For a home away from home in London, try homestay accommodation.
With welcoming hosts, happy to share their knowledge of London, and a friendly, homely atmosphere, homestay accommodation is a great alternative.
You can either book with the host direct, or pay a little more for the benefits of an agency.
A calm oasis off Brompton Road, 37 Trevor Square is a comfortable and stylish B&B in London. It is professionally run by a friendly and knowledgeable hostess, Margaret Palmer. She rents out two third-floor rooms, which share a bathroom. Perks include a complimentary mini bar, daily newspaper and breakfast.
Offering a range of rooms, houses and apartments to rent, you'll have your own key and the freedom to come and go as your please. These clean and comfortable properties are available all over the capital, whether you are looking for a central location or something a little further out. These apartments are very popular so make sure you book early!
If the bustle of the city centre isn't for you, Tim and Anne Marten's elegant semi-detached Victorian house at 113 Pepys Road might be just the ticket. The house overlooks Telegraph Hill Park in New Cross, where roses, camellias and magnolias thrive in the glorious garden. Inside, the 3 beautiful bedrooms are filled with eclectic objects gathered on the Martens' travels.
Happy Homes is one of London's premier bed and breakfast and homestay agencies. They specialise in placing tourists and foreign language students from all over the world into private family homes. Happy Homes are a well established agency with a database of over 400 English host families located in central and south west London.
Stay in a beautiful B&B, courtesy of Best Bed & Breakfast. Each of their B&B's has its own unique character and you can choose a location throughout central or West London, including in Chelsea, Mayfair and Notting Hill. You'll find the best facilities, such as WiFi (where available) and will enjoy plenty of help and advice on what to do during your stay from the friendly staff.
With croquet on the lawn and breakfast in the conservatory, Susie and Jeremy Priestly's delightful London B&B feels as though it might be in the country. It's actually located in a tree-lined Clapham street, a short bus-ride from Sloane Square. Freshly decorated in classic English style, 8 Macaulay Road has a double room with a large bay window, armchairs and books.
Host and Guest Service provides carefully selected homestay accommodation in private houses all over the greater London area. They accommodate tourists for a few nights in residential areas, with good access to transport, as well as business people and students who require safe accommodation for longer periods in a friendly atmosphere.
A helpful, multi-lingual team runs the London Bed & Breakfast Agency, with 30 years' experience of finding B&Bs for London's visitors. The homes are split between the centre and suburbs: some in the villages of Hampstead and Wimbledon. The company is happy to take last-minute bookings and has a helpful page on its website specifically for singles.
In the best areas of Central and West London, from Belgravia to Parsons Green, Uptown Reservations have a portfolio of up-market B&Bs in family homes. They are not cheap, but you can expect high standards. The agency also goes to great lengths to try to match guests with suitable hosts.
Founded in 1986, At Home in London provides top quality, convenient and affordable accommodation in central London homes. Choose from locations in Kensington, Belgravia, Mayfair, Knightsbridge, Hampstead and Notting Hill. At Home in London homes are inspected and star rated by Visit Britain, the first London agency to be assessed.
79 Greencroft Gardens is a large Edwardian, South Hampstead house. Furnished with oil paintings and antiques, it has a lovely relaxed atmosphere. Its friendly owner, Penelope Lyndon-Stanford, will welcome you with tea and biscuits and you'll soon feel right at home. The house has 2 bedrooms – 1 double, 1 single – and a sunny walled garden.
Guests keep returning to Carole Cox's welcoming B&B in quaint Primrose Hill. 30 King Henry's Road is an airy house with high ceilings, stripped floorboards and plenty of character. An unfailingly attentive hostess, Carole lets out one cosy bedroom, with brass beds, and provides a healthy breakfast of fruit salad and yoghurt in her friendly Aga-warmed kitchen!
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