Apartments to rent in London for short breaks and holidays

London is a huge tourist success. It is an all year round short break destination, sometimes purely for shopping trips because of the great value and quality of goods in London stores and shopping centres. The great influx of tourists demands a mass of holiday accommodation. Although most stay in hotels and bed and breakfast establishments, the option to rent a private apartment in London, or house or houseboat on the Thames is attractive. The advantage of self catering accommodation in London is that it is private, spacious and better value for money than hotels because it is fully equipped with a kitchen to allow guests to cater for themselves instead of paying high restaurant prices. Imagine staying on a houseboat on the Thames, in the heart of London, close to many places of interest. How nice would it be to sit out on deck with a glass of wine in the evening surveying the river and embankment instead of being closed in a hotel room with nothing but a TV?

Staying in London itself is ideal for anyone wanting to tour London and see the major sights. Accommodation may be slightly less expensive outside London but train fares are prohibitively priced. However, for anyone who for example, wanted to see Windsor Castle and Legoland to the south west of London, a stay in Berkshire would be equally convenient. It pays to do your research before your holiday to London, to make a list of the places that you would like to visit and then look for suitable self catering accommodation in a sensible location with good travel links with London. Train travelling time from parts of Hertfordshire, Essex, Kent and neighbouring London counties can be as little as 20 - 30 minutes.

Find self-catering accommodation in various parts of London: north London, south London, east London, self catering accommodation west London, central London, or in adjoining counties.

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