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One The Old School, Leiston

Entire home/flat
4 guests
2 bedrooms
2 beds
2 baths
This unique and imaginatively designed holiday home, previously an Edwardian grammar school, was converted in 2020 to provide superb accommodation for four guests wanting a short break or holiday on the Suffolk Coast. One The Old School is really spacious and retains many original features giving it lots of character, particularly in the wonderful open plan living space with vaulted ceiling and large mullioned windows flooding the room with light.

The space

Ground Floor
Fantastic light and airy open plan double height living space. Seating area is furnished with an Ercol sofa, retro 70s chair cosy love seat, dresser housing cards and games with Smart TV on top and occasional tables.
Dining area – French Cherry table with matching chairs.
Well-equipped kitchen with long counter where friends/family can sit on sturdy bar stools chatting to the ‘chef’. Integrated fridge, freezer, waist height oven and microwave, ceramic hob with extractor and a dishwasher.
Study
Great additional space for some peace and quiet, with a sofa and couple of tables.

Ground floor bedroom
King size bed, bedside drawers, extra drawer unit, an easy chair and school chair giving a nod to the history of the house!
Bathroom
Fabulous modern bathroom. L-shaped bath has a rain and hand held shower heads, WC, washbasin set in a vanity unit and a heated towel rail.

Upstairs
Relatively steep wooden stairs with bannister rise to the first-floor gallery (the reason why children under the age of five are not permitted to stay here).
Main Bedroom
The king size bed takes pride of place between bedside units. There’s masses of space for you to unpack with an enormous walk in wardrobe and a Scandi-style dressing table with stool.
En-Suite
Luxurious hotel style shower room with twin basins, WC and a huge walk-in shower with both rain and hand-held shower heads.

Outside
There are two allocated parking places for guests to the right of the building and a bench so you can sit outside at the front of the house.


Amenities

Bathtub Bathtub Bed linens Bed linens Carbon monoxide detector Carbon monoxide detector Cooking basics Cooking basics Dishes and silverware Dishes and silverware Dishwasher Dishwasher Essentials Essentials Fire extinguisher Fire extinguisher First aid kit First aid kit Free parking on premises Free parking on premises Garden or backyard Hair dryer Hair dryer Hangers Hangers Heating Heating Hot water Hot water Iron Iron Kitchen Kitchen Microwave Microwave Oven Oven Refrigerator Refrigerator Room-darkening shades Smoke detector Smoke detector Stove Stove TV TV Wireless Internet Wireless Internet Dedicated Workspace

Reviews

4.8
13 reviews
Accuracy
5.0
Clean
5.0
Communication
4.9
Location
5.0
Value
4.7

Daniel
Daniel, July 2026 5.0 • Airbnb

great stay as previous visit, thank you again.

Susan
Susan, June 2026 5.0 • Airbnb

A fantastic three night stay at The Old School. I would thoroughly recommend this holiday home for many reasons. We found it to be extremely clean, comfortable, spacious, well equipped, in a great location (we particularly liked Snape Maltings, Aldeburgh & Thorpeness) and lastly, the host left informative and helpful instructions. I would be very happy to recommend this place to anyone looking for a holiday in the area. Thank you for making our stay so enjoyable!

Frédéric
Frédéric, June 2026 5.0 • Airbnb

Nous avons passé une semaine dans cette maison pleine de caractère, une ancienne école rénovée avec soin. Le logement, à la fois authentique et moderne, offre tout le confort nécessaire dont deux chambres spacieuses avec deux salles de bain indépendantes, parfaites pour un séjour en famille, entre amis ou collègues de travail. Nous avons eu l’opportunité de rencontrer Elizabeth et son mari, les propriétaires. Ils sont des hôtes adorables et accueillants. Nous recommandons vivement cette adresse à tous ceux qui cherchent un hébergement alliant charme, tranquillité et confort. Merci encore à Elizabeth pour son hospitalité !

Andy
Andy, April 2026 5.0 • Airbnb

We had a lovely stay here. The place is beautifully appointed and so thoughtfully decorated and Elizabeth left many helpful notes and guides on the area. The road outside is a little noisy but you can’t hear any of that from the bedrooms so it didn’t disturb us. Would definitely recommend.

Lucy
Lucy, April 2026 5.0 • Airbnb

We loved our stay in the school house. Absolutely beautiful home in Suffolk. The pictures don't do the scale of the place justice. two very big bathrooms and generous sized rooms, with a perfect communal space for dining and relaxing. The home was absolutely spotless, warmed up easily and was well furnished. The kitchen had everything you needed for the stay too. Couldn't recommend this beautiful home enough!

Daniel
Daniel, November 2025 5.0 • Airbnb

perfect accomodation, lovely set up for relaxing with everything you could possibly need. well reccomended and sure i will be back again

Sherri
Sherri, October 2025 5.0 • Airbnb

The photos looked good but simply don’t do justice to the property itself, immaculately clean, well designed, phenomenally well equipped, wanted for about for absolutely nothing, comprehensive notes & fabulous welcome. Wouldn’t hesitate to stay again or to recommend to friends and family Thank you for letting us share this very special place

Melissa
Melissa, June 2025 5.0 • Airbnb

Really great - bigger than it looks in the pictures

Katherine
Katherine, April 2025 5.0 • Airbnb

Impressed with the standard of cleanliness and decor. Loved the fire, pictures and ornaments. Beds were super comfy and great bathrooms. Aldeburgh is nearby with great walks, ice cream parlour and fish and chip shop! Hi

Steve
Steve, March 2025 5.0 • Airbnb

Worked very well for us as a dormitory for a family weekend based at a house just a few doors down. Facilities are great and we were made to feel very welcome, liked the ambience and history of the Old School; almost everyone we spoke to had been to school there! Quite likely to book again, we are fairly regular visitors.


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