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The Old School Guest House

4.0 star property

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Stylish building with a coffee shop, surrounded by a parking lot and lush greenery.
A serene garden oasis with a bench, planter, and a friendly chicken roaming freely.
Relax in a stylish living space with a curved sofa, striped pillows, and a vibrant purple accent wall.
Enjoy cooking in this well-equipped kitchen with stainless steel appliances, a sink, and modern cabinetry.
Relax in comfort with a neatly made bed and a cozy sofa, perfect for unwinding in this stylish retreat.

Popular amenities

  • Parking included
  • Housekeeping
  • Free WiFi
  • Restaurant

Explore the area

Map
59 Swinhill Rd, Larkhall, Scotland, ML9 2TX
  • Strathclyde Country Park
    ‪8 min drive‬
  • Hamilton Park Racecourse
    ‪10 min drive‬
  • Hampden Park
    ‪22 min drive‬
  • Glasgow (GLA-Glasgow Intl.)
    ‪33 min drive‬

Room options

View all photos for Deluxe Double Room, 1 King Bed, Private Bathroom

Deluxe Double Room, 1 King Bed, Private Bathroom

Deluxe Double Room, 1 King Bed, Private Bathroom

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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Twin Room, Private Bathroom

Twin Room, Private Bathroom

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(2 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Bungalow, 1 Bedroom

Bungalow, 1 Bedroom

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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1 bedroom, desk, soundproofing, free WiFi

Double Room

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(4 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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About the area

Larkhall

Located in Larkhall, The Old School Guest House is in the historical district, within a 10-minute drive of Gouldings Garden Centre and Carluke Golf Club. .This hotel is 4.2 mi (6.8 km) from Chatelherault Country Park and 4.5 mi (7.3 km) from Cambusnethan Priory.

What's nearby

  • Strathclyde Country Park - 8 min drive - 12.6 km
  • Hamilton Park Racecourse - 10 min drive - 16.4 km
  • Hampden Park - 22 min drive - 32.4 km
  • Buchanan Street - 23 min drive - 34.5 km
  • OVO Hydro - 25 min drive - 35.9 km

Getting around

  • Larkhall Station - 5 min drive
  • Glasgow International Airport (GLA) - 39 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Subway - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Sitara - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Madras Cottage - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Pizza a La Carte - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Applebank Inn - ‬7 min drive

About this property

The Old School Guest House

Hotel in Larkhall with a coffee shop and a restaurant
The Old School Guest House offers 10 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. Flat-screen televisions are featured in guestrooms.

Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers and complimentary toiletries. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Stay in one of 10 guestrooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Private bathrooms with bathtubs or showers feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include desks and coffee/tea makers, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Take in the views from a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access and a television in a common area.
Stop by the hotel's restaurant, OSH Cafe, for lunch or brunch, or grab snacks at the coffee shop/cafe.
The front desk is staffed during limited hours. Free self parking is available onsite.
OSH Cafe - This coffee shop serves breakfast, brunch, lunch, and light fare.
NOSH restaurant - This family restaurant serves dinner and light fare. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. A children's menu is available. Open select days.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A restaurant

Restaurants on site

  • NOSH restaurant
  • OSH Cafe

Things to do

  • TV in common areas

Family friendly

  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • Limited-hour front desk

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Outdoor entertainment area
  • Outdoor furniture

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Front entrance ramp
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle

More

  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Soundproofed rooms

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 8:00 PM
Early check-in subject to availability
Early check-in fee: GBP 25
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 3:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in

Renovations and closures

The following facilities are closed seasonally each year. They will be closed from December 26 to January 19:
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Dining venue(s)

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for GBP 35.0 per day
Cribs (infant beds) are available for GBP 15.0 per day

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Early check-in fee: GBP 25 (subject to availability)
  • Crib (infant bed) fee: GBP 15.0 per day
  • Rollaway bed fee: GBP 35.0 per day

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

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
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Cashless transactions are available
Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

National rating

This establishment has received its official star rating from VisitScotland, the National Tourist Board for Scotland.

