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Recently converted self-contained apartment with garden in Cotswold village

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The Studio from the outside, with its own private access for guests
The bedroom has a comfy double bed, soft feather duvet and underfloor heating
Kitchen/dining area, equipped with full size cooker, hob, fridge and microwave
Kitchen
The kitchen is fully equipped with a full size cooker and fridge

Reviews

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
1 bedroomSleeps 4

Popular amenities

  • Parking available
  • Kitchen
  • Outdoor space
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

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Poulton, ENG
  • Cirencester Church
    ‪9 min drive‬
  • Arlington Row
    ‪13 min drive‬
  • Cotswold Country Park and Beach
    ‪19 min drive‬
  • Brize Norton (BZZ-RAF Brize Norton)
    ‪22 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

1 bedroom (sleeps 4)

Bedroom 1

1 Double Bed

Living area with sofa bed

1 Double Futon

Bathroom 1

Toilet · Shower only

Spaces

Deck or patio
Kitchen
Kitchenette
Garden
Dining area

About this property

Recently converted self-contained apartment with garden in Cotswold village

The Space:

Double bedroom, en suite shower room, fully equipped kitchen/living room with sofa bed, courtyard garden. WiFi, underfloor heating, freesat TV. Bed linen and towels are provided. On-drive parking is available for two vehicles.

The property is adjoined to the owner's family house, but is completely self-contained with its own access. There is space to store bicycles securely (behind a locked gate). To the rear there is a small, private courtyard garden.

The property is compact but well-equipped and newly decorated and furbished throughout. Everything is new and clean: the conversion was completed in 2016. It will sleep two comfortably. There is also a double sofa bed which will sleep a further two people, but floor space is very limited when the sofa bed is extended, and please be aware that access to the shower room is through the bedroom.

The Studio is self-catering, but breakfast provisions (milk, cereal, granola, porridge etc) as well as coffee and tea are provided.

Babies and children of all ages are very welcome.

The Area:

The village of Poulton has a shop, a well-equipped children's park, a church and a fantastic dining pub, The Falcon Inn, which is renowned for its quality food (booking for dinner, particularly at weekends, is advised, as they are often fully booked in advance). Poulton is also home to Performance Cycles (cycling club), and the area is very popular with cyclists at all levels.

The village is well situated 5 miles from Cirencester, 3 miles from Fairford, 4 miles from Bibury, and within a half-hour drive of Cheltenham, Stow-on-the-Wold, Burford, Malmesbury and Bourton-on-the-Water. Kemble train station is 10 miles away, with the journey to London Paddington taking just under an hour and a half. Beautiful countryside is on the doorstep - just step outside and start walking!

Nearby attractions include the Cotswold Wildlife Park, Cotswold Water Park (with watersports and a beach), the famous village of Bibury (described by William Wordsworth as "the most beautiful village in England") with its trout farm, Cirencester with it boutique shops, spa hotel, gastropubs and historic architecture, Adam Henson's Cotswold Farm Park, and Swindon's Steam Museum and designer shopping outlet centre. National Trust attractions include Chedworth Roman Villa, Buscot Park and Hidcote Manor Gardens, and the fantastic Westonbirt Arboretum is also nearby.

Local events include the Royal International Air Tattoo in July, the Cheltenham Gold Cup and Cheltenham Festival in March, Cirencester's Phoenix Festival (family music weekend, usually the last weekend of August), and WOMAD world music festival which is held in the summer at Malmesbury. Westonbirt Arboretum holds autumn colour events, and Colesbourne Park holds snowdrops walks in the winter.

Property manager

Phil and Debbie Smith
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Amenities

Kitchen
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Outdoor space
Parking available

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House Rules

Check in after 3:00 PM
Check out before 10:00 AM
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Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17
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Events

No events allowed
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Pets

No pets allowed
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Smoking

Smoking is not permitted
Smoking outside only please.

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Host has indicated that there are no carbon monoxide detectors or gas appliances on the property
Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property

We should mention

A car is required for transport to and from this property

About the area

Cirencester

Located in Cirencester, this apartment is in a rural area. Cotswold Wildlife Park and Combat Splat are local attractions and those in the mood for shopping can visit Abbey Meads Village Centre and Orbital Shopping Park. Looking to enjoy an event or a game while in town? See what's happening at Cirencester Park Polo Club or Blunsdon Abbey Stadium. Discover the area's water adventures with jet skiing, waterskiing and sailing nearby, or enjoy the great outdoors with cycling.
Map
Poulton, ENG

What's nearby

  • Cirencester Roman Amphitheatre - 9 min drive - 10.7 km
  • Cirencester Church - 9 min drive - 9.0 km
  • Arlington Row - 13 min drive - 6.8 km
  • Cotswold Country Park and Beach - 19 min drive - 15.2 km
  • Cotswold Wildlife Park - 19 min drive - 22.0 km

Getting around

  • Kemble Station - 14 min drive
  • Oxford (OXF) - 43 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Tesco Click+Collect - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪The Red Lion - ‬15 min drive
  • ‪The George - ‬12 min drive
  • ‪The Gateway Centre - ‬11 min drive
  • ‪Lakeside Ski & Wake - ‬12 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is Recently converted self-contained apartment with garden in Cotswold village pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

What time is check-in at Recently converted self-contained apartment with garden in Cotswold village?

