diff --git a/GPy/core/model.py b/GPy/core/model.py
index 3863ac42..c4fc7fd5 100644
--- a/GPy/core/model.py
+++ b/GPy/core/model.py
@@ -372,4 +372,13 @@ class Model(Parameterized):
             self.optimizer_array = x
             return ret
 
+    def __str__(self):
+        model_details = [['Name', self.name],
+                         ['Log-likelihood', '{}'.format(float(self.log_likelihood()))],
+                         ["Number of Parameters", '{}'.format(self.size)]]
+        from operator import itemgetter
+        max_len = reduce(lambda a, b: max(len(b[0]), a), model_details, 0)
+        to_print = [""] + ["{0:{l}} : {1}".format(name, detail, l=max_len) for name, detail in model_details] + ["Parameters:"]
+        to_print.append(super(Model, self).__str__())
+        return "\n".join(to_print)
 
diff --git a/GPy/core/parameterization/parameterized.py b/GPy/core/parameterization/parameterized.py
index e036d680..ba5cdf1a 100644
--- a/GPy/core/parameterization/parameterized.py
+++ b/GPy/core/parameterization/parameterized.py
@@ -350,7 +350,6 @@ class Parameterized(Parameterizable):
     def _ties_str(self):
         return [','.join(x._ties_str) for x in self.flattened_parameters]
     def __str__(self, header=True):
-
         name = adjust_name_for_printing(self.name) + "."
         constrs = self._constraints_str;
         ts = self._ties_str
@@ -365,11 +364,9 @@ class Parameterized(Parameterizable):
         to_print = []
         for n, d, c, t, p in itertools.izip(names, desc, constrs, ts, prirs):
             to_print.append(format_spec.format(name=n, desc=d, const=c, t=t, pri=p))
-        # to_print = [format_spec.format(p=p, const=c, t=t) if isinstance(p, Param) else p.__str__(header=False) for p, c, t in itertools.izip(self.parameters, constrs, ts)]
         sep = '-' * (nl + sl + cl + + pl + tl + 8 * 2 + 3)
         if header:
             header = "  {{0:<{0}s}}  |  {{1:^{1}s}}  |  {{2:^{2}s}}  |  {{3:^{3}s}}  |  {{4:^{4}s}}".format(nl, sl, cl, pl, tl).format(name, "Value", "Constraint", "Prior", "Tied to")
-            # header += '\n' + sep
             to_print.insert(0, header)
         return '\n'.format(sep).join(to_print)
     pass