Listing Owner
Member Since 2026
Listing Owner
Member Since 2026
Are you coming to London for work, study, holiday or other reasons, and need somewhere to stay for a few weeks or months? Would you like the convenience and service of a hotel but not the anonymity and cost? The comfort of a home without the additional housework and responsibilities of a rental? We are offering the best of both – an old-fashioned 'Paying Guest' option, to stay in the guest room of our family home with us. You will have access to our kitchen/dining area, utility room, lounge and garden. We provide you with stoneware crockery, a dedicated fridge/freezer and cupboard for your food and a selection of organic teas and coffee. We will regularly clean your room, bedding and towels and help you with navigating around London and the surrounding areas. When possible, vegetarian meals can be provided and drop offs/pick ups from local stations can be arranged at reasonable rates. We have a modern end of terrace house, the heart of which is the bright open-plan kitchen and dining area with large windows looking out onto a secluded organic garden with fruit trees, a pond and many visiting birds. A separate book-filled lounge has a piano and an occasionally watched television. There is high speed WiFi connectivity in the house, with ethernet access also available. The guest room is on the first floor at the back of the house. It is cosy, bright and south-west facing, letting in the afternoon sun and overlooking the garden. It has recently been decorated and refurbished with a small en-suite shower and toilet, a vanity wash basin, a cherry wood double bed with Tempur memory foam mattress, a desk, drawer unit, clothes rail and hooks, storage space and a new wool mix carpet. We are a warm and friendly couple who value ecological, low-impact living; we choose eco-friendly products, compost our kitchen waste, reduce, reuse and recycle where possible. We both work from a primarily vegetarian home, and are often found immersed in our garden. We read widely and enjoy listening to classical music. We have a reputation for making guests feel very much at home, and appreciate their respect for our home, garden and preferences.
3 Days | Dates are flexible for this listing
Comments: We are happy to collect you from a local station on your arrival.
Middlesex University London
Comments: Best of both - peaceful suburbs close to nature and easy access to central London via the underground or overground rail. Under two hours from local station to Cambridge, Oxford, and the coast at Brighton.
Comments: £1500 per month; £450 per week; £85 per night for one guest. 20% extra for two guests. Negotiable rates in exchange for helping with cataloguing, archiving, German translating, or gardening.
Furnished
High Speed Internet
Wi-Fi
TV
Printer
Garden
Stairs
Oven
Stove
Refrigerator
Washer
Dryer
Piano
Comments: Electric car charging available at going rate. Free parking on local streets.
Listing Owner
Member Since 2026
Listing Owner
Member Since 2026
Comments: The double bedroom with en-suite is ideal for one guest staying for a few weeks or months, although two guests are also welcome.