This is a light, airy, very comfortable and well appointed flat – with luxury appliances. The road is quiet, with a place to pull in and unload the car. The bed is wonderful – and there is even a choice of ordinary and duck down pillows. Plenty of hangars in the wardrobe, handsome furniture. The bathroom is equally luxurious with a walk-in shower and heated towel rack.
Colin had left a bottle of Prosecco for us, a litre of milk in the fridge and use of his designer coffee maker and coffee pods. After experiencing Colin's designer cookware, I'll be buying some of my own. Not to mention the other luxury fittings – the fabulous settee and dining set, the cordless hoover and bladeless fan, the silent washer/drier, the soundproof doors. The flat screen telly is great, nice library of films and a few books. Wifi sockets all around the flat. Fancy iron, etc.
Two lifts serve this very handsome modern building – whisking you up to a rooftop terrace with magnificent views over London. Two minutes walk away are a Sainsbury's, Planet Organic, Amazon Fresh and the Southside Shopping Complex with a Boots, JD Sports, a bookshop, a Cineworld – even a Gravity Active Entertainment Centre.
It's not all modern though. Several good pubs in the high street are a couple of hundred years old – and a short walk away are the quirky shops, cafés, delis and restaurants of the Old York Road.
Turn left instead of right out of the flat – and in two minutes' walk, you come to the beautiful St. George's Park with swans and ducks on the lake, landscaped gardens, tennis courts, children's play area and lots of green space. I even saw a baby fox playing beside the little stone bridge.
This is a lovely place to stay and I cannot recommend it highly enough. Every morning we woke to beautiful views of dawn over the City of London in the distance – though we could have drawn the blinds to sleep in. The river Wandle flows directly below the windows. It's amazing to be able to look down into the flowing river. Because the flat is at the corner of the building, there's a south facing window, as well, so there is always plenty of light.
I love this place. We will definitely book to stay here again.