Check-in begins at 3:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Recently converted self-contained apartment with garden in Cotswold village?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Recently converted self-contained apartment with garden in Cotswold village located?

Situated in a rural location, this apartment building is within 6 miles (10 km) of St. Mary's Church, Arlington Row and Combat Splat. Sailing Lake and Church of St John the Baptist are also within 6 miles (10 km).

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 24 out of 35 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 5 out of 35 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 4 out of 35 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 35 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 35 reviews

9.2/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Staff & service

9.0/10

Amenities

10/10

Property conditions & facilities

10/10

Eco-friendliness

10/10

Check-in

9.6/10

Communication

9.2/10

Location

9.2/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

8/10 Good

Andrea D.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

2 night stay

Is a lovely area so very good location for getting to local attractions. The host was friendly and helpful.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Derek

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication
Great hosts. Great setting in a lovely area. Ideal for 1 or 2 people. Very peaceful. Excellent parking.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Peter John T.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Lively

Nice location, quiet, great for a walk. Clean, didn’t quite understand the rubbish process so I took my rubbish home with me. I’d be doing this again, if they let me.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

4/10 Poor

Grey B.

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Disliked: Cleanliness

A well priced place to sleep, but very small.

This place is very well placed geographically and very well priced. However do be aware it is very small, turn sideways in the bathroom small. I couldn't shave in front of the mirror small (I couldn't get my face over the sink or it would hit the mirror). It may just be too small for me, others may be ok.A bit more of a problem in the two day stay was that construction started on the morning of the second day and the hot water was shut off, leading to 3 cold showers in the English spring as we tried to get ready for a wedding with the walls being banged in. I wasn't paying this price to reenact a scene from Titanic. I booked well in advance, I can't see why construction work was booked during our stay. Lastly, when one cleans a wooden floor they must clean under the beds, or everything will be swept under them and build up! This has obviously not been done in some time. I knelt down once and had to spend the next 5 mins getting a mountain of floor dust off my suit.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Greg G.

Very nice property - good location

The property is compact, but was fine for 3 adults and had absolutely everything we needed (hot water, clean towels, wi-fi, tv... even cereal and milk for breakfast). Good location in the Cotswolds and Poulton itself has pubs to eat at.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2017

10/10 Excellent

Ron M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Easter2023

Sassy to find .off road Parking.nice location just a bit small
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Lindsey L.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Lindsey and Simon

We were very pleased with the little house. So so cosy and clean. We had everything we needed. It was very warm...it felt like home from home. Phil greeted us showed us how to enter the home. He was very helpful and accommodating. Just perfect gor our stau to ho to Cheltenham Gold Cup for a few days. Definitely will return
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023

6/10 Okay

Jennifer J.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, listing accuracy
Disliked: Location

OVERNIGHT STOPOVER

The studio is very small and compact. It was nice to have access to a small outside space but this was marred by being next to an oil tank which was very smelly so could not sit out because of the fumes. The bed was extremely comfortable. Sleep was disturbed because of being situated on a fairly busy main road. Blind in shower room pulled down ok but unable to retract. Needed to pull down at night as headlights from traffic lit up the bedroom. Milk and cereal provided was welcome. There were some biscuits in a jar. One was fully wrapped. The other was open and some had been used. In my view thise should have been removed and replaced with a fresh unopened pack, particularly in the light of COVID 19.
Stayed 1 night in May 2021

4/10 Poor

Martin K.

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Annex is too small

Unfortunately the annex is too small for two people and needs extra space for the bedroom en suite. Bit disappointed on layout as no elbow room even in the kitchenette either. Shower head and shower casing needs cleaning regularly. Won’t be returning
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Jim B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Lovely and cozy

Everything went smoothly. It was a great first night in the UK!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Natasha F.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Value for money studio

Good location and great value little studio. It is very small and is better suited for max 2 pple for 1-2 days. We were there in Nov snow and it was a bit cold. But wld be fine in spring summer.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2021

8/10 Good

Natalie G.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Good location for a 1-2 nighter

The listing showed us all we needed to know about the property description and the owners communicated well during the booking process with very good directions, access instructions and an offer to show us around on arrival. The property had all you would need to cook with even a complimentary bottle of milk, cereal, tea and coffee provided. The property felt clean with lovely bedding for both the bed and the futon and towels provided. It was very compact, the travel cot for our 8 month old would not fit in the bedroom so we had to cook and eat early as she went down to sleep in the kitchenette. We took to the bedroom to stream some TV on our laptop with the free WiFi. We really struggled and could not get streaming to work. The owners were kind enough to respond to messages that evening as we were struggling. Sadly the laptop wouldn't work so we eventually (with the help of the owners resetting their box etc) were able to stream on one of our mobiles. We had all we needed, but a couple of extra touches we thought might be nice were: a little lamp on the desk in the kitchenette for ambience so no need for ceiling lights to be on, a couple of coat hooks in the kitchenette, maybe a bit more made of the outside seating area i.e. fairy lights to make it more appealing, and a TV with free view in the bedroom. If any family has their child sleeping on the futon it would be nice to have the option for a TV in the bedroom. However, all in all a good base for a couple of nights, well situated, and nice hosts. Thanks Phil and Debbie.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Lucy C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Lovely little apartment

I stayed here with my friend and my 11 month old son for one night so we could visit the Cotswold wildlife park. Perfect location for this as it's only 20 minutes away from the park. The apartment was very clean and tidy but was quite small but had everything we needed and was able to accommodate myself and my son's travel cot in one room and my friend used the sofa bed. Check in was very easy and the host was very accommodating and even moved his car so we could both park on the drive. The only thing I found difficult was finding the property, I had to do a couple of drive bys down the road to spot it so a more obvious sign from the road would be useful. Other than this it was a great stay and I would book again

10/10 Excellent

Hywel P.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great stay

Arrived got key and nothing was any problem. milk and basics in kitchen lovely place to stay if in area again will book this property. Thank you

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I was really pleased, all we wanted was somewhere to stay for a few nights as we had a family function in the area. The bonus was a lovely walk around the village, Free entry to a local cricket match and a brilliant meal in the local pub where they bent over backwards to meet some challenging dietary requirements. We were also impressed with the abundance of local information and ordnance survey map in the property. One minor criticism is the height of the bed but that's because I'm getting old and have dodgy knees. The flowers were greatly appreciated.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019

6/10 Okay

Stephan K., 35066 Frankenberg, Deutschland

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication
Disliked: Listing accuracy

Mini Appartement

Das Appartement war leider viel kleiner als man es der Beschreibung hätte entnehmen können. Der Schlafraum hat ca 10 qm, Wohnraum/Küche 12 qm und Bad/Dusche 4 qm. Es sind fast keine Schränke vorhanden. Für 2 Personen sehr beengt, für 4 Personen absolut nicht geeignet. Wir sind vorzeitig abgereist. Nichtsdestotrotz sind die Vermieter freundlich und gehen auf die Gäste ein.
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Martin S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great stay

Ideally located, comfortable and clean.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Anne B., London, Ontario, Canada

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

The Studio is small but well-equipped and comfortable. Something to make coffee in would be an asset

It was a good stay and central to the places we wanted to visit.

10/10 Excellent

Ginette B., Anjou, Montréal Québec

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great stay in Poulton

We needed a place that was accessible for many day trips and gave us the convenience of being quiet and multi functional this ticked all the boxes. Thanks Debbie and Phil sorry we missed you this morning.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Mike P.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Thanks

Perfect for us many thanks
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Glynn H.

Perfect for a short break

Compact studio which is ideal for a couple. We stayed 2 nights in order to visit the nearby Cotswold Wildlife Park. On both nights we used the kitchen to cook our own food. Really appreciated the complimentary coffee milk and cereals.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Ronald H.

Central location

We loved the space and it’s access to several Cotswolds attractions. The kitchen worked great for our roast chicken dinner.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Ian C.

Great

Greeted well after a not so good journey due to the snow. Nice touches with some supplies already in the fridge and a well stocked kitchen with all that you need to cook with. We only spent the evenings there as we were out during the day, but a very comfortable place to be and a good base to explore the area. I would recommend staying here if you are a couple
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Leah C.

A small but comfortable bolthole

A super 2 night's stay at this lovely little property. Extremely well equipped and the breakfast ingredients and hot drinks available very welcome. Thanks for the welcoming vase of flowers too. I can thoroughly recommend this location.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

Susan A., Deerwood, Minnesota

The property:clean,bright & cheery, w/all the right modern amenities & easy access to other areas.

For our purposes, it was within walking distance to a celebration that took place in the village, and a fast & easy drive to restaurants & shops when we wanted to go out. With the futon, we were even able to have overnight guests for a few night during our stay !
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2018

About the host

Hosted by Phil and Debbie Smith

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We are a family of four living in the house next door to the Studio. We are often around if you have any queries. We both work, look after our children between us, and are also working to bring our home, which we bought as a project in 2015, back to its former glory.

The first thing we did when we moved in was converted the Studio, which we're now letting out to bring in some income to enable us to complete the main house. We love hosting people from all over the world in the Studio, and are happy to offer advice on local attractions and amenities.

Why they chose this property

We think it offers the best of both worlds: the Studio is completely self-contained, with its own access and enclosed garden so you don't need to see us if you don't want to, but our main house is just next door, so we're often around if you do need anything or want any tips on the local area.

What makes this property unique

Fantastically positioned for exploring the Cotswolds, the Studio is warm and comfortable and offers a fully equipped kitchen and all the home comforts, such as feather duvet, underfloor heating, powerful shower, WiFi and freeview TV. You also have the benefit of your own courtyard garden and there is plenty of parking right outside. The village pub, the Falcon, is a typically Cotswold dining pub, a beautifully furnished stone building with plenty of character and amazing food - highly recommended if you don't want to cook every night!

Premier Host

They consistently provide great experiences for their guests