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Spacious, modern family home. Open and airy in summer, cosy log fire in winter.

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Outdoor dining
Living area
Dining
Living area
Exterior

Reviews

10 out of 10
Exceptional
4 bedrooms1+ bathroomSleeps 10

Popular amenities

  • Hot tub
  • Pet-friendly
  • Breakfast available
  • Dryer
  • Barbecue grill
  • Washer

Explore the area

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Eaton Socon, England
  • Crafty Monkey Pottery Painting, Build a Bear and Craft Studio
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Wyboston Lakes Golf Course
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • Paxton Pits Nature Reserve
    ‪8 min drive‬
  • Cambridge (CBG)
    ‪33 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

4 bedrooms (sleeps 10)

Bedroom 1

1 King Bed

Bedroom 2

1 Double Bed

Bedroom 3

1 Double Bed

Bedroom 4

2 Single Beds

Living Room 1

1 Single Bed

1 bathroom, 1 half bathroom

Bathroom 1

Soap · Towels provided · Bathtub or shower · Toilet · Shampoo

Bathroom 2

Soap · Towels provided · Toilet · Shower only · Shampoo

Spaces

Deck or patio
Kitchen
Garden
Dining area

About this property

Spacious, modern family home. Open and airy in summer, cosy log fire in winter.

Fabulous, light airy and stylish home. The accent is on modern convenience and quality appliances, crockery, cutlery etc., balanced with some fine antiques. This house provides a lovely space for your family to quickly feel at home and enjoy longer stays.

There is a downstairs utility room and separate toilet with a family bathroom upstairs. There is a further en-suite bathroom in one of the four double bedrooms. The gas central heating is supplemented by a log burning fire which is lovely on cold winter or even autumn evenings.

This home is well situated in a tree lined road with adequate parking for up to three cars. Six pubs and restaurants are within about 5 minutes walk. One of these, the River Mill, is delightfully situated on the Great Ouse, on the edge of a nature park with some lovely cycling / walking. There are also various convenience shops and takeaways within a 5 minute walk.

St Neots town centre, a 15 minute walk or 5 minute cycle ride, provides excellent non-chain Italian / Chinese / Thai / Turkish / Indian restaurants as well as the usual national chain restaurants. The drive to the A1 is under 5 minutes and the railway station, about ten.

The kitchen is well supplied with double eye-level Bosch oven, dish-washer, wide gas hob, slow cookers, fridge freezer, wine fridge, air fryer as well as Ninja 15 in 1 multi-cooker, ice -maker, Dualit toaster, rice maker etc.

The dining table extends for eight people, and there is Denby tableware and Villeroy and Boch cutlery for more than eight settings. The living room has a Cambridge / Bowers & Wilkins hi-fi, with CD, Blu-Tooth and deck with a good range of vinyl records. TV and XBox. There is also a Cambridge hi-fi in the room with 2 single beds, along with very heavy powerful Fender amp and various guitars. There are numerous board games in the side-board. For families with children who like Lego an absolutely huge collection can be made available.

It’s a fun, friendly house with a great vibe.

Whilst there is strictly no smoking inside there are areas to smoke outside, by the fire pit or on the decking.

For environmental reasons I do not run the hot tub between October and March. The hot tub is open from 1st April to the end of September.

In addition to English I speak French, Indonesian and Cantonese, albeit not as fluently as I once did!

Property manager

Carl Bonass
Premier Host

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Amenities

Hot tub
Kitchen
Washer
Dryer
Pet-friendly
Free WiFi

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House Rules

Check in after 1:00 PM
Minimum age to rent: 21
Check out before 11:00 AM
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Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17
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Events

Events allowed: family gatherings and birthday parties
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Pets

Pets allowed: dogs and cats less than 10 kg per pet (limit one pet total)
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Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

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
Parties and events (including family gatherings and birthday parties) are allowed on site. Maximum attendees: 30
Host has indicated that there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property
Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property

About the area

St Neots

St Neots is home to this holiday home. Shortmead House and Island Hall are local landmarks, and some of the area's attractions include Henry Smith Playing Fields and Oasis Beach Pool. Birds of Prey Centre and Box End Park are also worth visiting.
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Eaton Socon, England

What's nearby

  • St Neots Museum - 3 min drive - 1.9 km
  • Crafty Monkey Pottery Painting, Build a Bear and Craft Studio - 3 min drive - 2.2 km
  • Wyboston Lakes Golf Course - 4 min drive - 2.1 km
  • Paxton Pits Nature Reserve - 8 min drive - 5.7 km
  • Bedford Park - 15 min drive - 17.3 km

Getting around

  • St Neots Station - 5 min drive
  • Cambridge (CBG) - 33 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Waggon & Horses - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Eaton Plaice - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪Barley Mow - ‬17 min walk
  • ‪Ambience Cafe Restaurant - ‬17 min walk
  • ‪Bohemia - ‬2 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is Spacious, modern family home. Open and airy in summer, cosy log fire in winter. pet-friendly?

