Close Encounters

Admit it — when staying in a new home, we all like to nose around the rooms to see what we can learn about the owners from their belongings. In this cosy home on a quiet cobblestone cul-de-sac, you'll have a field day, not only with the floor-to-ceiling shelves filled with books but also with the artwork hanging on the walls and various other trinkets lying about — the oar in the master bedroom, to name but just one example. All these personal touches make this home feel, well, homely and it's not hard to picture yourself finding a novel in the library room or curling up with a cup of tea on the sofa under the window. After a breakfast cooked up in the swanky back-lit kitchen, head out into west London. You’re not far from the bustling neighbourhoods of Chiswick and Shepherd’s Bush, and Ravenscourt Park can be reached in ten minutes on foot. What’s more, you’re a fifteen-minute stroll from Goldhawk Road tube station, which will take you into the centre of London in under half an hour. After your city adventure, retreat to your private roof terrace for a nightcap before a well-earnt sleep in your fetching lavender bedroom.

Home truths:
*Be aware that this home is quite far away from the traditional tourist attractions of London
*The twin beds in the second bedroom can be turned into a double upon request
*A cot and high chair can be provided, although it will come at an additional cost