London Vacation Rental apartment: Winchmore Hill

As a man who regularly travels on business, for a trip to London for a break away, I wanted to stay somewhere outside the craziness and hustle and bustle of the city centre and also didn't want to stay in yet another impersonal, anonymous and expensive hotel.

The Stables in the Old Bakery is a beautiful little cottage around half an hour by train from central London in what is a very quiet and yet lovely village type area. A deli, some pubs and takeaways and a big supermarket are all within 5 minutes walk. Felt very safe walking around the area at night. Nice area with no antisocial behaviour noticed.

The Stables itself has everything you could possibly want in an accomodation. The kitchen is very well equipped with every utensil you could possibly need for self catering. A fridge and larder that was even filled with all the basics (bread, milk, olive oil eggs etc.).

The bedroom has a very comfortable king size bed with high quality linen and lots of pillows and cushions. It's located up a ladder type stairway (not suitable if your mobility is in any way limited) in a loft in the roof and despite hitting my head off the roof a couple of times was very cosy. There's a heater there for winter and a fan for summer.

Bathroom contains an electric shower and washing machine.

The main room has a TV with a reasonable selection of DVDs (though a few newer up to date movies would be great) and hundreds of books as well as a radio/CD player. Great after a day's shopping or a night in the local pub. Very comfy chairs and sofa. Centrally heated.

Lots of plants and a table outside and completely cut off from the outside world with a separate entrance for guests staying there.
The directions provided beforehand were excellent and I had no problems finding it.

Very good customer service. Nina showed me around the house and recommended several eating and drinking places in the area. She was available whenever I needed but wasn't intrusive or nosey.

Great place to stay for a trip to London, lovely and peaceful with a personalised service you don't get from hotels. Takes around half an hour via underground and overground train.

Will be back for another trip early next year :)

We really enjoyed our stay at The Stables.
Our return 'home' was a combined business/pleasure trip and the location and accommodation met all our needs perfectly. Whilst being so quick and easy to get into London, once back at the cottage we could almost believe we were on holiday in rural Devon - a charming, cosy retreat and thoroughly recommended.

Mi marido y yo pasamos una semana maravillosa en esta preciosa casa que en su día fue un establo y que sus dueños han restaurado con mucho gusto y acierto para convertirla en lo que ahora es: un lugar estupendo para aquellos que quieran visitar Londres, con la doble ventaja de que está muy bien comunicada con el centro de la ciudad (la estación de tren está a menos de cinco minutos) y de que, por encontrarse situada en una zona muy tranquila, permite disfrutar de paz, silencio y tranquilidad después de un día entero de visitas por el centro. La casa está perfectamente equipada, muy limpia, la decoración está muy cuidada, y Nina, la dueña, es encantadora: nos ayudó en todo lo que necesitamos, y gracias a ella y a toda la informaciòn que nos proporcionó pudimos organizar mejor nuestras visitas al Londres más turístico. Por otra parte, cerca de la casa hay tanto restaurantes como un supermercado grande en el que se puede comprar de todo. En definitiva, la relación calidad-precio es excelente.