❤️HEART of London, 4min walk to Trafalgar Square! Stylish luxury apt
Apartment • Greater London United Kingdom
4 Guests
2 Bedrooms
2 Beds
2 Bathrooms
Secondary home
Exchange types accepted
Simultaneous
Non-Simultaneous
Non-Reciprocal & Globe
Hospitality
Statistics
Listed June 2024
Views 1781
General overview
- 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms on 3rd floor with elevator. Separate kitchen (ie not open kitchen)
- 85 sqm, completely refurbished a few years ago
- spacious living/dining room
- lots of sunlight ☀️ from many large windows, high ceilings
- unbelievably CENTRAL AND CONVENIENT LOCATION
- moreover, NEXT TO A PARK 🌳🌷🌳 with DIRECT VIEWS from living room and master bedroom onto the park and RIVER THAMES. You can even see the London Eye 🎡from the master bedroom window when the tree leaves are off!
- decorated to a very high standard.
WALKING TIME to points of interest:
- Victoria Embankment Gardens: 10 seconds
- Trafalgar Square: 4 mins
- National Gallery: 4 mins
- Covent Garden (including the Royal Opera House): 4-7 mins
- Leicester Square/Chinatown: 6 mins
- Theatreland: over 30 West End theatres within a 10-min walking radius!
- London Eye 🎡 / London Aquarium 🐳 : 7 mins
- St. James Park: 7 mins walking or 3 minutes running
- 10 Downing Street: 7 mins
- changing of the Guards 💂 at Horse Guards Parade: 7 mins
- Big Ben / Westminster Abbey / Parliament: 13 mins
- Buckingham Palace 👑 : 15 mins
- Southbank Centre: 5 mins. This is a major cultural hub with 8 world class music and theatre venues, street artists, tons of cafes, restaurants etc. The riverside promenade scene in Four Weddings and A Funeral was filmed here. The Southbank Centre Food Market is here year-round, with 35 food trucks/stalls, super fun! As if that's not enough, there are also festivals both in summer and winter with tons of fun and exciting shows, catering to grown-up and family audiences alike
The famous Savoy Hotel (5 stars), Raffles Hotel (5 stars, opened end-2023) and the classy Corinthian Hotel (5 stars) are all only 150 metres / 2 mins walk away, where only the more expensive rooms have the same view as this apartment.
I fell in love with this apartment for many reasons, the key ones being:
- UNBEATABLE location with excellenet transport links 🚆 and walking distance to so many amazing sights and locations 👑🌳🎡💂
- sunlight-filled rooms ☀️ with high ceiling
- DIRECTLY OVERLOOKS park 🌳🌹 and River Thames. It's just so nice to read a book lying on the lush grass lawn with a coffee or a picnic. This is just 10 seconds from the apartment!
- Theatreland 🎭🎵 and the heart of London literally AT YOUR DOORSTEP
The space
Bright and airy living and dining room, overlooking a small park.
Fully equipped kitchen.
Master bedroom with double bed, overlooking a park, with en-suite bathroom.
Second bedroom with double bed.
Second bathroom (not en-suite, just opposite the second bedroom).
Everything decorated to a very high standard.
Elevator in the building.
Guest access
For majority of the year, this apt is available as 1 guest bedroom (double bed) + private bathroom + shared living/dining/kitchen. As I will be using the master bedroom, this will be classified as a hospitality stay. The total area available to guests will be 65 sqm (sole use + shared). This is the default scenario. As a stylish and comfortable double bedroom + private bathroom that is extremely well located in central London is still very useful to many travellers, I am happy to host such hospitality stays (either for non-sim swaps, or 5 nights for a globe) (verified with PLU team: this is allowed as long as both parties agree. Have already completed 3 exchanges in this fashion).
For a few months a year, the entire apt will be available (2 double bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, living room, dining room, kitchen, total 85 sqm). Such "entire-apt availability" will be separately posted in the PLU FB group, when available. (so, unless specified, the default scenario is still the 1 bedroom 1 bathroom hospitality stay)
Kindly note that a cleaning fee of £127 may be applicable for whole-apartment, non-reciprocal stays. This is the cost the professional cleaning company charges me for thorough cleaning of the apt, fresh 5-star hotel quality bed linens for 2 double beds plus fresh hotel quality fluffy towels. Sometimes it can be avoided, but when it is needed, it means it is the only way to make home exchange possible and offer you top notch quality (like in the photos) when I’m not in the country. Thanks in advance for your understanding.
Notes
Only non-smoker guests
Each double bed uses a mattress that is 140cm wide. This would work for 2 guests for some but maybe not others who are used to wider double mattresses. Just don't want you to be surprised...
Being so central, sometimes there is a bit of noise from outside, but the double glazed windows do a good job.
Kindly note this is a “no shoes inside” apt (as I have beige carpets)
No parties. Please be considerate towards neighbours.
Features
Washer
Dishwasher
Clothes dryer
Oven
Microwave
Coffee machine
Fridge
Iron
Hair dryer
Heating
Air conditioning
TV
WiFi
High Speed Internet
Bathtub
First aid kit
Wheelchair accessible
Smoke alarms
Fire extinguisher
Bed sheets
Towels
Workspace
Fireplace
Home cinema
Toys
Gym
Sauna
BBQ
Pool
Hot tub
Balcony
Garden / yard
Deck / patio / courtyard / terrace
Covered porch / verandah
Kosher home
Meat-free kitchen
Gated community
EV Home Charger
Bikes
Camping gear
Kayak
Tennis court
Standup paddleboard
Travel Styles
Weekend
Family
Romantic
Foodie
Relaxing
Luxury
City
Culture
Last minute
Good public transport
Accessibility
Single level
Accessible door handles
House rules
Suitable for infants under 2
Suitable for children ages 2-12
Pets not allowed
No smoking
Allergens
Cat free
Dog free
Smoke free
Fragrance free
Dates of Availability
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Neighbourhood
This apt is really at the HEART of London. Trafalgar Square, National Gallery, Covent Garden, West End for dozens of shows, Westminster Abbey, Big Ben, Buckingham Palace, Downing Street, St James and Green Park, London Eye, are ALL within 5-15 min walking distance.
We are also being SURROUNDED by restaurants of every imaginable cuisine, ranging from more casual ones with good vibes to fine dining.
5 supermarkets within 5 min walk
Everything is AT YOUR DOORSTEP !
Getting to my home
From any of the airports, there are easy connections by train, underground or Uber/taxi.
Nearest airport
Heathrow, Gatwick, City, Stansted, Luton
Getting around
Many many important sights can be reached within 10-20 mins walk! which reduces the need for taking public transport or taxis (London underground in the summer is nasty!).
Nearest underground/tube station: Embankment (1 min walk): on 4 of the most popular tube lines
Charing Cross (2 min walk): on 3 tube lines
Leicester Square (5 min walk): on 2 tube lines
Charing Cross rail station (1 min walk), with many connections
Waterloo rail station (13 min walk), many connections
Buses: there are over 60 bus lines that have stops within 5 mins walk! Super well connected!
Thames river cruise: 2 mins walk
Hop on Hop off bus: 3 min walk
In conclusion: no joke, this apt has SUPER CONNECTIVITY!!!
Map of Approximate Location
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