we really didn't expect so much from this one-night stay in steeply picturesque Staithes but from the moment we checked-in (early but the room was ready) we immediately felt like a house-guest rather than a paying customer. It was, I suppose a typically friendly, hard-working Yorkshire welcome as the lady of the house showed us to our room whist her partner fixed locks in the Ladies! Our spacious room was spotlessly clean and the bed comfortable, most importantly, there were biscuits! We dined-in that evening, with the local delicacy of cheese-smothered chicken known as Parmo defeating my appetite, through quality as much as prodigious quantity. If that was good, the breakfast, particularly the local sausages, was a real treat. All-in-all, we loved our stay and would go again to further explore the beautiful North-East coast.