Luxury Holland Park

Set in London, this self-catered apartment is 550 yards from Olympia Exhibition Centre. The unit is 1.2 miles from Hammersmith Apollo. Free WiFi is provided throughout the property.

The fully-equipped kitchen comes with a fridge/freezer, a dishwasher, a washer/dryer, an oven and a microwave. A coffee machine and cafetiere are also provided. A flat-screen TV with satellite channels is offered. There is a private bathroom with a bath.

A welcome pack is provided at check-in which including basic foods.

The nearest airport is London Heathrow Airport, 10.6 miles from the property.

Information about the host

The apartment is within easy walking distance of the Kensington Olympia Show Halls with major transport links and Westfield Shepherds Bush, one of the best retail malls in London, not to mention Kensington High Street, Knightsbridge and the West End. It is in one of the mid-Victorian converted terrace houses on Elsham Road, a one-way residential tree lined street with predominantly residential parking along its length. Think House and Garden in terms of furnishing and feel. The nearest underground and mainline station at Kensington Olympia is 5-8 minutes walk away and the nearest bus stop is three minutes walk away. Both give easy access to all parts of London as well as the Home Counties for those who wish to explore further afield. For instance, Wimbledon is about 25 minutes away by London Overland from Kensington Olympia and District Line from West Brompton; Excel is 30 minutes away by underground, the nearest taxi ranks is either at Shepherds Bush, a five minute walk away or at the southern end of Russell Road at the Hilton Hotel. There are 227 reviews of properties that I manage on Airbnb, 88% of which have a 5* rating with a 4.9* overall rating.

I am from London where I have lived for the last 48 years and in Kensington since 1976, now with a partner for the last 24 years. I look after and manage three apartments which are private homes. I am a retired television broadcast executive, with a CV that includes being a BBC television newsreader, a British America's Cup sailor, an owner of a television channel and a volunteer reader helper with Beanstalk. I also created and run an online virtual botanical art gallery for my mother, Barbara Everard. You can find details of all the above on the web. For the rest, I hope the reviews and the listing tell it all! For my own R and R holidays, I like to cruise, preferably on smaller ships such as those with Windstar (Wind Surf, Star Pride) and Oceania (Insignia, Nautica). So far, I have traveled from Singapore to Phuket, several times in the Mediterranean and the Caribbean; South America and Cape Horn, the Falkland Islands and through the Panama Canal to Nicaragua and French Polynesia; South Africa, Namibia and Mozambique last year to be followed last year on my first river cruise on the Rhone with Scenic. But give me the South of France, any day!