Yes, this property allows cats and dogs (limit 1 total) with a maximum weight of up to 10 kg per pet.

What time is check-in at Spacious, modern family home. Open and airy in summer, cosy log fire in winter.?

Check-in begins at 1:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Spacious, modern family home. Open and airy in summer, cosy log fire in winter.?

Checkout is at 11:00 AM.

Where is Spacious, modern family home. Open and airy in summer, cosy log fire in winter. located?

Situated in St Neots, this holiday home is within 2 miles (3 km) of St Neots Museum, Wyboston Lakes Golf Course and Cineworld St Neots. Paxton Pits Nature Reserve and Colmworth and North Bedfordshire Golf Club are also within 6 miles (10 km).

Reviews

10

Exceptional

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9.8/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

10/10

Location

10/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Kerry V.

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

Wonderful property

fitted the bill
Stayed 21 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Christopher E.

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

Spacious, clean and well appointed

Clean and tidy and packed full with lots of facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Katie M.

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

Great weekend

Lovely property, excellent communication from the host and a hot tub!
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kim W.

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

Great stay

Carl's house was great for our family trip. We had everything we needed, Carl is a great host, he was there to welcome us & showed us around. The location was ideal, with plenty of shops & restaurants.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Richard H.

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

Great Outside Space

Stayed her during hot weather, the outside space was amazing, plenty of seating areas and great for dining out. Fabulous BBQ to use also. Carl was a very good host, met us at the property and explained many things, gave good suggestions for eating out etc. Lovely big lounge area also.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

James M.

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

Fabulous property, perfect location for us

We stayed for 2 nights as we had a wedding in Bedford and reception at Bassmead Manor. The property was easily big enough for us all (5 in total, 2 couples and a single), really well equipped with some great little extras like record player and records, dart board (outside) and darts, jaccouzzi (we didn’t get time to use it :( ) . The house is a cab ride away from the town and rail station and most importantly for us, Bassmead Manor. Our host was there to greet us and show us some of the less straight forward things and we were given instructions, hints and tips for the house and St Neots via email and in person. Communication was brilliant. St Neots itself is lovely and the Riverside and town centre have lots going on with plenty of restaurants and pubs. Very enjoyable stay, thank you!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jo T.

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

Lovely house, outside space fantastic, location great.

Stayed with family from 39 - 80 years old. Met by property owner and really felt genuinely welcomed into his home. Good sized bedrooms and great layout downstairs. The outside space is perfect to relax with friends or family. Great stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Luke F.

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

Excellent

Very friendly & helpful host, everything you could possibly need for a short stay is provided, location of property is ideal. 5/5
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sarah F.

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

Lovely house and garden

We had a great time at this property. Carl was helpful and responsive. Beds were comfortable. Rain shower was amazing! We enjoyed sitting out in the garden when the weather allowed and had a fire outside in the fire place. Good local amenities too.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Matthew H.

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

Comfortable and spacious

Comfortable and spacious home with a very welcoming host. We will definitely book again when back in the area
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Cheryl R.

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

Easter long weekend stay

We have just spent an amazing 5 nights here with friends ageing from 48 - 72 and a 14 year old. Carl was brilliant in communicating with me when I booked for the group and met us with a warm welcome on arrival. He gave a tour of the house giving us all the information we needed. Even though we had visited the area before he gave us some brilliant ideas for takeaways and restaurants we hadn’t visited before. A great place to stay with an easy walk or bus into St Neots. We would all thoroughly recommend.
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Belinda G.

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

Family gathering

Lovely clean spacious property. Great communication with the owner. He was very kind and helpful. Lovely place to stay. Would recommend 100%
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

About the host

Hosted by Carl Bonass

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I’m from Yorkshire but lived in Asia much of my life after graduation. Up until recently I worked for a global firm as a consultant, much of the time in Africa. I now enjoy a range of work including free-lance consulting, psychology and writing.

I love to host and help people discover this lovely area. I’m easily contactable and can pop round from my other property as needed.

Why they chose this property

Whilst I’ve lived in various parts of the world I’ve only recently discovered the joys of St Neots and Cambridgeshire. I can still easily get into London, but I can also cycle to Cambridge or the lovely St Ives. My main love of St Neots stems from the friendliness of the local people as well as the number of excellent live bands every Friday / Saturday at various venues.

What makes this property unique

I love the light rooms, the broad upper landing (where I sometimes do my writing) and how well my favourite antique bits and pieces fit with the overall modernity of this house.

Premier Host

They consistently provide great experiences for their guests