“I was looking forward to staying here as I have family friends who worked at the school in the early 1970s.”
and whose daughter attended the school for a couple of years. And I wasn't disappointed. The property was immaculate, spotless and very clean, as well as very well equipped. The beds were very comfortable, although for me, the quilt was a little thick for summer, but that's a personal preference. The showers were excellent and there were more than enough towels. We were pleasantly surprised to find a large washing line, plenty of pegs, an airer, and a tumble dryer. It's amazing how many supposedly 'well equipped' places don't provide you with anything to dry washing and you end up with it draped over radiators and chair backs!
The only gripes we had were minor. There were no kitchen scales, so when cooking I had to guess quantities. There was also no ladle or large serving spoon, which made serving food a little awkward. But there was plenty of cutlery, mugs (and wonderfully large mugs at that!), plates etc. Again, in our experience, it's amazing how many places have just 4 of everything.
The kitchen was also very dark in the evening and at night, as the main overhead light was missing, presumably waiting to be fitted. There were plenty of other lights, but sitting to eat in the evening at the wonderful island unit was a very dark affair.
However, our biggest gripe was that the internet failed on the Sunday morning and never returned. Whilst I appreciate it is very much a 'first world' problem, our grandson is autistic, and the presence of internet and his ability to be able to access his online world is very important and is a major factor in where we choose to stay. Fortunately, he was able to access the internet most of the time via my mobile phone, but it wasn't quite the same as he had to be near to me to do that. The lack of internet also meant we couldn't utilise the large Smart TVs to their fullest extent by logging in to Netflix or Prime; the poor and patchy TV signal in the area made it almost impossible to watch the TVs normally.
Would I recommend The Old School as a place to stay? Yes, definitely. Will I go back again? Yes, more than likely.
Hi Sean & Family,
First of all can I apologise for the internet as we were not aware of any problem until the following week when guests actually called us to inform us of this…. unfortunately this was totally outside of our control as it was a Vodafone mast issue within the area (we were not informed as the Order/bill is registered at our home address). Apart from the IT is seems as though you had a great time…The chandelier lights are ready for installation but the access to the high roof has been the problem, we hope to get it completed when there is a break in bookings. Did you find the under pelmet lighting ? It is around all the kitchen units and also the feature candles which illuminate the kitchen very well in ambient /mood lights as they can be set to warm or bright as a feature..
The kitchen weights that are physically on display are ‘old school’ antique ones but if you can convert ounces to grams then they are pretty accurate (and fun) to use.
The Old Schoolhouse is a work in progress in so much as we’re trying to improve with the feedback from our guests ….thank you for the pointers and if you stay with us again these will have been addressed.
All the best
Pam & Alan
Property Owner
