Summary:
Bright and cosy 1 bedroom apartment with balcony in West Hampstead. Many delicious restaurants and pubs nearby as well as an excellent cinema/theatre called 'The Tricycle'. This home boasts a lovely balcony, spacious living room with fully equipped open plan kitchen, and a comfortable double bedroom. Perfect for couples and friends!
The Space:
Amenities:
- 24/7 guest support
- Professionally cleaned
- Hotel-quality bed linen and towels
- 24/7 check-in as there is a lockbox with the keys
Kitchen:
- Fully equipped
- Oven
- Stove
- Microwave
- Toaster
- Kettle
- Washing machine
Living Room:
- Sofa
- Coffee table
- Dining table and chairs
Bedroom:
- Double bed
- Hotel quality linen
- Hotel quality towels
- Large wardrobe
Bathroom:
- Shower
- Sink
- Toilet
- Hotel quality towels
Outdoors:
- Balcony
Guest Access:
Guests will have access to the entire property during their stay.
The Neighborhood:
West Hampstead and Kilburn are bordered by Maida Vale in the South, Cricklewood in the North, West Hampstead on the right, and Queen's Park, Kensal Rise and Brondesbury on the left. It has excellent transport links, for tube, trains and buses. The three main pubs near Kilburn tube are Brondesage, The Black Lion and The North London Tavern. Brondesage is a spacious modern pub, comfortable to have a drink at any time. There is good grub on the menu here, with various platters to share- meat and vegetarian at a reasonable price. It is never empty and has a variety of interesting paintings and furniture including a giant wooden hand to sit on in the back room.
There is an excellent cinema and theatre 'The Tricycle', roughly in the middle of Kilburn with it's own art gallery. Tuesday film at 6.30 is pay what you can, starting at £1.50. The Luminaire is a nightclub which has regular bands all week and lastly, there is a massive bingo hall called Mecca.
There is one park in Kilburn called 'Grange Park'. Medium-sized, it holds tennis courts, a children's play area, a netball court, and a large grassy area to sunbathe on. Every July sees the Kilburn Festival here which is free.
Kilburn has plenty to offer in terms of restaurants and cafes. There is an excellent restaurant in the north called 'Small and Beautiful', serving Mediterranean style food which does special deals before 7pm, Monday to Friday. For something cheaper, try 'Speedy Noodle', which is fast food chinese and serves large tasty soups. Many of the pubs do good food too. Then there are the African and Indian restaurants worth a try, 'Buka', and 'Kovlam' on Willesden Lane and the plentiful cheap cafes and kebab takeaways. There really is something for everyone.
As for the shops, these make up the area. There are a lot of cheap shops like Pound Stretcher where you will find all sorts of bargains like household cleaning products and useful things for the house. There is an excellent fishmongers, a regular market, street traders and then the bigger stores like Marks and Spencers, Sainsburys and Primark.
Getting Around:
Kilburn and Kilburn Park tubes both run into central London every few minutes. Brondesbury and Kilburn Park trains run every fifteen minutes across London and are usually quite reliable. Richmond upon Thames is only 20 minutes away. Buses are very frequent. The majority run directly to the west end or north/north west London. Numbers are 16, 316, 28, 31, 98, 32, 189. All modes of transport get very busy at rush hour.