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The Old School Guest House Reviews

Reviews

8.4

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 36 out of 72 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 20 out of 72 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 8 out of 72 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 5 out of 72 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 72 reviews

9.0/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

4/10 Poor

James

Business traveller
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Okay

There is no bar or restaurant as advertised, the property is up for sale and looks sorry for itself now. Could not connect to WiFi even though it says it had, so could not carry out my work. Rooms smell stale but it was clean I will give them that, not an enjoyable stay.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

8/10 Good

Joel

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Andrew, London

Travelled with family
Basic but great. No food in the evening and very very basic self service diy breakfast. Dinner best at nearby Radisson. Breakfast on the road.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Comfy stay

This was just an overnight stop, but I would recommend the hotel highly. The room and bathroom were excellent and the bed was very comfortable. The self service buffet breakfast was very generous Such a shame that the owners can’t operate the bar/restaurant anymore due to energy costs.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Christopher

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Local to motorway which can be heard. Breakfast does not include toast and preserves.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Annabelle

Business traveller
As usual very nice and spotlessly clean and super for parking
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

Good hotel but couple of problems.

Noise due to proximity to M74 motorway. Room had damp patch on roof. There was a constant drpping sound. And there was a massive green fire escape light which lit up the room all night. Bed was comfortable. Breakfast was great.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Elizabeth

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Lovely property, very comfortable beds, ideal locatio.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

4/10 Poor

Dianne

Travelled with group
Disliked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

2/10 Terrible

Joyce

Disliked: Staff & service

What Breakfast

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Colin

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service

Short break to visit relatives

Lovely convenient hotel next to the motorway, room was fantastic, big, clean with a very large bed. Only downside is that it’s advertised as breakfast included and it was only a few pastries, fruit and a choice off 3 cereals. There were tea/coffee but you had to make everything yourself as the whole dining room was unmanned. Shame really and shouldn’t be advertised as breakfast included. Only had apple juice cartons in fridge, no orange juice. The only time we seen anyone was when we arrived and then we had to ring the door bell for someone to check us in, disappointed in the breakfast.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

6/10 Okay

Isabella

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
Not very welcoming
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

6/10 Okay

gordon

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort

If you want just a clean bed it’s fine, otherwise

Positives = clean room with good bed and decent shower, plus good parking. Negatives = check in closes at 8pm, corridors had a bit of an odour(!), breakfast was very disappointing (choice of 2 cereals, boxed apple juice or tea/coffee made by yourself. Some shop purchased pastries in their airtight plastic wrapper and an apple or tangerine.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

6/10 Okay

Valerie

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Ghost hotel

The hotel was basically closed. There was myself and another couple staying at the hotel. There were no staff on site. We were given key to access hotel and another key to access our room. The restaurant is closed. The site advertises breakfast included. This was very limited as shown in pictures. The kitchen was closed so no access to the toaster. Breakfast was cereal (choice of 3) fruitjuice (choice of one), yoghurts. There was a 4pt of milk in the chiller. 2 bananas and 2 apples, a few random biscuits , flapjacks and chocolate croissants. The rooms were clean and tidy and the bed was comfortable with a wet room & shower. Myself and the other couple were put at opposite ends of the hotel on 2 different floors even though we knew one another and had gone up to Larkhall for the same event. Photographs of restaurant and coffee shop need to be removed from the site. It needs to state limited breakfast available. If guests had any food allergies Dairy or Gluten then breakfast would be out of the question for them with the limited choice. The location of the hotel is ideal with ample parking. I understand the owners are looking to retire. It would be a pity to see the hotel close fully. I would have been very worried if I had turned up there on my own to stay and had been the only one staying there.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

6/10 Okay

Robert

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

10/10 Excellent

kevin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great service thank you Richard
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kevin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Richard really looked after me, super friendly
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Kelly

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Graham

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sheila

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Tommy

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Katrina

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Neil

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Recommended

Enjoyed my stay here. Suggest trying to get a room facing the Courtyard. Some may find the traffic noise disturbing. Great bathroom in my room with a king bed. Had a spa!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sue

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great location, good parking big room and staff are great. Would stay again
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023