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Reviews of The Old School House Rooms

3.5 out of 5
The Old School House Rooms
9 Greenside, Waterbeach, Cambridge, England

Reviews

9.8

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 76 out of 89 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 11 out of 89 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 2 out of 89 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 89 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 89 reviews" "

9.8/10

Cleanliness

9.8/10

Staff & service

9.4/10

Amenities

9.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Carol

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Extremely clean and comfortable, well presented rooms and communal areas. Fabulous attention to detail all round. Excellent breakfast choices cooked to order. Quiet location. 20 minutes drive from central Cambridge with option of Park and Drive only 5 mins away. Highly recommended.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Marilyn

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The standard all B&B should be measured against
This is a gem of a B&B. We were contacted by Faye before we arrived with the instructions on how access the property which were easy to carry out. The property was warm & welcoming which was great as it was a very cold outside. The room & ensuite bathroom were tidy & clean. We had a King bed which was luxurious and comfy. There were tea & coffee making facilities in the room which included biscuits, yummy!! Cooked breakfast is chosen in advance on a form & the items to choose from are substsntial. There is also porridge, muesli & fruit. The form needs to be returned to the table in the entrance by 8pm. We were visiting family in Waterbeach & the location of the property was 5 minutes away. There is a lounge which is a conservatory. It has a ceiling fan, widescreen TV, coffee/tea pod machine, dinnerware (plates, utensils, wine glasses). Cooked breakfast is served once you sit down at your table in the breakfast room. You can make toast from several types of bread, croissant, tea, coffee, 3 types of juice, yoghurt, jams, Marmite along with several other items. The cooked breakfast arrived within 10 minutes freshly made & brought to our table. It was tasty & items were locally sourced rather than from a supermarket. Faye is a darling who treated us so well. She reflects the atmosphere of the property, comfy, immaculatestylish but comfy. Faye even went out her way to text us to confirm our choices for breakfast when we completely forgot. Will stay again for sure.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful stay at The Old School House Rooms. Generous, varied breakfast choices. Very comfortable beds and spotless room and bathroom. Would thoroughly recommend.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Business traveller
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Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Susan

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect B&B option
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Travelled with partner
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The room was well appointed and clean, everything you could possibly need was provided, breakfast was excellent and made fresh to order, and the hosts Lisa and Phil were helpful and attentive to every detail. We will certainly stay there again!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Helen

Travelled with partner
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Garden bar
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Business traveller
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Well worth a visit
This is a very nice, small hotel. All units on the ground floor. Excellent service and very good breakfast. Posh towels and toiletries. Good signage, but SatNav can take you to a pub, which is actually across a green park area from another street with the same name. Their sign is black and you park in the back of the property. The staff were all very kind. Lots of great coffee pods and tea and cookies are provided. A sweet little place and we hope to go again.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Sophie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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"Rooms" does not do this fab gem justice
I wondered how a little independent could rate so many 10/10 scores. Now I know! Totally surprised by this lovely accommodation (cocooned in quiet, we didn't even realise there were other guests staying). Despite having worked in 5 star hotel chains, this little gem exceeded my expectations in every way. Wonderful bed, bedside lamps with integrated USB chargers, delicious breakfast. Generous tea/coffee/biscuits in the glass conservatory. Can't recommend highly enough. Charming building opposite the village green, easy check-in instructions despite us worrying about out-of-hours arrival time.
Entry
Conservatory with fridge & microwave
Breakfast room & garden
Full English breakfast
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Gwyneth

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Visiting Cambridge?An Ideal out of city bolthole.
Definitely one of the best b&bs we have stayed in. Friendly welcome with easy arrival arrangements, comfortable room with ample storage, spacious bathroom with walk-in shower and quality toiletries. Garden and conservatory to relax in.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Teri

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Such a warm and cozy place. Love the old time architecture of the school building. Lisa was a wonderful host, and we had a very enjoyable chat with her over breakfast! We also met one of her staff, Faye, who was also very sweet - or “lovely” as the British like to say! Lol It’s all about the people when we stay at BNBs and these ones were top-notch! And this includes Lisa’s partner - whose name has slipped my mind! 😂 Remember, Lisa, you have my contact info should Faye like to get in touch with me!
Stayed 1 night in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ryan

Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

Philip

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cambridge Sightseeing
Stayed for two nights, visiting Cambridge but wanting to avoid the city-centre hotels. Great location - Waterbeach Station is 5 mins walk from where its 2 stops / £3 to Cambridge Central. Accommodation was ideal. Lisa made arrival simple, and the room was comfortable, quiet and well equipped. Breakfast was delicious and Lisa very friendly and helpful. Will definitely come again.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely place to stay
Lovely stay. Comfortable bed and all we needed in the room. Great service
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Sally

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Overnight stay
We stayed overnight as we were in the area to look at a greenhouse. Great stay and very comfortable - massive bed! Self check in worked fine. Breakfast was included and was delicious abd plentiful. Could not anyone to say bye to and thank you so self check out too. Yea at local pubs - they were fine. Handy for Cambridge as was just 20 mins away.,
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Paul

