe to come out on top in the 2015 Travellers’ Choice awards.
The awards were based on millions of reviews left over the past year by holidaymakers on travel website TripAdvisor and took into account quality, service, staff, food and location.
The idyllic grade II listed Millgate B&B in North Yorkshire, where rooms start at £38 (around R900) per person per night, scooped top place in the World’s Top 10 B&Bs category.
It has received more than 350 excellent reviews on TripAdvisor, with one reviewer describing it as the “best B&B we have ever been to”.
The lowest rating the B&B received was by a sole traveller who described it as “average”, three said it was “very good”. The other 355 reviewers all rated the guesthouse as “excellent”.
A recent TripAdvisor traveller review about the guesthouse said: “Wonderful owners who couldn’t help us enough, fresh scones on arrival, beautifully decorated, the breakfast was delicious (especially the specials!), perfect location, wonderful experience! We will definitely be going back again.”
Guests staying in the B&B’s three bedrooms have praised the warm welcome extended to them by the Burrells, and special touches such as the chocolates on the pillows, flowers in the bedrooms “outstanding” breakfasts and freshly-baked scones.
Visitors also enjoy fresh milk in their rooms, flat screen televisions and free internet access, as well as the B&B’s picturesque location in the centre of the historic market town.
Daily Mail