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Spacious Apartment in Georgian Townhouse - Sleeps 4-5 [#67509ha] | View Property

Bloomsbury
Ideal for family, Russell Square tube, bus or walk to London's best attractions
£185 - £199 per night (GBP)
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Traveler Reviews (19)

• Fantastic Apartment

  Fantastic Apartment

  • Guest James B.
  • Date of stay 04/06/13
  • Review Submitted 04/18/13
  The apartment was perfect for family of four. Melissa was most helpful and accommodated our 6am arrival. Highly recommend this flat as a base to explore London on foot or by tube. Hope to return! Cath, James, Zac and Zoe from Sydney Australia

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• Family Holiday

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  Family Holiday

  • Guest Alison Jones, Edinburgh
  • Date of stay 02/12/11
  • Review Submitted 03/10/11
  Great base for staying in London with the family.

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• Perfect Location

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  Perfect Location

  • Guest Guido Lebacq, Bruges, Belgium
  • Date of stay 12/30/10
  • Review Submitted 03/10/11
  Well equipped, nicely warm, perfect location. Thanks for a nice week.

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• A Great Place in a Great Location

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  A Great Place in a Great Location

  • Guest Paul Bushnell, New Zealand
  • Date of stay 12/18/10
  • Review Submitted 03/10/11
  A great place in a great location! Thanks for your meticulous organisation and on the spot help! We’ll be back.

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• Great family 'home away from away'

  Great family 'home away from away'

  • Guest Lisa
  • Date of stay 12/03/10
  • Review Submitted 01/03/11
  Our family of 5 (2 adults and 3 kids (11, 11 & 6 years) stayed at 22 John Street for 10 nights in early December. It was a perfect base for us and exactly as advertised: spacious and clean. The position is very convenient (easy walk) to Covent Garden, Oxford Street and Bloomsbury (with good shops at the Brunswick Centre - loved Carluccios Cafe!). We really enjoyed our trip to London. Thanks Melissa for providing such a wonderful rental apartment.

  Recommended for: Families with teenagers, families with young children, tourists without a car.

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• Great family 'home away from away'

  Great family 'home away from away'

  • Guest Lisa
  • Date of stay 12/03/10
  • Review Submitted 01/03/11
  Our family of 5 (2 adults and 3 kids (11, 11 & 6 years) stayed at 22 John Street for 10 nights in early December. It was a perfect base for us and exactly as advertised: spacious and clean. The position is very convenient (easy walk) to Covent Garden, Oxford Street and Bloomsbury (with good shops at the Brunswick Centre - loved Carluccios Cafe!). We really enjoyed our trip to London. Thanks Melissa for providing such a wonderful rental apartment.

  Recommended for: Families with teenagers, families with young children, tourists without a car.

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• Our First Trip

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  Our First Trip

  • Guest Harry Maxwell, Lancaster, Penn, USA
  • Date of stay 11/20/10
  • Review Submitted 03/10/11
  Our first trip to the UK. We had a great time. The flat was beautiful. Great location!”

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• Perfect for Us

  Perfect for Us

  • Guest Gemma R
  • Date of stay 03/05/10
  • Review Submitted 03/17/10
  The John Street flat was a perfect home-away-from-home for our family of 5. The rooms are spacious, the beds comfortable, the kitchen well-appointed and the situation both quiet and convenient. We walked there directly from the train station when we first arrived and set out on foot every morning during our stay. It's close to shops and transit and to many wonderful neighbourhoods and sites such as St Paul's and the theatre district. After a long day in fabulous London, you can shower, or soak in an ample tub, then enjoy a meal around the kitchen table and contemplate all that you saw and did.

  Recommended for: Families with teenagers, families with young children, girls getaway, tourists without a car, sightseeing.

  Owner response: Thank You!

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• A Wonderful Stay in London

