Large Edwardian House - Ideal for visiting Suffolk

Description from the owner

Lattice Lodge is an Edwardian former doctors surgery and residence, retaining many original features, and now sleeping up to 23 people in 11 all en-suite bedrooms.

We normally operate as an award winning urban eco-friendly bed and breakfast, but subject to availability, we are also happy to let the whole house on a self catering basis, ideal for an extended family, a theatre cast, or a sports team etc.

Where possible we would encourage potential hirers to visit Lattice Lodge in advance of their stay to ensure suitability for their specific needs.

We are at your disposal to answer any specific questions.

The Property

... People hiring Lattice Lodge on a self catering basis will have access to most areas of the house, as below: -

Large fully equipped kitchen including double range oven, dishwasher, large refrigerator, microwave etc.)

Conservatory

Dining room accommodating up to 24 people

At least 11 en-suite bedrooms (6 double, 4 twin, 1 family/triple), plus 1 z-bed

Including 1 fully wheelchair accessible twin room on the ground floor. 4 other ground floor rooms

Garden at rear

Living room

Car parking for 12 cars

Kitchen

Although we’re a catering business, our kitchen is essentially a large domestic one, and all equipment is standard domestic. You will be left with a large empty fridge (unless we’ve arranged to leave you with some provisions, see below), and sufficient space in the freezer. We will provide washing up liquid, kitchen roll, hand soap, dishwasher tablets and other cleaning consumables.

Laundry

If you wish to wash your clothes during your stay, there is a utility room with two washing machines, a tumble dryer and irons. In the garden, there are three washing lines. There are also two laundrettes nearby, if you don’t wish to do it yourself!

Living Room

There is are 3 sofa's seating 10 with ease, 12 at a squish, sideboard, 32” LED Freesat TV, BluRay player, Roku video streaming device (for NetFlix etc), hi-fi, Bose Wave CD/Radio, CD’s and DVD’s, bookshelves with books, and various other personal effects and ornaments. Basically, like your own living room!

Conservatory

There are 2 x 2 seater sofas and 1 armchair, along with some coffee tables, bookcase with books, and some games and cards.

Furnishings

Lattice Lodge is furnished in accordance as a Guest House. Where possible, we have furnished the rooms with good quality furniture in keeping with the Edwardian period of the house. Whilst there are no valuable antiques around, we would obviously expect the occupants to treat all of our property as they would their own. All duvets and pillows are feather as standard (alternatives available, please ask), and all bedding (which is provided) is Egyptian Cotton. We can also provide sufficient good quality towels (for an extra charge) and bath mats. All rooms have a digital LCD TV and iPod docking station.

Internet

We have an 8mb unlimited broadband connection, which is distributed wirelessly around the entire house. The password is provided in the Guest Information Pack in the bedrooms. There are some security and content screening settings on it, which are mainly intended to prevent high bandwidth requests from dominating the connection.

Parking

You can get 12 cars in the car park, more if you block one another in. Overflow parking is available at the Barclays Bank opposite during evenings and at weekends.

Garden

The landscaped rear garden is a peaceful, pleasant place to relax. There are two sets of table and chairs , an arbour and extra chairs in the shed. In the shed, you’ll also find a pop-up gazebo and a large parasol.

If you wish to cook and dine al fresco, there is a gas BBQ and a gas-fired paella burner set. If you rummage a little you may also find garden Twister!

Utilities

Normal seasonal gas, electricity (100% renewable sources) and water usage is included. There is a payphone just off the dining room.Read more

Additional Location Information

We are situated in a pleasant urban residential area 1.2 miles to the east of Ipswich town centre. There are good bus services to and from the town centre and railway station. We have two rows of local shops a 2 minute walk away in different directions, including our butcher and greengrocer, and a bakery. A neighbourhood Co-op is less than 5 minutes walk, and a really excellent real ale pub (The Fat Cat), also under 5 minutes walk. For those attending weddings and the like, there is a good florist a 5 minute walk away.

Ipswich is ideally positioned for anyone wishing to explore Suffolk, Norfolk and North Essex (Constable Country). Both London and Cambridge are also a very easy day trip, both by car and public transport.

Ipswich has a great selection of cultural activities, with two permanent theatres, the regional dance centre, and the largest collection of Constable and Gainsborough paintings outside of London. It also has a vibrant night time economy, with many excellent restaurants, bars and bistros, live music, and a very good independent retail offering.

Location Type Downtown

Rental fees

Additional notes from owner

The basic hire rates are for self catering, but includes all bed linen, and sufficient consumables (cleaning materials, toilet rolls etc) for your stay.

Towels are not included, but can be provided at ÂŁ12.50 per room per stay (2 x bath sheets, 2 x hand towels, all top quality Egyptian Cotton).

Additional services such as housekeeping are available, please let us know what you would like and we will give you a price.

In terms of price, if you don't need all 11 rooms, we would deduct ÂŁ60 per bedroom per 3 night stay for those not required, and ÂŁ100 per 7 night stay.

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