The Old School, Idbury, OX7 6RU

- really clean upon our arrival. The property was beautiful inside and out.

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Clean, comfortable and central for the purpose of our visit to the Cotswolds.

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Self contained , spacious and private

The bath room although private use was down stairs

John and Jenny were amazing hosts. Communications were excellent Breakfast was exceptional! Location was perfect for exploring area. Room was clean and spacious. Bed was super comfy.

No plug sockets next to either side of the bed. Charging (USB) ports, provided, but on other side of the room. No mirror in bedroom for hair drying.

Like most of the Cotswolds, The Old School is a very pretty house in a beautiful location. Our immediate impressions were "wow". The room was superbly decorated, and being on the ground floor it was great to have French doors open to the garden, although I do wish we'd visited in the summer so we could make the most of it. We even had a fridge, which was great because we like fresh milk to make a flask of coffee for when we're out walking. The divan bed was super comfy and the bedding had a quality feel to it. We both slept really well. The bathroom was separate from the main room, which we always prefer and that was also beautifully decorated. Jenny provided a bottle of her homemade [flavoured] gin, and that was a nice touch, and very welcome as a winter warmer. Finally, very friendly Labradors, which is my favourite type of dog. We'd definitely visit again.

I'm going to have to be pretty picky here but I feel the need to be objective. I'd say the shower was adequate rather than superb, but as Jenny explained, they don't have the best plumbing where they live. Parking was a little tight, but you get used to it. If you're a light sleeper like me you should bear in mind that there may be guests in the room above so there may be the occasional floor creak. The following observation is not a criticism of the accommodation, but results from our experience: Whilst it was wonderful being so remote in the country, you need to make allowances for getting places, plus factoring in taxi costs if you go out for the night.

The breakfast was superb - Jenny was very receptive to our request for a little less food😊

The only issue we had was that at no point during booking were we made aware that one of the bedrooms had a private bathroom which was not only NOT en-suite but on a different floor. This made one of the couples (an octogenarian and septuagenarian) very anxious when having to consider night time bathroom visits. It would be extremely helpful if this was made absolutely clear at time of booking.

Jenny and John were just wonderful hosts. Breakfast is highly recommended :-) location is very quiet and close to several beautiful towns; train to Oxford is also very close and takes only 25 minutes. Room is spacious and so peaceful! All in all a great stay. Thanks again to Jenny and John!

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Location was great, lovely village/Hamlet with interesting Church next door. Breakfast was delvered to your room, lots of choice.

The only very very very slight downside, is that our bathroom was not onsuite. It was down stairs. but apart from that, the stay was great and wouldn't stop us from returning again.