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Spacious, beautifully decorated garden apartment in Earls Court Square sleeps 4
| Sleeps | 4 |
| Bedrooms | 2 |
| Bathrooms | 2 |
| Space | 900 sq. ft. |
| Property type | apartment |
| Minimum Stay | 5 - 7 nights |
Overview
Unusual apartment , very much a home, in a convenient, central location.
This extremely spacious and beautifully decorated apartment sleeping four has the feeling of a home and not just accommodation to be rented out. The colours are rich and sumptuous. The rooms are large and the feeling of calm and space that the flat offers is a welcome relief after a busy day’s sightseeing. A long passage leads to an area with desk, and to the cosy living room which, in turn, leads to a glass conservatory used as a dining room beyond which is the charming garden. One of the two bedrooms is at the back of the apartment looking at the garden and is extremely quiet. It has its ensuite bathroom (shower). The second bedroom is at the front of the flat and has big bay windows facing south – its bathroom (bathtub) is across the passage.. Both these bedrooms have queen size double beds (5ft or 160cm), and there is also an additional single bed. The kitchen is small but very well equipped.. There is excellent security, Wi-Fi, 32 inch flat screen TV . Earls Court tube station is a five minute walk away (both Piccadilly & District Lines). Excellent shopping facilities around the corner.
Sightseeing :
South Kensington (Natural History Museum, Victoria & Albert Museum, Science Museum) is a short bus ride, or two stops on the tube.
Knightsbridge (Harrods) is 3 stops. Piccadilly, West End theatres, Soho, etc is a fifteen minute tube journey on the Piccadilly line.
Houses of Parliament, the London Eye and South Bank activities are about a twenty minute ride on the District Line.
Tower of London a bit further.
Arrival Access:
Heathrow Airport: Direct access to Piccadilly line tube from all terminals with a 40 minute journey to Earls Court. You buy an Oyster card for all your Tube and Bus travel during your stay, with a one week travel card if you are staying that long.
Gatwick Airport. Take the Gatwick express to Victoria (they sell tickets in the baggage hall which saves time). Then take District line to Earls Court (4 stops). About 5-6 min walk to flat from Earls Court tube station.
Heathrow is 30-40 minutes by road. Gatwick 1 hour. It is possible (via Google) to pre-book a minicab to be waiting at arrivals.
About Dinah Voisin
I bought this apartment in 1997 so as to have somewhere to stay when I come to London to visit family and friends. I am English but I live in Italy, so it was important to me to have a home in the U.K. I have 3 children and 2 grandchildren and I also wanted them to have somewhere to stay in London from time to time.
Dinah Voisin purchased this apartment in 1997
Why Dinah Voisin chose Kensington & Chelsea
I wanted a flat in central London so it would be easy to get everywhere. I loved the space this apartment offered and the fact that there was a little patio garden. I also liked having my own front door and not having to go through a communal building. It is lower ground floor and I was able to get permission to build a conservatory at the back of the apartment.
What makes this apartment unique
I then decorated the flat in rich sumptious colours to make up for the fact that it does not have a lot of light in the centre of the flat. It runs the entire width of the building so the light is okay at either end and the colours really give it warmth and originality. I have lovely antique furniture and I feel very at home when I am staying there. I hope my guests will feel the same way!
Guestbook comments from the manager
We truly loved the apartment it was perfect for the 4 of us. Our family agreed it was one of the smartest decisions we made to stay there. It was so charming and comfortable; a great place to unwind at the end of the day. We had plenty of room to relax - tea and shortbread cookies before bed became routine for the week. The location was also terrific, very convenient to the tube, plenty of places to eat or buy groceries. We loved London!
Map
The prestigious Earls Court Square is a very quiet residential area minutes away from the closest underground (tube) station, Earls Court, which is on both the District and Picadilly lines thus offering very quick access to all the main London Tourist attractions and the West End with its theatres, shopping etc. For example, two stops away on the Picadilly line, less than ten minutes, is South Kensington (Natural History Museum, Victoria & Albert Museum). Three stops finds you in Knightsbridge (Harrods). And so on. There are also plenty of buses. Around the corner from the flat, in Earls Court Road, you find all manner of food shops (a Marks & Spencer food shop is minutes away and open until 11pm), small supermarket, chemists including a Boots, stationary, post office, 2 banks, laundry, etc. Also plenty of restaurants, cafes, pubs and takeaways. A very quiet location extraordinarily convenient for a visitor to London.
