The Bay Filey

Had a fabulous stay here. We went in January so there were very few people about making for a very peaceful week. We received a courtesy call the day before our arrival to confirm all the details, on arrival we were greeted warmly at reception and given the welcome pack. The lodge appeared brand new and was cleaned and equipped immaculately. We had a lakeside lodge so the view was lovely. The whole site has been maintained and kept superbly offering plenty of activities and also a path down to the beach. What impressed us was not just how clean the lodge was but that everything in it worked as it should, even down to the scissors being sharp. So many times we book self catering and struggle to self cater. This holiday was a breath of fresh air. Many thanks to the whole team, we would definitely consider re-visiting. There is however one thing to watch out for, if staying in the lakeside lodges the driveway is a Cotswold stone coloured gravel which when wet splashes the backs of your trousers and covers your shoes. As there is no alternative path we found its best to walk over the sleepers which edge the gravel. All in all though a great place to holiday.

The location of the site is wonderful. A lovely walk to the beach. This is perfect for dogs as no roads in between the complex and beach. Lots of nice paths leading down to the beach enabling dogs to be safe off lead and the beautiful beach is also dog friendly. A lovely walk along the beach into Filey. The mistake we made was booking a basic dog friendly apartment. Although it had everything required, it was the bare minimum and very basic. There was no warmth or character at all. I felt like I didn’t want to be in it. I would definitely recommend to stay in a luxury house or beach house/cabin due to location but only go to a basic apartment if you really are on a budget holiday and just want a base.

We stayed in a Indulgent Meadow Lodge for 1 week, with Away Resorts at the end of Feb 2024. We got an absolute bargain and absolutely LOVED our time here!! And would 1000% come back. I cannot believe the difference to the reviews. Obviously I can only comment on our lodge, but I was worried due to what I read and normally I try not to listen. But our indulgent meadow lodge was absolutely PERFECT! I was so excited when I saw it. It was Immaculate, clean, modern, warm (control heating - big radiators + 2 heated towel rails), light, airy. It had everything we needed. Comfy beds too, plenty of storage. My kids were so happy they had an ensuite on their twin bedroom, and we had one from our big double spacious bedroom. 2 showers and 2 toilets was ideal (better than home!!) I cooked 6 big family meals out of the 7 nights and kitchen had everything you would need/expect. The bonus was having having a dishwasher and washing machine. (Just means we didnt go home with suitcase full of washing. I know not everyones idea of a holiday lol). In the kitchen you got a couple of spare bin bags, mini fairy liquid, 2 dishwasher tablet, cloth etc. I bought laundry stuff and fairy liquid myself and brought a couple of extra toilet rolls (at least 2 provided). There are literally no faults at all. We got lots of use out of the card sets and dominoes sets. No WiFi at the lodge, don't think it was advertised. Didn't see a problem with this. Had signal on mobile. Brought dvds and TV in front room had dvd player so kids (aged 10 and 6) watched a few films over the week. Was happy they weren't on tablets and mobiles all time. Some accommodation i believe does include WiFi. Some have commented on the fire in, it was just for show as far as we were aware, not required anyway due to lodge being warm (in Feb too) and heating can be put on if needed. I came with 2 kids and I think it was such a bargain as it wasn't the school holidays in the local area, so everywhere we went was really quiet. The site is so well kept and pretty. If it was a different time of year, we would definitely got a lot of use out of the outside decking. The sliding doors opened up the lodge and would give even more space on sunny hot days. We went swimming every other morning (open for families from 930 - adult swim from 830-930). This wasn't timed, assume with being out of season and not overly busy. Decent sized outdoor play park & a little football pitch area seperate too. It was a 10 mins walk from our lodge to the beach. We went to the pub one night (John Paul Jones), we never ate, but food looked gorgeous. Food was usually priced I thought. Drink were a bit more expensive (£6.25 pint cider instead of £5 locally) but it was a lovely treat to sit and have a couple of drinks one evening. Lovely modern place with friendly staff (again opposite of what I've read reviews online on). Kids eat for £1 for an adult meal, next time we will eat there one night for sure. We walked into filey one day

We booked to stay 3 nights to meet up with some friends from overseas, I booked a disabled friendly beach house as my husband is a wheelchair user. We were blown away by the size and attention to detail in the property we stayed in, each bedroom had an ensuite bathroom with a choice of shower or bath.. The disabled shower room had all the equipment you would need for most disability's with celling hoist's running from the bedrooms through to the wet room The kitchen was set out to suit a abled bodied person or a wheelchair user, with all utensils, cutlery and pans to hand. There was a laundry room with washer, dryer and in should you need them, outside was a large decking area with table and seating, to the rear there was a small children's park . All the staff were friendly and helpful from the booking in staff to the maintenance man who helped us out finding the beach house. The site is setout really well like a little village and spotlessly clean and well kept, we would have no hesitation in recommending The Bay Filey and hope to be visiting again very soon.

Just got back, we go a few times a year and last time I marked this as a 3 down from a four but after this visit we are back up to 4 as the comments from the last review about staff consistency I could not have wished for more. Our accommodation was excellent with no issues. I do have a niggle and that was the opening hours of the John Paul Jones as it did not open until 4 which was a shame. The Niggle was the hours stated in the App did not tally with what was happening. I think custom was lost by the hours as most people we spoke to were saying that they would have been in earlier, from our stay they probably lost £80.

I booked 3 nights in the comfort cottage last minute for me my husband and two children (11&6). After looking at mixed reviews on here I was a bit apprehensive. However, our stay was lovely and well worth it. Positives: Lovely clean cottage Friendly staff Pub food was nice and reasonably priced Pool was a good size and kids enjoyed it. Day out in Bridlington 30 minutes up the road was lovely and weather was great We treat ourselves to a Chinese on the last night Golden Drangon Filey, one of the best Chinese's I have had. Negatives (although not really negatives): We arrived on a cold rainy and windy day and the cottage was freezing, I put the heating on high and it soon warmed up. The bed in the main bedroom was really uncomfortable unfortunately, me and my husband have aching backs. The sofa was also really uncomfortable and we struggled to sit on it for a period of time. Overall our stay was great, the sofa and the bed can be expected because of what we are used to with our own at home and it wasn’t anything major. But we would definitely return. Also the lady on the desk I think Linda, it was her first day and she was so friendly and helpful!