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House |3 bedrooms |Sleeps 8

St Pancras in Central London/Zone 1

From £1395 per week

7 nights minimum stay

Changeover flexible

4 out of 5

1 review | Write a review

Key info  Air conditioning, balcony/terrace, car not necessary, private garden, may take pets - please enquire

About the home

Built in the 1830s, the house has been restored to retain its original fireplaces, wooden floors and Victorian features, but fully modernised to include an architect-designed kitchen (chrome fridge and ice-dispenser), steamroom with inbuilt CD stereo, air-con in the master bedroom and a charming patio garden. Go through the secret garden gate to a huge communal garden (trees, lawns, seating, climbing frame & slide) which is a safe place for your children to play and a haven for adults in the middle of the busy city.

There are excellent transport links (buses and tubes 3 mins away), but you will find that you can walk to many of London's finest attractions including the British Museum in Bloomsbury, Regents Park and Covent Garden with its street theatre, opera house and shopping piazza is a 25 min walk. London's West End with its fabulous shopping (Regent St, Bond St, Carnaby St), theatres, art galleries and landmarks (Trafalgar Square, Piccadilly Circus, Big Ben) is close by.

Facilities

Further details indoors:
The house is laid out over four storeys, starting on the lower ground floor you find the fully fitted designer kitchen (5-ring hob & oven, microwave, chrome fridge/freezer with ice maker, dishwasher, coffee machine and plenty of crockery, glass and tableware). There is a separate utility room (washing machine and separate tumble dryer), and a dining area which has an extendable table to seat 8. This leads to the family living area with sofa and armchair (folds into a single bed). Huge double doors fold back to open the entire space onto the patio garden area. A short flight of stairs leads to a shower room and toilet.

Walk further upstairs to the ground floor to a large open plan living room with wooden floors, traditional fireplace, leather sofa, armchair (folds into single bed), TV (with extra FreeView channels), dvd, video, CD stereo, desk and library including books on art, architecture, local interest and novels. Double doors open to balconied terrace with seating and views of the large communal garden.

Upstairs to the first floor to a double bedroom with queen-sized double bed (5 feet wide), good storage and a traditional fireplace. On the same floor there is a second double bedroom with queen-sized double bed and storage. At the top of the house you will find the master bedroom with its queen-sized double bed, air-conditioning, CD stereo and TV. This room also has a single bed, meaning that this room can be used as a double or a twin room. A large bathroom with roll top bath, WC, sink and separate double steam room and multi powered shower unit is next door. There is an inbuilt CD stereo system in the steamroom.

Further details outdoors:
The dining room leads to a patio garden which is paved and beautifully planted with table and seating for outdoor dining. Steps lead to upper garden area and a gate to the communal garden area. The shared communal garden is private to the street and cannot be accessed by the public. It is an extraordinary haven from the busy city with plentiful trees, planting, lawns and wildlife. There is a very safe children's’ play area with climbing frames and slides.

Further details

We ask for a 20% deposit when you book. The remainder of the rental fee is due two months before your stay begins. We accept sterling cheques, Visa, Mastercard & American Express, and will send you a receipt along with directions to the house from whichever airport or train station you are arriving into. You can gain access to the house at 2pm on the first day of your stay, when you will be met, shown around the house and given keys. If you plan to arrive earlier, please let us know and if the property is ready, you will be able to move in at an earlier time. If it is not ready, you can leave luggage from 10am and go out exploring until the house has been made ready for you. On the day of departure, please leave before 10am. This can sometimes be extended by arrangement, if we do not have guests arriving later that day.

Conditions

The house is spread out over four floors and there is no lift (elevator), making it unsuitable for wheelchair users and anyone who has difficulty with stairs. This is a family home and children are welcome.

In the living room you will find a black folder of information about the property and a short guide to the local area and its shops, restaurants and facilities. If you would like a copy of this local guide before you arrive, just ask and it can be emailed to you.

The price includes bed linen, towels, final cleaning and tax.

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Balfe St is in a row of Victorian houses in a quiet residential street

 

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Master bedroom on second floor

 

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Living room with satellite TV and wi-fi internet access

 

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Living and dining area leads to patio garden

The South East England / Greater London region

There is no such thing as out-of-season in London and you can have an excellent holiday here at any time of year. You can visit world class tourist attractions such as the Tower of London, Tower Bridge, St Paul's Cathedral, Big Ben, Westminster Abbey, Houses of Parliament, Buckingham Palace, The Mall, Trafalgar Square, London Eye and the British Museum.

