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About this property

Comfortable Accommodation: Little Red School House in Taivassalo offers a recently renovated homestay with family rooms. Guests enjoy free WiFi, a sauna, sun terrace, and a beautiful garden. Modern Amenities: The property features a kitchenette, private bathrooms, and a lounge. Additional amenities include a washing machine, fireplace, and streaming services. Outdoor Activities: Guests can engage in skiing, fishing, hiking, and cycling. The surrounding area offers scenic views and opportunities for relaxation. Convenient Location: Located 57 km from Turku Airport, the homestay provides easy access to local attractions. Highly rated for its sauna, host, and wellness area.

Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 9.1 for a two-person trip.

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Property highlights

Top location: Highly rated by recent guests (9.0)

  • Free private parking available on-site

  • Ski-to-door


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Room type
Number of guests
 
1 double bed
and
1 sofa bed
1 double bed
1 double bed
1 futon bed
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Guests who stayed here loved

  • Raffyaroundtheworld
    Germany Germany
    Great house with a history! Lovely location, very nice and clean room and comfy beds. Great sauna! Douglas is very friendly, we had a great chat, he was very informative and made us feel at home. The common area is well equipped.
  • Francois
    France France
    Beautifully renovated old log schoolhouse with lots of charm and antique décor. Owners were very welcoming and friendly. The wood-fired sauna was a great experience, and the location was peaceful and scenic.
  • Peter
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Lovely setting and room. Amazing sauna. Very friendly hosts.
  • David
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Super friendly hosts. Lots of space. Great shower. They also have a wonderful sauna!
  • Nikolay
    Finland Finland
    Probably the best accommodation experience in years. It was simply amazing to arrive at this place after a day of cycling and find coziness, aesthetics, and comfort in every detail, along with a sense of history in the old school building. We were...
  • Sarah
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    We had a lovely welcome by the host. The property is full of character and immaculately clean and we had a very comfortable and peaceful stay.
  • Margaret
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    This was a very convenient location for an overnight stop to catch the nearby ferry in the morning. The room was very spacious and having a washing machine available (with detergent) was a huge bonus. There were some basics for breakfast (even...
  • Thomas
    Germany Germany
    Very nice and charming house. Beautiful decoration. Lovely hosts. Room is spacious! Area is calm and peaceful. Ask for the Sauna to be used - a must do when visiting ! And take time to meet the hosts and other guests - you will love it…..
  • Ewout
    Netherlands Netherlands
    Location location location. On the adge of a nice old village with lot’s if nature around. Natural silence and singing burds. What more do you want?
  • Bruce
    Australia Australia
    The sauna experience here is excellent. The place is quiet and peaceful and the owners have done a great job renovating around the constraints of the old school house building. The property is close to a local restaurant that has great food.

Managed by Jenni Witikkala, Douglas Locklin and Nala, our dog.

Company review score: 9.5Based on 72 reviews from 1 property
1 managed property

Company information

I love travelling and meeting new people. So, why not meet interesting people from cool places when at home? That's why I decided to try hosting, and I like it. In my travels private home stays are a great way to learn about the local people and culture. While travelling in Hawai`i I met my husband Doug. We moved to Helsinki and later to Taivassalo, in the Finnish countryside. Now we welcome our guests here in the picturesque archipelago circle. We like to give our guests as much privacy as possible. We are a text message or phone call away and we may also see each other in the yard or shared areas. Jenni is a Superhost Superhosts are experienced, highly rated hosts who are committed to providing great stays for guests.

Property information

This relaxing, rural retreat on the Archipelago Coast is set in a 100 year old school house, lovingly restored with period details. We offer three different rooms to guests. Also, more adventurous guest are welcome to pitch their own tents on our property. The guest wing has cozy, private bed rooms on the first and second floors. These private rooms share an entrance, toilet, shower, kitchenette, laundry facilities and sitting area. The extraordinary outdoor sauna has plenty of cool and hot water heated by wood stove. If you have a larger group, upstairs is a bright spacious room that comfortably fits 4 people, and has a gorgeous view over fields and forest. There is a third private room, the blue room, in the main house that shares some common areas with us, the hosts, and Nala, our dog. Nala is a 6 year old Australian Shepherd and loves to play fetch. There is a shared entrance, private full bath room including shower, and a sitting area with refrigerator, microwave, coffee machine, and tea kettle. Due to popular demand, we also now invite guests to pitch their own tents on our property. Camping may enjoy bathing in our outdoor sauna and outhouse facilities. Guest access All guests may share the outside sauna and yard. Let us know if you want to park in the garage and We’ll show you where to park. Other things to note There are 4 steps by the entrance and the second floor bed room is up an additional flight of stairs.

Neighbourhood information

Taivassalo, Finland The neighborhood is a historic, rural enclave with a self-guided history walk and nearby sea and nature trails. Getting around A car is the best way to get around. For the truly adventurous, we are conveniently located by the last stop on the archipelago circle bicycle tour. There is limited public bus transportation to Taivassalo from Turku. Then 7 kilometers by cab to our place.

Languages spoken

English,Finnish,French

Property surroundings

House rules

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Check-in
From 16:00 to 21:00
You'll need to let the property know in advance what time you'll arrive.
Check-out
From 08:00 to 11:00
Cancellation/ prepayment
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Children and beds

Child policies

Children of any age are welcome.

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Cot and extra bed policies

Cots and extra beds are not available at this property.

Age restriction
The minimum age for check-in is 20
Pets
Pets are allowed on request. Charges may be applicable.
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 Little Red School House 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.

Guests under the age of 18 can only check in with a parent or official guardian.

In response to Coronavirus (COVID-19), additional safety and sanitation measures are in effect at this property.

It is not possible to stay at this property for Coronavirus (COVID-19) quarantine purposes.