| Our agency has run a survey with their clients to find | | | | at your own pace without rigid hotel rules, curfews, |
| out what makes them choose a vacation rental over | | | | impersonal service then a vacation rental is for you. |
| a hotel stay during their trips to London. | | | | Not your first time in London? Some of our guests |
| We asked our guest to give us their opinions on the | | | | suggest that when traveling with friends in London, a |
| benefits of apartment rentals as well as any of the | | | | personal home away from home adds amazing value |
| downsides. Here is a compilation of interesting points | | | | and a richer experience to your stay. Entertaining |
| made by our clients which we believe can help you | | | | friends in your London home with a great meal |
| weigh your options when choosing which type of | | | | prepared in a fully stocked kitchen can make for an |
| accommodation is most likely to suit your style when | | | | unforgettable evening... |
| traveling to London for a holiday. | | | | Whether you are traveling with adults only, children |
| There is a belief that visitors to London who opt for | | | | or are just a group of friends looking to spend a fun |
| a hotel stay will often see much of their holiday | | | | time abroad, our agency caters for large and small |
| budget being spent on accommodations alone. Our | | | | groups. We asked families what made them opt for |
| guests found this to be rather true. For the same | | | | a vacation rental rather than a hotel suite. |
| rates as a typical hotel, an apartment rental provided | | | | As you can imagine, for a large family a single London |
| them with more value for their money and more | | | | hotel room will rarely provide sufficient |
| choices regarding sizes and style. Cleaner and quieter, | | | | accommodations every one. You can choose to pick |
| rentals have the added benefit of a kitchen. Our | | | | two room and cross your fingers that they will be on |
| guests found that they could save money by dining | | | | the same floor, relatively close to each other, safe, |
| at home rather than in restaurants every day. Even | | | | and if very lucky, adjoining one another. But there is |
| London studio, the smallest sized vacation rentals, is | | | | always a price for this sort of "luxury" and with little |
| often larger and better equipped than a simple single | | | | children this avenue is not even a valid option. Being |
| standard London hotel room. | | | | confined in the small space of one hotel room |
| Hotels may provide breakfast and, if you are lucky, a | | | | presents a problem for little ones who have nowhere |
| little kettle in each room. Our clients state that this | | | | to roam and may very well turn the trip sour. |
| simply does not match up to the pleasure of doing | | | | On the other hand traveling together is a great way |
| your morning food shopping in the markets of | | | | to reduce costs by allowing everyone to share one |
| London and meeting back "home" with friends and | | | | lodging together. A vacation rental is the best solution |
| loved ones for a convivial meal. | | | | for this type of vacation. |
| Tips from our guests: If you are on a budget but | | | | Some apartments welcome up to 6 or 7 guests with |
| want to avoid the terrible one/two star hotels of | | | | 3 bathrooms and separate toilets. South Kensington's |
| London, consider a vacation rental outside of the first | | | | Concerto is a very good example of this, as is |
| zone of London. By renting in the Battersea, you are | | | | Delicious, a luxury hideaway near the Portobello |
| next to Chelsea and Knightsbridge is a short distance | | | | Market and Notting Hill. The benefits of this type of |
| too. | | | | London rental are numerous; each guest will enjoy an |
| An apartment like Eternity may be a perfect choice | | | | intimate space to retreat to, while social gatherings |
| at a very affordable rate. Hoxton Square is also | | | | can be made in the living room or meals enjoyed in |
| kissing the border of Shoreditch - a hip and happening | | | | the kitchen. Separate bathrooms allow guests to |
| place in central London. Opting for a 2 bedroom like | | | | make use of the sink and bathtub in different rooms |
| Firefly can be an excellent way to save money, while | | | | without creating traffic in the morning. |
| being steps from Bloomsbury. | | | | Of course, with individual rooms at a London hotel |
| An area like Tower Bridge will put you close enough | | | | you may get individual bathrooms, bedrooms and |
| to enjoy Tower Hill and Saint-Paul's Cathedral. | | | | privacy at night since everyone is separated, but let's |
| Consider a property located near a beautiful market | | | | not forget that you sacrifice the pleasure to spend |
| called Othello or Hamlet, a one bedroom - 1-bathroom | | | | time together and share a unique experience in a |
| accommodation practically on the Thames river | | | | relaxed way - the very reason you opted for a |
| banks. | | | | family/friend vacation in the first place. |
| When choosing a London vacation rental you will | | | | One of our guests who has a family of three young |
| have access to amenities that would be impossible to | | | | children suggests that one the plus side of a London |
| obtain in any place other than a 5 star London palace. | | | | rental is not having to dress the kids up and race |
| A two bedroom apartment in Earls Court with its | | | | down to the breakfast lobby of a hotel before the |
| own garden such as Twelfth Night or a gem like | | | | morning meal wraps up. This is perk that is hard to |
| Duchess, a Tower bridge penthouse with a terrasse | | | | ignore! |
| overlooking London's skyline are real treasures and | | | | So you are sold on the idea of vacation rentals? In |
| will make a London vacation unforgettable. | | | | our next article we feature the benefits of renting |
| It is no secret that fans of short-term rentals are | | | | via an agency rather than through private owners... |
| travelers with a taste for things private, charming | | | | Read what our guests have to say about this! |
| and personal. If you like to do things your own way, | | | | |