The Lighthouse - luxury hotel style, central apartment with fantastic sea views

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A white dining room with a fireplace, a dining table set for two, and a white cabinet with glass doors.
Four beach huts with distinct colors and simple designs, each with a door and a sign above the door.
A modern living room with a light blue sofa, a matching armchair, and a coffee table with a bowl of fruit and a vase of flowers.
A modern living room with a grey sofa set, a white coffee table with a bowl of fruit and a magazine, a TV on a stand, and a view of buildings through large windows.
A neatly made bed with a tray of croissants and coffee cups, a white headboard, and a floral wallpaper pattern.

Reviews

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful

Highlights

  • Made for relaxation
    Top-rated for comfort — guests feel right at home here.
  • Games at the ready
    One of the few properties with video games available for guests.
  • Peace of mind included
    Guests rate the location highly for safety.
  • Discover nearby landmarks
    Near Southwold Beach

Popular amenities

  • Balcony
  • Kitchenette
  • Toys
  • Pet-friendly
  • Refrigerator
  • Washing machine

Explore the area

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Southwold, England
  • Place, Suffolk Coast and Heaths
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Place, Southwold Beach
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Place, Southwold Pier
    ‪6 min walk‬
  • Airport, Norwich (NWI-Norwich Intl.)
    ‪66 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

2 bedrooms (sleeps 4)

2 bathrooms

Bathroom 1

Bathroom 2

Spaces

Kitchen
Kitchenette
Balcony
Garden
Dining area

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About the area

Reydon

Southwold is home to this apartment. Suffolk Coast and Heaths and Suffolk Coast National Nature Reserve reflect the area's natural beauty and area attractions include Southwold Maize Maze and Henstead Exotic Gardens. Africa Alive! and The Cut Arts Centre are also worth visiting.
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Southwold, England

What's nearby

  • Suffolk Coast and Heaths - 1 min walk - 0.0 km
  • Southwold Beach - 1 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Southwold Museum - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • St Edmund's Church - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Southwold Pier - 6 min walk - 0.5 km

Getting around

  • Darsham Station - 17 min drive
  • Norwich (NWI-Norwich Intl.) - 65 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Lord Nelson - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Randolph - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪The Ship at Dunwich - ‬14 min drive
  • ‪The Crown Hotel - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪The Beach Cafe - ‬5 min walk

Frequently asked questions

Is The Lighthouse - luxury hotel style, central apartment with fantastic sea views pet-friendly?

Yes, pets are allowed at this property. Some restrictions may apply, so please contact the property for more details.

What time is check-in at The Lighthouse - luxury hotel style, central apartment with fantastic sea views?

Check-in begins at 3:00 PM.

What time is check-out at The Lighthouse - luxury hotel style, central apartment with fantastic sea views?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is The Lighthouse - luxury hotel style, central apartment with fantastic sea views located?

Situated in Southwold, this apartment building is within a 5-minute walk of Southwold Beach, St Edmund's Church and Southwold Museum. Southwold Pier and Suffolk Coast National Nature Reserve are also within 2 miles (3 km).

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 26 out of 43 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 11 out of 43 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 5 out of 43 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 43 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 43 reviews

9.0/10

Cleanliness

7.0/10

Staff & service

9.4/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.2/10

Check-in

9.0/10

Communication

9.8/10

Location

9.0/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location
Close to the seafront, pubs and high street. Pet friendly
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Beautiful light apartment in excellent location

A very relaxing 3 days in this very comfortable apartment. Located close to the town for eating out. Walks to Southwold harbour and Walberswick superb.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025
Verified review

8/10 Good

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

Fab location. Good holiday stay.

The property is ideal for those who want to beach, walk, pub, shop and eat out. Also facilities perfect for in-house catering. What a lovely ‘pad’ C
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Perfect break

The property is ideally located, clean and well equipped. Couldn't have asked for more.
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Family trip to the uk.

Great location! We didn't need to use our car ones. 😀
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication
Honestly, this could not have been more perfect for us. A stone's throw from the beach, easy (and safe) walk into the town centre (even quicker to the sweet shop), and it was a cosy, quiet retreat in the evenings. The kids loved the bunks, and the en suite to the main bedroom meant we had our own bathroom and the kids theirs. Really nice size for a top floor flat and the main area was ideal for our stay. Just perfect.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Wonderful apartment, perfect location.

My husband, three year old daughter and I had a lovely stay at the lighthouse. Perfect location, 5 minute walking distance to town and a stones throw from the beach. The apartment is really modern, a quiet and relaxing space for a long weekend. My daughter loved the bunk beds! Could have been a little cleaner - quite dusty and lots of cobwebs. Sheets and towels were very fresh and clean but there were a few stains on most of them so could be time to replace. Overall we had a wonderful time and would definitely stay here again
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Beautiful break

A gem of a stay in The Lighthouse. Thoughtfully designed and decorated, with quality linens and clean functional kitchen equipment. Other guests booked in the nearby accommodation yet was quiet, safe and relaxing. Gorgeous entrance and privacy in the self contained top floor apartment. Has a shabby chic costal vibe with a location on point for shops and green areas for doggy. Lucy was friendly and clear with communication and booking info such as re key safe. Parking on road outside and sea a stones throw away. Eager to return for longer, or if Lucy would like a live in housekeeper I dont mind volunteering!
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024
Verified review

4/10 Poor

Liked: Location
Disliked: Cleanliness, communication, listing accuracy

Recent stay at The Lightouse,Southwold.

