About this property

Spacious Accommodation: Dragonfly Cottage in Rattlesden offers spacious, adults-only bed and breakfast accommodation. Guests enjoy free WiFi and private on-site parking. Comfortable Amenities: Each room features a private bathroom with a bath or shower, garden views, and a dining table. Additional amenities include a refrigerator, TV, sofa, and electric kettle. Delicious Breakfast: A full English or Irish breakfast is served à la carte, providing a hearty start to the day. Local Attractions: Norwich International Airport is 74 km away. Nearby attractions include St Edmundsbury Cathedral (18 km) and The Apex (20 km).

Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 9.8 for a two-person trip.

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Property highlights

    • Top location: Highly rated by recent guests (9.7)

    • Breakfast info

    • Full English/Irish

    • Free private parking available on-site


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1 double bed
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Guests who stayed here loved

  • Neill
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Beautifully cooked breakfast, owners very welcoming. It had everything we needed. Nice location but need a car.
  • Helen
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    The room is beautifully decorated and extremely clean. The range of refreshments are very good especially the teas! Breakfast was excellent and the options are vast. Great poached eggs!
  • Mads
    Denmark Denmark
    Sue and John are just the kindest landlords you could ask for. You are welcomed into their lovely home, the room and on-suite is big and spacius, nice and clean - good bed, the works. The breakfast was ever so nice as well We would come back any...
  • Susan
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Beautiful views from spacious accommodation , set in a quiet rural spot. Friendly and helpful hosts .
  • Richard
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Lovely house, comfortable room, delicious breakfast, beautiful and quiet location. Sue and John are friendly and welcoming hosts. We enjoyed a great stay at Dragonfly Cottage. Thoroughly recommended
  • Steve
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Lovely hosts, lovely room with great views and wonderful breakfast - we'll be back again.
  • John
    Belgium Belgium
    The breakfast was superb. The owners John and Sue were very friendly and helpful. The room was very spacious and clean with all the essential facilities. The location is very good, it is located in a small village, at night you could see the...
  • Martin
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    John and Sue are excellent hosts. The room was very large and comfortable. A very full stock of tea, coffee, water, biscuits and fresh milk. Superb tasty breakfast.
  • Maggie
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    The room was light and very spacious and a real bonus was having a fridge with fresh milk for the tea/coffee. Breakfast was delicious. Really lovely fresh fruit, which is not so usual as the bacon and eggs, which were well cooked and tasty.
  • Ruth
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Very well appointed room with good seating area and lots of nice touches (teas, biscuits, toiletries etc). Large comfortable bed. Great breakfast and charming and interesting hosts.

Quality rating

Booking.com rated the quality of this property as 3 out of 5 based on factors such as facilities, size, location and services provided.

Hosted by John and Sue

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John and Sue
John and Sue look forward to welcoming you to your private bedroom on the first floor of our home, set in beautiful countryside on the edge of the village of Rattlesden, with comfortable sofa, table and chairs, TV, Wifi and tea and coffee making facilities. Please note, this is not a hotel or a commercial B&B business. We offer only one room, a pleasant double bedroom with a comfortable queen sized bed with memory foam topper mattress, wardrobe, and chest of drawers. The modern en-suite has a shower, loo, bath and hand basin. We supply a hairdryer, and an iron if you need it. In the morning you can choose what time you would like to eat in the downstairs breakfast room. Our price includes breakfast with juice, tea or coffee, cereal, muesli, yoghurt and fruit, toast and a freshly cooked full English if you’d like it. Off street parking is on our driveway. This is a non-smoking, pet-free house. We regret that we cannot accept guests who wish to arrive after 10pm.
We have been hosting guests in our village for about five years, starting when we lived in Lime Tree House. Guest comments included: John and Sue were great hosts and served us an amazing breakfast to order, with a full English plus cereal, yoghurt and homemade fruit salad. Highly recommend a stay here : We were met in a very welcoming and friendly manner. Tea and coffee etc in room. Bed was exceptionally comfy. Slept so well. Beautiful village. Breakfast was amazing!!!! Couldnt fault it! : They were a lovely couple with great local knowledge. Maps and places of interest were also readily available. The breakfast was enough to feed an army. The hostess trolley to keep the food warm was a nice touch too! : By far one of the most comfortable places Ive stayed at! We hope you enjoy your stay in this lovely part of Suffolk. We recognise that some guests prefer privacy, and others like to chat. Please do ask us for any local information which will help you find your way around, and recommendations for local restaurants and attractions.
We live in Rattlesden, a peaceful Suffolk village with two pubs, one of which offers food, a lovely church and convenient shop with a post office. The neighbouring village of Woolpit has a bakery, tea shop, fish and chip shop and a Co-Op. You can also find good food at The Bull in Woolpit, The Shepherd and Dog in Onehouse and an Indian restaurant in Haughley. There are footpaths to explore the surrounding countryside and a 15 minute drive takes you to Bury St Edmunds with its shops, cafes, the Theatre Royal, cinema and Abbey Gardens. Historic Lavenham is also very close, with renowned restaurants and the National Trust Guildhall property in the centre. Rattlesden is 10 minutes from the A14, with good routes to Stanstead airport, Felixstowe ferries, and London. Cambridge, Norwich and Colchester are within easy drive. Trains run from nearby Stowmarket to London Liverpool Street.
Language spoken: English

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House rules

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Check-in
From 16:00 to 19:00
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Check-out
From 08:00 to 10:00
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Children and beds

Child policies

Children are not allowed.

Cot and extra bed policies

Cots and extra beds are not available at this property.

No age restriction
There is no age requirement for check-in
Pets
Pets are not allowed.
Payments by Booking.com
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Smoking
Smoking is not allowed.
Parties
Parties/events are not allowed

The fine print

Need-to-know information for guests at this property

Please inform Dragonfly Cottage, Rattlesden in advance of your expected arrival time. You can use the Special Requests box when booking, or contact the property directly with the contact details provided in your confirmation.

This property will not accommodate hen, stag or similar parties.