  A Wonderful Stay in London

  • Guest Traveller from the Antipodes
  • Date of stay 01/02/10
  • Review Submitted 01/20/10
  It was a pleasure dealing with the efficient and prompt service leading up to the rental of 22 John St for two weeks in early Jan. The apartment was immaculately clean with large airy rooms and comfortable beds. A good television set with cable TV was provided as well as a DVD player and together with comfy lounges; enabled a relaxing time when it is too wet or cold to go out, The galley kitchen was well equipped that we were able to invite local friends to a couple of dinner parties. The apartment was quiet despite being in a central location with easy accessibility to the tube, buses and taxis. There were good supermarkets, cafes, pubs, bookshops and museums nearby and one could almost walk everywhere - in fact it is only a short walk to the British Museum and one could easily walk to Soho and the West End, Smithfield Markets and their surrounding restaurants and if one is too tired to walk, everything you would want to see is within 4 to 6 tube stations away. There are two stations on different lines - Holburn and Russell Square which took us to most of the places of interest to us. The shopping of Oxford St was a ten minute walk away as were the bookshops of Charring Cross Rd. The area around Bloomsbury and Camden felt safe and there were lots of happy young people around as there were university residential colleges around. Parks and squares were closeby where one could stroll and musical venues like Wigmore Hall or the Barbican were not too far away either. While cafes like Carluccio's were only near the station, one of the best Chinese restaurant Hakkasan is only a 15 min walk from the flat providing delicious yum cha (as good as if not better than Hong Kong offerings) and for something more traditionally British and for delicious breads and pastry St John's Bread and Wine is a must and it is also a 15 min walk away as well. One of the best holiday rentals we have been in and we have been to many including New York, San Francisco, Orange County, Santa Monica, Vienna, Rome, Paris, Venice and Washington DC. HIghly recommended for a wonderful base to discover London and all it has to offer. Melissa who was the main person we dealt with, was helpful, available but never intrusive.

  Recommended for: Adventure seekers, age 55+, families with teenagers, families with young children, girls getaway, tourists without a car, sightseeing.

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• our first family stay in London

  our first family stay in London

  • Guest GOOXF
  • Date of stay 08/26/09
  • Review Submitted 09/08/09
  I would definitely recommend this flat mostly because everything that was advertised was absolutely true. That means: it is well located, there are two supermarkets quite near (and near the tube stations), and it looks as nice (or even better) as shown in the photos. It was perfectly clean and well maintained. I had all the support I asked from the owner and a lot of useful information. The owner is very formal. The only disadvantage I would find is the long stairs to reach the appartment, and that maybe it is a little expensive though worth the money paid. The whole family, my husband and my 3 children (already teenagers) loved the placed and we all felt very at ease!

  Recommended for: Families with teenagers, families with young children, tourists without a car, sightseeing.

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• great apartment, peaceful location

  great apartment, peaceful location

  • Guest lachlan
  • Date of stay 10/23/08
  • Review Submitted 01/05/09
  We are a family of four (2 adults, 2 children of 10 and 12). We stayed here for the first week of our five week European tour, and used it as base to see the sights of London. The apartment was very comfortable, very quiet and relaxing after hard days spent traipsing around the city. It has lots of space to spread out in after all the crowds. The location is convenient - two tube stations are nearby, a shopping centre, and various restaurants and shops. It's not the cheapest place to stay (especially with an A$ exchange rate!), but definitely worth the rate. The owners were friendly and helpful - we really felt welcome here. We will stay here again on our next trip to the UK.

  Recommended for: Families with young children

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• Bloomsbury apartment

  Bloomsbury apartment

  • Guest Shoreham9596
  • Date of stay 10/05/08
  • Review Submitted 10/14/08
  We recently spent 6 days at this apartment and found it excellent. It was great having a kitchen given prices in London and the supermarket is quite close. The beds were really confortable and it was a quiet retreat at the end of the day. We had our 3 children with us and found the apartment much roomier than I expected. The owners were helpful and let us stay until 2.00pm on the day we were leaving. Just be warned that there quite a lot of steps! Australia

  Recommended for: Families with teenagers, girls getaway, tourists without a car, sightseeing.

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• Nice place to stay when you are in London

  Nice place to stay when you are in London

  • Guest Jzz
  • Date of stay 09/27/08
  • Review Submitted 10/07/08
  The appartement is very well located within walking distance to a lot of central attractions. It is nicely furnished and has a comfortable living room as well as two cosy bedrooms. The kitchen is well equipped and has a comfortable place to eat for 5 people. The owner was very friendly, helpful and supportive.

  Recommended for: Families with teenagers, families with young children, tourists without a car, sightseeing.

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• City/financial area base

  City/financial area base

  • Guest KiwiAKL
  • Date of stay 09/14/08
  • Review Submitted 10/13/08
  We stayed at this very pleasant clean apt for 4 nights in Sept with our 7 year old son. The apt is vey spacious and can easily sleep 5 adults. It was a 10 min walk to 3 tube stations and 10 min to a Waitrose Supermarket. It was very well provisioned with dishwsher, washing machine, kitchen utensils etc the only surprising thing was having to provide our own soap and toliet rolls - I think for this price or increasing the price to adjust it would be better to include such basic necesseties as it was along way to bring supplies from New Zealand on a Sunday with the shops shut! All public transport is free for children 11 and younger and all public museums are now free - the British Museum is within walking distance and Tower of London only a few tube stops. Buy an Oyster card for easy of use on buses and trains. Nearby there is a playground for young children. We ate one night at a nearby Italian Restaurant Ciao Bella that was recommended in the book, the place was full of people with piano player but the food was terrible - my risotto was with long rice and like a dry pilau not creamy. We took a 715am mini cab (the expensive one listed in the apt book) to London City Airport and it only cost 20 pounds and took 30 mins. The owners are very helpful with any queries you may have. A very convient base in London - would recommend to all (except those with disabilities).