Tariff was over £200 per night with a four star tourist board rating. The cleanliness plus lack of maintenance meant we needed to clean the place also lack of maintenance meant we were without hot water and heating or dishwasher. Main bedroom was without curtains or blind, which made the room very light and without any privacy. Too many other issues to list. Loved Southwold but will need to find somewhere with a higher standards and a more helpful host!!
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 13 Jun, 2023
Hi Everybody, Unfortunately this lady was someone who could never be pleased despite everything we did for her. I would take her review with a pinch of salt !!
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Liked: Location, listing accuracy
Disliked: Cleanliness, communication

Beautiful apartment but let down by

The apartment is beautiful decorated and in a great location. It was let down by a raft of house keeping issues - examples- shower heads blocked - oven dirty and greasy. When l highlighted the issues. The reply was sorry. No action taken to remedy.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Liked: Check-in, location
Disliked: Communication

The Lighthouse

We weren't told it was on the top floor. The shower didn't work. The CH was poor. The owner didnt reply to our query for 24hrs.Luckily there was a bath and it wasn't too cold ? Had everything been working it would get a good review. Sadly we won't be going back there again.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 9 Oct, 2023
Hi Everybody, Just in response the heating did work but the guests did not use the thermostat. The apartment is on the 1st and 2nd floor. Thanks, Lucy.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Perfect hideaway in Southwold

The flat was a perfect hideaway for my partner and I . Just a couple of small things would have made this place outstanding. A small welcome pack (milk, sugar, tea, coffee etc) and attention to a few details (salt in the dishwasher, spare toilet rolls and a clean frying pan) would have been very welcome for our fabulous weekend away. We would definitely recommend and return xxx
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 18 Jan, 2023
Thanks Paul, it’s much appreciated.
Verified review

8/10 Good

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

Great location and clean

This is a great property for a nice holiday in Southwold. Very nicely decorated and extremely clean. A good size. Id go back!
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 18 Jan, 2023
Thanks Sarah, it’s much appreciated.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Enjoyable stay

Nice apartment. Excellent location. All good.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 18 Jan, 2023
Thanks Terry, it’s much appreciated.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Ideal space

Lovely looking property from outside and didn’t disappoint on the inside. Just the right amount of space needed for a few nights. Clean, comfy beds. Nice Sea view and love the fact you have the lighthouse in the bathroom at night. My only criticism, there wasn’t a pan big enough to cook bolognaise for 4 (had to split it into two pans).
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2022
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Liked: Check-in, communication, location

Southwold

Lovely location, apartment was nicely decorated but a little dated, could do with some tlc not quite the four star as stated
Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2022
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, communication, location, listing accuracy

Short break

Generally everything went very smoothly. The property was in good order, we enjoyed our stay. Only negatives were a slight hiccup with getting in. We should have received a code for the key safe, but had to make a couple of phone calls on arrival. The only other snag was I couldn’t get to grips with the boiler controls so didn’t have heating. Of course it could have been me. However these things didn’t detract from our overall good experience. Would book again.
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2021
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Location location

My daughter snd I had a lovely stay in this well located and safe apartment. The weather was kind and we were out exploring, walking, enjoying the fine food on offer, and a dip in the sea. Three nights were perfect, we didn’t use the car but parked outside the apartment with no trouble. The flat was perfect for our needs, and I would recommend it.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2021
Verified review

8/10 Good

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

Beautiful apartment

Very well maintained and equipped apartment with great views and lovely decor. Only negatives are the flights of stairs (it’s on the top floor) and the beds were uncomfortable. A welcome basket of a few essentials to start you off would have been nice too. Owner was easy to communicate with before our stay and the booking process was very straightforward
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2021
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Liked: Check-in, location

Family getaway

The location was perfect, central to all amenities. The apartment itself could do with the owners going in and taking a thorough once over. The coffee table and dining table/chairs were wobbly, stains on living room furniture, cracked floor tiles in en-suite also rusty toilet brush with rust on floor. Shower control in en-suite was very loose. Bed in main bedroom very noisy, you only had to move your leg and it would wake your partner up. Taps in main bathroom didn’t work at all, did contact property owner on first day just to make them aware so they could possibly get a plumber for the next guests but got no reply. We have now been back from holiday for 3 days and still no response. We must say there were many good points too including extras like iron and board, dishwasher and free wi-fi that were very appreciated. For what we paid it just wasn’t the ‘luxury’ we were expecting.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2021
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Great apartment near the seafront and close to town centre

We had a great stay in the property with a 5 minute walk to the centre of Southwold and and 1 minute from the seafront. Would definitely recommend!
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2021
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Fabulous

Our second visit and hopefully not our last
Stayed 7 nights in May 2021
Verified review

8/10 Good

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

This property is amazing,number 4 The Lighthouse you can see the sea from the lounge window.

Great location,very spacious and light and airy.The decor is very calming.Well equipped. Just one thing let it down and that was no welcome pack.When you have travelled over 4 hours it would have been nice to find a few teabags,coffee and sugar and a carton of milk to chill out from the journey.Ive stayed in several places in Southwolds and they all have these.Apart for that small thing it was top class
Stayed 3 nights in May 2021
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Marvellous mini-break!

An absolutely fabulous apartment - the decor is spot on, so tasteful. Lovely views of the sea from the living room and the lighthouse from the bathroom and en suite. It was a perfect base for me and my little dog - and visiting friends on a couple of nights too!
Stayed 3 nights in May 2021
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Southwold break

Very nice apartment with sea views
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2021
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