About this property

Historic Setting: The Old School in Idbury offers a unique stay within a historic building. The property is adults-only and highly rated for its friendly host, beautiful garden, and delicious breakfast. Comfortable Accommodations: Rooms feature private bathrooms with walk-in showers, garden views, and modern amenities such as free WiFi, flat-screen TVs, and work desks. Additional facilities include a sun terrace, outdoor seating, and free on-site parking. Delicious Breakfast: Guests enjoy a continental breakfast with fresh pastries, cheese, fruits, and juice. The breakfast is served in the room, providing a relaxing start to the day. Local Attractions: Located 19 mi from Blenheim Palace and 25 mi from the University of Oxford, The Old School offers easy access to nearby attractions. Birmingham Airport is 50 mi away.

Couples in particular like the location – they rated it 9.6 for a two-person trip.

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Property highlights

Top Location: Highly rated by recent guests (9.6)

Breakfast Info

Continental

  • Free Private Parking Available On Site


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Mannie
Israel Israel
Spacious well kept room.. access to a lovely garden. Helpful owners. They reached out to us a day ahead by what's app to enquire about preferences.
Alex
United States United States
John and Jenny were excellent hosts and made us feel right at home. Their place is lovely and clean and equidistant to so many great places in the Cotswolds. Thanks!
Simone
United Kingdom United Kingdom
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.
Sascha
United States United States
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...
Barbara
Mexico Mexico
Very peaceful and quiet, Breakfast was amazing and hosts were very kind. Beatiful surroundings and very conveniently located to visit the Cotswolds.
Edward
United States United States
Jenny was more than welcoming and truly made our stay very personalized. We loved the breakfast offering and the location. We look for to being able to stay here in the future!
James
United States United States
Great location offering clean & comfortable accommodations. The hosts, Jenny & John were kind and considerate offering helpful site-seeing suggestions and dining reservations. The available breakfast was delicious and plentiful.
Tack
United States United States
Our hosts were lovely, the setting beautiful, everything exceeded our expectations....we wanted to stay longer.... The breakfast in the garden was delicious and beautifully presented. This place is special, don't pass it up.
Manwill
United Kingdom United Kingdom
I love the attention to detail Jenny put into this beautiful little space. The toilet wash immaculately clean, amenities were wonderful, and the apartment warm and inviting.
Michael
United States United States
A lovely country location. The room was big and comfy. The room had a separate ground level entrance. The host is very nice indeed, and the breakfast was wonderful.

Hosted by Jenny

9.8
Host Review Score
Jenny
The Old School in Idbury is a perfect location from which to explore the Cotswolds, being just 10 minutes drive from Bourton on the Water, Stow on the Wold and Burford. Idbury itself is a tiny village on the top of Idbury Hill overlooking a rolling rural landscape, with beautiful walks and excellent cycle routes from the doorstep. Both the Balcony Room and The Garden Room at The Old School are spacious, light and tranquil and have blackout curtains to ensure a good night's sleep in summertime. The Balcony Room has a private entrance with hallway, off which is your private bathroom and up a small flight of stairs is your room with Juliet balcony offering marvellous views of up to 5 miles. We have recently redecorated the room using Farrow and Ball paint and Osbourne and Little soft furnishings and the bed is new and immensely comfortable. If required we can add an additional full size single "put-you-up" bed to the room. The Garden Room also has its own private entrance opening onto a small hall, off which are doors to your private bathroom and bedroom. Double French Doors from the bedroom lead directly out onto the patio and the large garden. This room has also been decorated using Farrow & Ball paints and luxury soft furnishing. The room offers a Kingsize bed and a Kingsize sofa bed if needed, which doubles as a comfortable sofa when not in use. If both rooms are booked by the same group then an access door between the two spaces can be opened. We offer continental breakfast at a small extra charge, which is delivered to your room or served in the garden, weather permitting. This includes fruits, juices, yoghurts, croissants and pastries, cheeses and local honey and jam.
The Old School, Idbury, OX7 6RU is in the beautiful Cotswolds District, which is a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Idbury itself is a tiny village surrounded by rolling countryside, with beautiful walks and excellent cycle routes on the doorstep. Burford, Stow-on-the-Wold and Bourton-on-the-Water are just 10 minutes from The Old School and Blenheim Palace, Bibury and Chipping Camden are also all nearby. We have 2 nearby pubs The King's Head, Bledington OX7 6XQ, and The Feathered Nest, Nether Westcote, OX7 6SD, both of which serve excellent food.
Language spoken: English

Area info

Amenities of The Old School, Idbury, OX7 6RU

Great facilities! Review score, 9.7

Most popular amenities

  • Free parking
  • Free Wifi
  • Non-smoking rooms
  • Tea/Coffee Maker in All Rooms

House rules

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Check-in
From 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM
You need to let the property know what time you'll be arriving in advance.
Check-out
From 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM
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Children & Beds

Child policies

Children not allowed.

Crib and extra bed policies

Adult (18+ years)
Extra bed upon request
£25 per person, per night

Prices for extra beds aren't included in the total price. They'll have to be paid for separately during your stay.

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There are no cribs available at this property.

All extra beds are subject to availability.

No age restriction
There's no age requirement for check-in
Pets
Pets are not allowed.
Payments by Booking.com
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Smoking
Smoking is not allowed.
Parties
Parties/events are not allowed

The fine print

Must-know information for guests at this property

Please inform The Old School, Idbury, OX7 6RU of your expected arrival time in advance. You can use the Special Requests box when booking, or contact the property directly using the contact details in your confirmation.

This property does not accommodate bachelor(ette) or similar parties.

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