Why Are Vacation Rentals So Popular In London? | Boutique Serviced Apartments in Mayfair

Travel trends have evolved over the years and the number of people willing to be a little more adventurous have constantly risen. Travellers are no longer shy of exploring non-traditional options whilst travelling, especially when it comes to accommodation. Thanks to this willingness, London vacation homes have become very popular among travellers of all ages. If you are visiting the capital city of the UK, you can set up your base in one of Carlton Court’s luxurious serviced apartments. Set in the heart of the city’s golden quarter, Mayfair, our apartments offer everything you need to feel relaxed and comfortable. 

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Short Term Rentals In London Make Visiting The City Unforgettable | Boutique Serviced Apartments in Mayfair

Booking a hotel room seems like the most obvious thing to do when travelling to London or anywhere in the world. However, the recent trend among the younger generation is breaking the mould and exploring unconventional accommodation options, particularly serviced apartments. Offering an exceptional level of luxury and comfort at affordable prices, serviced apartments are increasingly making travellers think twice before booking a hotel room. If you are visiting the capital city alone, with friends or family, check out Carlton Court’s lavish serviced apartments. We are situated in Mayfair, London’s upmarket area and guarantee to make your stay one to remember. 

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London Is A Spectacular City To Visit

Visiting London for a holiday is not something that most families do every year. Indeed, some families may only ever do it once and others a handful of times during their lifetimes because it is the capital city of England, and the largest capital city, in terms of population, in the world. As a result, it is an expensive place to visit. It is not something that the average family could do every year.

Nonetheless it is still THE place that many people want to see when they can afford it. