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The Old Schoolhouse Inn

4.0 star property

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Balcony
Beach
Lobby
Interior
Exterior

Reviews

9.0 out of 10

Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Breakfast included
    Breakfast included
  • Housekeeping
    Housekeeping
  • Parking included
    Parking included
  • Free WiFi
    Free WiFi
  • Restaurant
    Restaurant

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100 Ballydrain Road, Comber, Newtownards, Newtownards, Northern Ireland, BT23 6EA
  • Scrabo Tower
    11 min drive
  • Mount Stewart
    16 min drive
  • Mount Stewart House and Gardens
    18 min drive
  • Belfast (BFS-Belfast Intl.)
    64 min drive

Room options

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32-inch LCD TV with satellite channels, TV

Comfort Double Room Single Use, Garden View

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Single Bed

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32-inch LCD TV with satellite channels, TV

Classic Double Room, 1 Double Bed, Garden View

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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32-inch LCD TV with satellite channels, TV

Classic Twin Room, 2 Single Beds, Garden View

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Single Beds

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About this property

The Old Schoolhouse Inn

Art Deco inn with free breakfast and restaurant
Guests at this beach inn will appreciate convenient on-site amenities such as a playground and a picnic area.
The Old Schoolhouse Inn offers 12 accommodations with minibars and coffee/tea makers. 32-inch LCD televisions come with premium satellite channels. Bathrooms include a combined bath/shower unit, complimentary toiletries and hairdryers.

This Newtownards inn provides complimentary wired and wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and telephones. Housekeeping is offered on a daily basis and microwaves can be requested.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on-site or nearby; fees may apply.
During your stay at The Old Schoolhouse Inn, you'll be close to Scrabo Tower. Free breakfast, free WiFi in public areas and free self-parking are available.
  • Free English breakfast served daily
  • Free WiFi and wired Internet
  • Free self-parking
  • Enjoy a bite to eat at the restaurant
  • Amenities include a lift, a terrace and library
  • On-site recreation includes a playground
  • 6.4 mi (10.4 km) from Scrabo Tower and 11.4 mi (18.4 km) from Rockmount Golf Club
There's a restaurant on site. Free breakfast is served daily. Public spaces have free WiFi and wired Internet. A library, a terrace, and a garden are also featured at the business-friendly The Old Schoolhouse Inn. Free self parking is available.

Smoking is allowed in designated areas at this 4-star Newtownards inn.

Guests are served a free English breakfast daily from 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM.
The Old Schoolhouse Inn has a restaurant on site.

Languages

English, French, German

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi and wired internet
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi and wired internet

Parking and transport

  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Free English breakfast available daily 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM
  • A restaurant

Family friendly

  • In-room refrigerator
  • Microwave on request
  • Playground

Conveniences

  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Picnic area
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Handrails in hallways
  • Height-adjustable showerhead
  • Lift
  • Low-height bed
  • Low-height counter and sink
  • Low-height desk
  • Low-height door lock
  • Low-height electrical sockets in bathroom
  • Low-height view port in door
  • Stair-free path to entrance
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair accessibility
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-width doorways

More

  • Art Deco architecture
  • Built in 1926
  • Designated smoking areas (fines apply)

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 32-inch LCD TV with premium satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Microwave on request
  • Minibar
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; check-in end time: 8:00 PM
Early check-in subject to availability
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily until 10:30 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
If you are planning to arrive after 10:30 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Cots (infant beds) are not available.

Payment types at the property

Important information

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.
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
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards and cash
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a security system, a first aid kit and window guards
The front desk at this property is open daily until 10:30 PM.
Guests arriving after 10:30 PM must make advance arrangements by contacting the property using the information on the booking confirmation. Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival.

We should mention

  • This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly).

Property is also known as

Old Schoolhouse Inn Newtownards
Old Schoolhouse Newtownards
The Old Schoolhouse Inn Inn
The Old Schoolhouse Inn Newtownards
The Old Schoolhouse Inn Inn Newtownards

The Old Schoolhouse Inn Reviews

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 57 out of 80 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 13 out of 80 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 5 out of 80 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 80 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 80 reviews" "

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

9.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Michael

Travelled with partner
Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Excellent hosts. Very nice place to stay
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

8/10 Good

Mary

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Comfy overnight stop
Very welcoming hosts and a clean spacious room. Avril showed us round on arrival. The breakfast was delicious and plentiful. Great location for exploring County Down and Strangford Lough.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Wendy

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The guy who runs the place is fabulous, the breakfast excellent and a super comfy bed.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

4/10 Poor

Stephen

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

2/10 Terrible

Yvonne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Lorna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ian

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Lovely hospitality. Great breakfast. Relaxing, homely environment in a great rural location for exploring East Co Down, as well as being a short drive from all the attractions of Belfast
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

JAYNE

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A wonderful B & B
The Old Schoolhouse Inn was one of the nicest places that we have stayed at. It was in a beautiful and quiet area run by a lovely couple who couldn't do enough for us, they looked after us so well. we hope to return there again.
Stayed 8 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Patricia

Stayed 1 night in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jill

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Delightful place to stay in Newtownards
Very friendly and helpful hosts, good location, close to Belfast but very rural, comfortable room, fabulous breakfast, plenty of parking and exactly what we hoped it would be.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Mary

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Yusuf

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Thomas

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very peaceful,host are very welcoming,breakfast is superb,very enjoyable stay,will certainly be back.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Short stay at Old School House Inn
We thoroughly enjoyed our short stay - 2 nights. The staff were extremely helpful
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2022

6/10 Okay

Chris

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Let down
The room was nice. staff pleasant. The main downfall of this place for me was the room service (lack of) I chose this hotel purely because it offered 24 hour room service. Knowing that my work day was going to finish quite late. I passed several hotels closer to where i was working and had chosen to drive an extra 8 miles for the option to eat when i got there. I was told that the website shouldnt say 24 hour room service and there was a Chinese place a few miles away. I ended up opting for my second tesco meal deal of the day. No breakfast either! as it dosent start until 8am. No offer of toast or cereal as a slightly earlier option. Disappointing Also ...please put some sort of light on the steps from the car park, it was pitch black and tripped while walking up them.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2022

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Kevin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful stay
We really enjoyed our stay. It is a lovely quiet location and ideal for the Castle Espie Wetlands Trust, just down the road. Our hosts, Terry and Avril, were super, they could not have been more friendly or helpful. Our room was very comfortable and the wonderful breakfast set us up for the day. We will happily stay there again, when we next visit the area.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

George

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely place and setting. Service very good.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2021

8/10 Good

D

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice family run place
Nice place close to a couple of great restaurants, Poachers Pocket and Daft Eddies worth a visit if you are staying here! The hotel was tricky to see at night from the road as not lit up at all, we missed it twice, thank goodness for quiet country roads to allow for sudden stops and reversing manoeuvres! Breakfast was fantastic with lots of homemade stuff on offer and service was very quick. The bed was clean and really comfortable, but we did notice that the room and bathroom weren’t as clean as we would have hoped! The carpet was grubby and had some bits and pieces still on it so may not have been vacuumed and the bathroom had dust on the bottom of the sink and debris in the bath! There were also some opened biscuits in one of the drawers obviously left by the previous occupants! It wasn’t terrible but in these times of C-19 we really would have expected the room to be clinically clean.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2020

10/10 Excellent

Eleanore, Winchester

Travelled with family, Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A charming family run hotel, with wonderful hosts, a comfy bed and excellent breakfast. What more could you want. Would highly recommend
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2020

10/10 Excellent

Sandra

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Comfy bed, a great start to the day with a tasty wholesome breakfast of fresh local produce and a wonderful host, a mind of information on what to do and where to go in the Ards Peninsula and Mournes.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2020

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
This property is situated in a nice quiet area not far from Strangford Lough. It is very scenic and you can take a lovely drive around the Ards Peninsula.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Neil

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastic room and breakfast
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

8/10 Good

Daniel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Would go back
Great country location. Nice staff. Good breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019