Or you can go shopping in Oxford Street, Regent Street, Covent Garden, Carnaby St, Knightsbridge (Harrods, Harvey Nichols), trendy Camden Market (pleasant 20 min stroll along the canal) or the antiques market in nearby Islington (10 min walk).

Heading East, you can wander around the City of London, Europe's financial centre with its famous buildings (St Paul's Cathedral, the Gherkin, Tower Bridge, Wren churches) and visit the medieval Tower of London. Buckingham Palace, St James' Park, Hyde Park and Notting Hill are a short bus or tube ride to the West.

There is so much to see and experience in the metropolis; art galleries, theatres, clubs, rock and pop concerts, classical music performances, jazz clubs, comedy clubs, cinema, sporting events - there is an ever changing variety of things to do. The house has an A-Z map book, some guide books and restaurant guides to help you get the most out of your stay in central London as well as a considerable library of books, videos and dvds.

The Central London/Zone 1 / St Pancras area

St Pancras is a lively, bustling area with many restaurants, bars and cafes including the longest champagne bar in Europe (in the gothic St Pancras International station). You will find a guide to local restaurants and shops in the house.

The area has seen a great deal of development in recent years and visitors who remember Kings Cross-St Pancras from days gone by will be surprised at its transformation. Victorian canalside warehouses have been restored to house new apartments, restaurants and bars and crumbling industrial buildings have been swept away to make way for new hi-tech offices, shops, art galleries (including the cutting-edge Gagosian Gallery) and Kings Place, a new concert hall that is home to the London Sinfonietta and offers concerts and cultural events nightly. The area also boasts three off-West End theatres; the Shaw Theatre, Bloomsbury Theatre and The Place theatre.

The British Library is a 5 minute walk away - treasures include Mozart scores, Beatles lyrics, Shakespeare First Folio and Magna Carta (1215). You can stroll to the British Museum in Bloomsbury in 20 mins (Egyptian Mummies, Rosetta Stone, Elgin Marbles). Bloomsbury is also home to the Charles Dickens Musuem, sited in the house where he wrote Oliver Twist and Nicholas Nickelby.

Despite these local highlights, the best reason for living in St Pancras is its proximity to London's West End. You can walk to Covent Garden, Oxford Street or Leicester Square in 30-40 mins or take a 10 min bus or tube ride. This means that you spend more of your holiday doing what you want to do, rather than commuting in to central London on the trains or tubes.

If you are planning on visiting other areas of the UK, St Pancras makes an excellent base as it is now Europe's largest transport hub. You can be in Paris in 2.5 hours, Cambridge in 1 hour, York in 3 hours or Edinburgh in 5 hours. Just walk round the corner and get on a train.

How to get there

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This Victorian family house is a 5 minute walk from St Pancras International Station which has Eurostar train services to Paris, Brussels and beyond. Heathrow Airport, Luton Airport, Gatwick Airport, Stansted Airport and City Airport are all within easy reach by train or tube/subway (allow 60 mins to Heathrow and 90 to the rest) and we'll send directions when you book. If you want a day out of London take a national train from St Pancras or Kings Cross stations and for local trips either use St Pancras London Underground station (6 tube lines) or one of the many buses which stop at the end of the street (10 mins to Oxford Street). Bloomsbury and Russell Square are a short walk as are the restaurants, bars and antiques market at Angel Islington. The West End, Covent Garden, Soho and Oxford Street are a pleasant 25 minute walk.