We are also just 7 stops from Wimbledon for the famous tennis tournament (District Line, no change needed and trains leave every four minutes).
Earls Court Exhibition Centre is a five minute walk from the apartment.
The Olympia Exhibition Centre is a short bus ride away.
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Amenities
Kensington Apartment Accommodation and Amenities
- apartment
- Guests provide their own meals
- Housekeeper Optional
- 900 sq. ft.
- Check-in: 3:00 PM / Check-out: 10:00 AM
- Max. occupancy: 4
- not suitable for children
- pets not allowed
- Downtown
- Tourist Attractions
- Basic Soaps
- Hair Dryer
- Heating
- Internet
- Iron & Board
- Laundry Soap
- Linens Provided
- Local Restaurant Guide
- Toilet Paper
- Towels Provided
- Tumble Dryer
- Washing Machine
- Wireless Internet
- 4 Ring Stove
- Cooking Utensils
- Dishwasher
- Freezer
- Grill
- Microwave
- Oven
- Refrigerator
- Stove
- Toaster
- Dining Room
- seating for 6 people
- 2 Bathrooms
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Bathroom 1 -
toilet
,
shower
Bathroom 2 - toilet , tub
- 2 Bedrooms, Sleeps 4
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Bedroom 1 -
1 queen
,
1 sleep sofa /futon
Bedroom 2 - 1 queen , 1 double , 1 twin/ single
- One bedroom is situated at the back of the flat and is therefore extremely quiet - you could imagine you were in the country and not in the centre of London! It has its ensuite bathroom with shower. The other bedroom is very spacious and faces south. It has its own bathroom across the passage, with bathtub. There is a foldaway single bed (80cm x 190cm) which can also go into this bedroom, should there be two people who would rather have separate beds. This bed is equipped with a second mattress to ensure your comfort. We prefer to have a maximum of 4 people stay in the apartment.
- DVD Player
- Satellite / Cable
- Television
- Lawn / Garden
- unsuitable for elderly or infirm
- wheelchair inaccessible
- ATM/bank
- groceries
- laundromat
- massage therapist
Reviews
Wonderful!
4.8/5 -
(68 traveler reviews)
Lovely. Great location, beautiful flat. Would definitely stay here again
My daughter and I loved it. Beautiful comfortable, safe, close to tube, restaurants, grocery, not far from downtown. Lots of extras...
Great location and neighborhood.
Owners should have mentioned this is a basement apartment. Very dark. Extreme bad smell. Either sewer leak or cat pee. But certainly met our needs for a week.
Large,quaint,well located but......
You could have a wonderful time here because it is different but we were there for a week and by the second day the honeymoon was over.The problem is not with the management or the owner but just that mustiness which is inescapable in subterranean flats short on light and ventilation.Given a long hot dry spell the vapours might have evaporated but in our cloudy and drizzly week that did not happen.
It took the edge off what otherwise was an excellent flat.
A quiet, charming, "very London" apartment
The apartment is charming, quiet, and well-situated. It is easy to get to the Underground and there's a quick food market close by. We particularly appreciated having all the London pamphlets at the apartment, it helped us to plan each day.
Old hard wood creaky floors, good character. Good charm
Convenient. Clean. Well supplied. A bit dark but then it is a garden flat. Charming old world feel.
Lovely Garden Apartment
I recently booked this apartment for a 10 day stay with a friend and very much enjoyed it! The location is wonderful--convenient to the tube and whatever services are needed. The decor is fun and eclectic and the flat is well laid out with one bedroom in front and the other, with the common rooms in between.. The kitchen is well supplied with whatever you might need. The home was impeccably clean, which was much appreciated! It's also a wonderful neighborhood for walking.
and it really feels like home
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Rates & Availability
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Additional information about rental rates
| Fees | No additional mandatory fees |
We charge £80 for cleaning for a stay of less than 5 nights.
Payment in sterling can be made by bank transfer or through the HomeAway Secure Payment System. I also accept payment in euros via Paypal.
CANCELLATIONS: The initial deposit is non refundable so we advise to take out travel insurance to cover this. The second payment is refundable up to 21 days prior to arrival.
Manager's Cancellation Policy
- 100% refund if canceled at least 60 days before arrival date.
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