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Studio flats
....ABOUT
BALCOMBE STREET....One bedroom flats....Two bedroom flats
Unfortunately these flats are now only available for lets of
91 days or longer. These London apartments are in Balcombe St., a quiet street in central London near Baker St. and
Regents Park. The houses were built about 1820 as single family houses for wealthy
merchants who might have had one or two servants. They were converted into apartments by
us in 1960 with one flat on each floor. No. 33 Balcombe is the largest house on the street
and has a large one bedroom apartment on each floor ranging from 630 (top floor) to 540 square
ft, while 31 Balcombe has studios which are 370 square feet each. The
neighbourhood
is
residential and safe, I and my family (4 children) grew up here without serious incident!
Shops are nearby including a grocery open 7 days a week until 10.30pm.
High speed internet access is now available for 1 pound per
day.
The Houses in Balcombe St
Local amenities include Regents Park, London Zoo, Madame Tussauds, The
London Planetarium, Speakers Corner, The Royal Academy of Music, (where the students give
free concerts), Church St market, 221b Baker St. (Sherlock Holmes), Harley St., Seymour
Hall Pool & Gym., Jason's Trip, (Canal boat ride).
Bed linen, i.e.. sheets, towels, face cloths and soap are provided and changed after a week
or midway through your stay if you stay longer. If no one is leaving "your" flat
on the day of your arrival you may check in as early as you like. Check out time is
10.00am except by arrangement. You may stay later without charge if we do not need to
clean the flat that day for an incoming tenant. There are no washer/dryers in the flats
but a launderette is just around the corner in Ivor Place where you can do it yourself or
get a service wash.
There is a private telephone in each flat, (modems can be used) calls are metered and cost 10 pence per unit. Time per unit varies according to time of day, distance of call etc.
The studio flats comprise a large studio room with twin divan beds, (one with double bed) armchairs, desk, TV, chest of drawers, cupboard etc. Each flat has a fully equipped kitchen/breakfast room and bathroom.
The one bedroom flats comprise a living room with a double sofa bed, a single bed, arm chairs, desk, TV, table, chest of drawers etc. The bedroom has twin beds, wardrobe and chest of drawers (we have only one flat, three flights up, with a double bed) each flat has a fully equipped kitchen/breakfast room and bathroom.
Local transport is excellent. There are 17 different bus routes nearby
as well as the A2 airbus from Heathrow which you can ask to stop at the junction of
Balcombe St. and Marylebone Road. Baker St (with 5 lines) and Marylebone tube stations are
both less than 5 minutes walk. Both are in zone one (central).
THE LONDON APARTMENT NET