Quiet side street in Farringdon in Central London, 5 minutes walk from Farringdon station and also Chancery Lane tube (metro/subway) station.
The house is set out over 4 floors, with a cool, loft-style living space on the top floor for maximum light and a view over London roof tops. At the end of a busy day touring the city, you can cook, eat and relax up here.
This spacious top floor has a fully-equipped kitchen, dining table with 6 chairs, large flat-screen TV with satellite channels, dvd player, xbox and comfortable seating.
The kitchen has an oven, ceramic hob, fridge, freezer, dishwasher, microwave and lots of cupboard space. On the worktop you will find a kettle, toaster and coffee maker (cafetière). Inside the cupboards are cups, plates, cutlery, kitchen utensils, saucepans, large serving plates and baking trays - everything you need to make a family supper and eat in.
The lounge seating is comfortable and gives everyone a good view of the TV. A window seat looks out on to the mews below, perfect for reading, checking your emails (you can pick up our wi-fi throughout the building) or just watching the London sky.
The first floor has a large bedroom with en suite shower-room. A king size bed (5 feet wide) and a single bed that converts from an armchair means that this room can sleep 3 people. It has a TV and hairdryer.
En suite shower room has a toilet, basin with mirror and shower cubicle with a good strong shower, heated towel rail and underfloor heating.
Upstairs to the second floor you will find one bedroom with a double bed which can be split into two single beds. With bedside tables with reading lamps and hanging space for clothes, it looks out to the mews below.
The third bedroom has two single beds, bedside table, chest of drawers, hanging space for clothes, hairdryer and full length mirror.
All bedrooms have large windows to let in lots of natural light during the day and each is fitted with black-out blinds to stop the sun from waking you too early in the morning.
The family bathroom is on the second floor and this has a bath (small) and separate shower cubicle. Underfloor heating and heated towel rail ensure that you will be cosy and warm. We supply all bath and bed linen. If you stay for longer than 11 days, a cleaner will drop in to change the beds, give you fresh towels and do a quick clean up.
The house will provide you with guide books and a selection of novels with London as the backdrop. We also have a folder of information with our recommendations for local restaurants, supermarkets and general advice on getting about and living in London.
The ground floor is split between the utility room with washing machine, ironing board and clothes dryer and the garage.
The garage is suitable for one modestly-sized car. Your car cannot be more than 430cm in length or wider than 220cm. If your car is larger, please note that there is no free on-street parking in Farringdon (or pretty much anywhere in central London), but there are car parks near by charging around £25 per day.
This an allergy-friendly home; the floors in each room are wooden and the stairs are not carpeted. There are no curtains, just blinds on the windows. We provide good quality feather pillows and quilts, but we can replace these with non-feather bedding if required. Please mention this when you book.
London is a great city to walk around and you will be able to walk to many of the major sites from the house or take a short bus or tube ride. The house is five minutes walk to Farringdon station which offers tube trains to all over the city and also overground trains direct to Heathrow, Gatwick and Luton airports. Chancery Lane tube station is a six minute walk and also offers tube services for the central line (red line on the tube map).
Here in Farringdon (also known as Clerkenwell) just to the North of the financial district, you are within 30 minutes walk from St Paul's Cathedral, the British Museum, Covent Garden, many restaurants and the shops, theatres and galleries of London's West End.
Grocery stores, a great Italian deli and a weekday street-food market are all within 3-5 minutes walk of the house. A large pharmacy (Boots) and high-street shops are on Holborn which is 5 minutes walk away.
It is a very convenient place to stay; choosing to stay in central London allows you to pack more in and get the most out of your trip.