  Recommended for: Age 55+, families with teenagers, families with young children, girls getaway, tourists without a car, romantic getaway.

  Owner response: There is a 24 hour Tesco store opposite the local tube station at Russell Square and there is really no need to bring provisions from New Zealand to London, no matter what time you arrive. We do not provide soap and personal toiletries due to the unhappy prevalence of allergies nowadays.

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• Central Spacious Apartment

  Central Spacious Apartment

  • Guest chuxsuperwipes
  • Date of stay 09/01/08
  • Review Submitted 09/09/08
  Great little find for my family. I currently live in the UK and needed a bigger place to house some family members 2 Adults and 3 Children, was excellent location, very spacious and good size bathroom and bedrooms. Only complaint was lots of stairs, but I'm use to that, my Aussie realitves were not! Would recommend again! 5/5

  Recommended for: Adventure seekers, families with teenagers, girls getaway, tourists without a car, sightseeing.

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• Bloomsbury Apartment

  Bloomsbury Apartment

  • Guest Andrew W
  • Date of stay 04/14/08
  • Review Submitted 07/16/08
  The property is easy to access being on the Heathrow line and a 10 min walk from Russell Square Underground station. It is quite possible to walk to theatres in the West End. It was clean and roomy and the facilities were quite good except fot the hot water system which was temperamental.. The stairway up to the bedrooms is very steep. The owners were most helpful and provided very good service and information prior to the stay. They were available if required and left plenty of information handy about local services. Two good little pubs within 40 meters and lots of places to eat, food shop etc. Internet access within walking distance..

  Recommended for: Families with teenagers, families with young children, tourists without a car.

  Owner response: The hot water system has since been adjusted and guests are respectfully advised not to tamper with the boiler controls. The stairway up to the two bedrooms is steep as this apartment has been fashioned out of a 200-year old house, originally built for a wealthy London family. The bedrooms are in what would once have been the servants quarters. The staircases that would have been used by the family living in the house on other floors are wide and rather grand. There is no need to walk to an internet cafe as the apartment has wi-fi internet access - just bring your laptop or any wi-fi enabled computer.

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• Would stay again!

  Would stay again!

  • Guest SueS
  • Date of stay 03/14/08
  • Review Submitted 06/03/08
  We were thrilled we found this flat in our search for the perfect place to stay in London on a family budget because it was absolutely wonderful!!! We stayed there in mid-March and despite the cold weather,ourtside the flat was perfect for us!!! We found the flat to be very conveniently located to all the major tourist attractions that London has to offer! It was just a few minutes walk to 3 different tube lines and in a very safe neighborhood. There were some great local restaurants in the area and a grocery store nearby. Inside the flat was comfortable and had all the necessities. We enjoyed reading through the local interest books in your bookshelf and found the Rough Guide to London very helpful! The washing machine came in very handy for our long stay!!! I would highly recommend this flat to any of our friends and family and to you reading this!

  Recommended for: Families with young children, girls getaway, tourists without a car, sightseeing.

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• Comments from Owner Guestbook

  Comments from Owner Guestbook

  • Guest HRGuestBook67509
  • Date of stay 12/01/07
  • Review Submitted 12/05/07
  ''We stayed at 22 John Street for a week while on a business/holiday trip to London. We could not have asked for a better place to stay. The apartment is tastefully decorated and has all modern amenities. The location was central to both my wife's office in Holborn as well as virtually all of central London. The apartment is situated in a relatively quiet portion of Bloomsbury, near numerous restaurants, cafes, shops, pubs and parks. Public transportation is very convenient, with three tubes within an easy walk. The British Museum, Covent Garden, and the theatres and restaurants of the West End are all just short walks the apartment. We spent most of our time exploring the nearby neighborhoods and occasionally venturing further afield on the bus or the Tube to see the sights of the wonderful city. We highly recommend 22 John Street as a wonderful place to stay in central London and would visit again (and hope to!)'' Ben and Caroline Holt, Arlington, Virginia, United States

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• Excellent Apartment

  Excellent Apartment

  • Guest Craig & Margaret
  • Date of stay 10/01/07
  • Review Submitted 02/14/08
  The apartment was better than expected, extremely clean and well presented. Great location with access to Russel St and Holbern Station in easy walking distance. Very good ideas and information in the apartment. Overall a great experience.

  Recommended for: Tourists without a car, sightseeing.

  Did you find this review helpful? Yes | No Helpful votes: 7/8