A short walk from London’s iconic Notting Hill neighbourhood, this family-sized apartment offers a stylish and convenient city pad. If you want to hit the market stalls and antique shops of Portobello road it’s a twenty-minute stroll, or head to the nearest Tube station (an eight-minute walk) and be there in three minutes. The outside is in keeping with the bay-windowed, traditional brick homes on the tree-lined street. But, inside, you’ll find a haven of modernity awaits, starting with the striking blue artwork in the living room and finishing off with every appliance and gizmo you need for self-catering in the kitchen. Though the raw wood beam above the fireplace adds a bit of rustic charm. Each bedroom is a plush medley of burgundy velvet comforters and dove-grey walls to lull you off to sleep.

Home truths:
*There is no parking with this home, but Westfield shopping centre offers paid public parking a ten-minute walk away
*There is a narrow hallway and set of stairs leading to the apartment so this may not be suitable for those with limited mobility
*Your host can provide a cot, high chair and safety gates for infants, just ask
*This is a duplex apartment spread over the first and second floor