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Genuinely could not fault it plus everyone very friendly. Highly recommend.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Barbara

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Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Kate

Travelled with partner
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Excellent accommodation. The host was very helpful and friendly. Accommodation was very clean and comfortable. The breakfast was outstanding. If your looking for accommodation in this area stay here
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Annie

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Ken

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Quite exceptionable attention and involvement by the management team. Very highly recommended.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Matthew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice stay near Cambridge
Lovely breakfast with great ingredients.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Nigel

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Stayed 1 night in Nov 2021

10/10 Excellent

ALAN

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A great stay.
A great stay with welcoming host. The room was very good and the breakfast and service furst class.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2021

10/10 Excellent

Deborah

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Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Ron

Business traveller
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Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Stephen

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Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Christopher

Business traveller
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Always Great!
Regularly stay here as it's such great service and value
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Well situated with on- site free parking and convenient for Newmarket Racecourse and park & ride into Cambridge. Very friendly and efficient host. Room was small but very clean with modern bathroom and everything we needed including coffee / tea making facilities. An additional sitting room with fridge provided extra coffee/ tea, biscuits, milk and water which was very welcome as the room cannot be restocked if staying more than one night with COVID regulations. The breakfast was excellent with a good choice of foods and we enjoyed a freshly cooked delicious full - English on both days that we stayed. Would definitely recommend staying here if visiting the area.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Andrea

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great B&B
Great B&B, good location for what I needed, Lovely very helpful host. Will definitely stay again.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

John

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Will return
Great eye for detail. Exceptionally well run. Hard to find anything wrong (perhaps shower could be more forceful). Highly recommend.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place near Cambridge
We stayed 2 nights at the Old House Rooms and it was great. The rooms are modern and well equipped. Everything is spotless. The breakfast is great with quality food and drinks. The owner is extremely friendly. Great place
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2020

10/10 Excellent

Joy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A high quality B&B for a good night’s sleep
An excellent overnight stay. We had booked the room with a king-size bed - the bed was extremely comfortable, the shower hot and powerful, towels soft and fluffy and the room was very quiet. There was a kettle in the room but also a coffee machine in the conservatory with an excellent range of coffees and teas. Lisa has put in place a range of Covid19 measures, including social distancing at breakfast (which was delicious) All measures seemed appropriate and in no way detracted from first class service. We would definitely book to stay again and recommend to friends and family.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2020

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very well renovated guesthouse. Charming village. The owner was very hospitable!
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Martyn

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent accommodation
Owner most welcoming, couldn't do enough to make sure it was a comfortable (even though short) stay. Spotless condition, would certainly stay there again.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Comfortable room, very clean. Great host. Lovely range of food available at breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Long Weekend
This was our first at The Old School House Rooms - It won't be our last!! (We chatted to other friendly couples who have been going there for years) Amazing staff, and breakfast. Great for local amenities (White Horse Pub has awesome food) Train Station and close to park and ride. Lovely little village - everyone friendly :):) (I'm sure others would also have given 11/10 if it were possible!!!)
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2019
Response from Lisa on 1 Nov 2019
Mike thank you so much for your positive review. It was lovely having you both stay with us. I look forward to see you again soon. Best wishes

10/10 Excellent

Carrie

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019
Response from Lisa on 1 Nov 2019
Thank you for taking the time to review our guesthouse Carrie. It's very much appreciated. We are looking forward to seeing you again soon. Best wishes

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good value for money and friendly service. Freshly prepared breakfast included.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019
Response from Lisa on 1 Nov 2019
Thank you for your positive feedback. I am so pleased you enjoyed your stay with us. Hope to see you again soon. Best wishes

10/10 Excellent

Tracey

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
One word: Fabulous!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019
Response from Lisa on 1 Nov 2019
Thanks Tracey. I am so glad you enjoyed your stay. I very much look forward to your return visit. With best wishes

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019
Response from Lisa on 1 Nov 2019
Thank you for taking the time to review your stay at our guesthouse. We really appreciate your positive feedback and look forward to welcoming you again on your next visit. With kind regards

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
everything was first class with the breakfast up there with the best of them. very good value.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019
Response from Lisa on 1 Nov 2019
Thank you so much for writing such an amazing review about the guesthouse. We are so pleased you had an enjoyable stay and hope to see you again soon. Best wishes to you both.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Easy parking. Friendy hosts. Great breakfasts. Quiet location. Easy to drive to park and ride for Cambridge.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Carrie

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great as usual - a firm fav in the area
Always good - always so welcoming and friendly. Breakfast is always a highlight and I don't usually do breakfast! Water pressure is higher could be higher but otherwise a fab stay as usual. White Horse opposite does good reliable food.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Lucy

Business traveller
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Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Andy

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Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Avtar

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing old school house
Wonderful 2night stay. Room was immaculate, great breakfast. Warm friendly staff, especially Molly our server at breakfast, could not meet a more charming person. Hotel was close to Park and ride for Cambridge. 2 nice pubs very close by.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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Stayed 3 nights in May 2019