Activities near Central London/Zone 1

Reviews

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23 Aug 2011

“reunion of friends in london for the weekend” The house itself has an excellent location near to Kings Cross with a large supermarket en-route from the station to the property. Located in a lovely quiet road, it was ideal for us to accommodate... more

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"Great house, great location. Could not get much better than this! We have really enjoyed your house. Many, many thanks” Ferguson family, Australia

“We have been in this house for 6 days. We are really happy because the house has character. We really enjoyed the music (above all in the shower!), the kitchen, the short distance to public transport . . .” Rambaldini family, Italy

"This is a beautiful home, beautifully decorated and filled with books you want to read and films you want to watch. The immaculate kitchen is a joy to cook and entertain in, and at the end of the day you can relax in the stylish bathroom listening to music as you lie in the huge free-standing bath. The 'secret garden' was a big hit with all of us (2 adults, 1 five-year old, 1 two- year old) and our kids very happily ended up having picnics and playing hide and seek with the neighbours' children. Our friends (who live up the road) definitely wanted to move in!
If you can tear yourself away, you have the whole of London on your doorstep. Good local places to eat out and a Tesco Metro only a few metres down the road mean you won't go hungry and and the excellent transport links make getting around a doddle" M Joinson, Dorset, England

“Thank you for a lovely place that we could stay in with our family. We enjoyed every moment of it. We will remember this in South Africa and tell our friends with big families about it” – The Kampers

"What a wonderful place to stay. What a great city to visit. We all want to come back of course, definitely"
Martin Eckhardt, Bremen, Germany

“Thank you for a wonderful stay. We loved the large kitchen and dining table, which was perfect for our family. The tube was so close for visiting all of London and Eurostar to Paris. We were comfortable here and it felt like home” The Palmieri & Marcik family, New York, USA

"We enjoyed our stay immensely and our favourite thing was the convenience of the tube and railway. The rooms were perfect for us and there were so many amenities. We appreciated the wonderful internet access (which was MUCH better than the hotels and allowed us to prepare for our many days of sightseeing). It was a lovely house and had absolutely everything we needed. Thank you for a wonderful stay.’"
Kari Lubitz & family, Portland, Oregon, USA

“A charming house to feel at home in London. Fits 8 people perfectly! Great place to keep in mind for our next visit” Roger family, St Germain on Laye, France

“This was a great place to stay. The 5 of us were very comfortable. This home has plenty of room and amenities. The location was great. Close to all transportation, shopping and dining. Thank you.” Smith Family, Humble, Texas, USA

“We enjoyed our stay in 22 Balfe Street very much. The furniture and the design of the rooms are marvellous, and the house has a magnificent individualistic character. Especially we loved the quietness of Balfe Street, even though we were in the heart of buzzing London with perfect access to public transport.” Ralf Eickhorn, Germany

Rental prices

Prices for group size 6
Period	From	To	Weekly	Nightly rate		Minimum  stay
				Weekday	Weekend
Winter 2012	4 Jan 12	31 Mar 12	1395£ 1395	0-	0-	1 Week
Easter 2012	31 Mar 12	14 Apr 12	1695£ 1695	0-	0-	1 Week
Summer 2012	14 Apr 12	22 Jun 12	1495£ 1495	0-	0-	1 Week
Summer 2012	22 Jun 12	27 Jul 12	1795£ 1795	0-	0-	1 Week
Olympic Week 1	27 Jul 12	4 Aug 12	5495£ 5495	0-	0-	1 Week
Summer 2012	12 Aug 12	11 Sep 12	1795£ 1795	0-	0-	1 Week

Prices for group size 8
Period	From	To	Weekly	Nightly rate		Minimum  stay
				Weekday	Weekend
Winter 2012	4 Jan 12	31 Mar 12	1495£ 1495	0-	0-	1 Week
Easter 2012	31 Mar 12	14 Apr 12	1795£ 1795	0-	0-	1 Week
Summer 2012	14 Apr 12	22 Jun 12	1595£ 1595	0-	0-	1 Week
Summer 2012	22 Jun 12	27 Jul 12	1895£ 1895	0-	0-	1 Week
Olympic Week 1	27 Jul 12	4 Aug 12	5495£ 5495	0-	0-	1 Week
Summer 2012	12 Aug 12	11 Sep 12	1895£ 1895	0-	0-	1 Week

NB: Prices may be subject to change at the advertiser's discretion.

Cleaning, bed linen and towels, heating and lighting all included in price.

We can only accept bookings for one week or longer, unless your holiday begins within the next 6 weeks.

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5 years listed You are contacting Melissa Mackey Landline +44 0207 419 7995 Mobile +44 07771 950463 Web Visit site Payment accepted Credit cards accepted Languages spoken The owner is based in the United Kingdom and has advertised with Holiday Lettings since 2006. This house has received 1 review from previous guests.

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