Kensington Townhouse, enormous residence in the heart of London - Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London
6 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, sleeps 10

The Property: An enormous eccentric town house in Kensington, central London, available for bed and breakfast or to be rented in its entirety for short holidays and ideal for family parties, anniversary celebrations, honeymoons or reunions. excellent family kitchen
communal gardens TV, DVD, video and stereo, computer with broadband domestic help for 3 mornings a week included children welcome

57 Holland Road is an enormous town house built about 18O years ago and restored to its early Victorian glory recently. I am a writer and there are about 5OOO books and lots of antiques and pictures. It is very comfortable and relaxed with great character. I have 4 daughters so it is ideal for family holidays and reunions.

On the basement floor there is a huge farmhouse kitchen with an Aga with French doors on to a small private garden with a fountain and barbecue, which opens on to big communal gardens full of roses and London plane trees and runs the length of the block and separately a formal dining room with a piano and harmonium which seats ten. There is also a full laundry and an extra loo.

The ground floor has a study, a separate loo and a large formal drawing room with a grand piano and vast fireplace and next to it a large family sitting room with books and TV and VCR and video and another fireplace. The first floor has two enormous bedrooms with en suite bathrooms and antique beds. The top floor has 4 small double bedrooms and a big bathroom.

Extra information: Big open fireplaces; telephones; TV, VCR, stereo, DVD plus large collection of family classics in all genres ; dishwasher, washing machine and dryer; all linen and towels provided and changed weekly; barbecue and fountain.

Ground floor : tiled entrance hall; downstairs loo and basin ; drawing room with grand piano and open fireplace ; family sitting room and small study.Basement floor : dining room/music room, seats l2, with upright piano and American harmonium; kitchen with pine table for l4, Aga, American fridge/freezer, walk-in larder, dishwasher and French doors to garden with barbecue and fountain; laundry with washer and dryer, chest freezer and extra loo.

First floor : master bedroom with half-tester overlooking garden with en suite bathroom with original Victorian clawfoot bath, basin and loo; bigger bedroom with American antique brass bed and ensuite bathroom with basin, bath, power shower and bidet. (cot kept under this bed). Top Floor : four smaller double bedrooms - two with 4'6" beds and two with 4' beds; large family bathroom with clawfoot bath, loo, basin and power shower.

No smoking. Three days a week of wonderful Svetlana who comes for 4 hours on Monday, Wednesday and Friday to clean and iron whatever you wish.

Location: Holland Road is in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, which is the centre of residential London. It is convenient for shops and public transport of all kinds. There is wonderful shopping on Kensington High Street, which is within walking distance in one direction; with nearby Holland Park with its fine food shops and Notting Hill Gate in the other.

Also within walking distance, is Holland Park itself with wilderness areas, a children's adventure playground, peacocks and rabbits and Holland House too which hosts outdoor opera in the summer. There is also an icehouse which is an art gallery and a lovely orangery.Tennis courts and an excellent coach, Rocco, can be found on Brook Green. Kensington New Pools has an enormous pool and gym about l5 minutes walk away.

Portobello Road with its splendid antiques and food and clothes market is close by and the West London shops and facilities in Knightsbridge and Sloane Square are a bus ride away.

Rental Rates (per property per week):

Notes to the Rental rates
I ask for a £5OO deposit to confirm a booking and the whole amount two months before arrival.

I am mostly relaxed about renting for any length of time, i.e. not always strictly Saturday to Saturday (depending on pressure from other renters) and sometimes to mid-week.

Bed and breakfast : I charge about £7O-£8O a night for a big double room with bathroom ensuite; about £6O-£65 for small doubles with a shared bathroom and less for children.

If you would like to contact the owner, Charlotte Breese, please click on the link below.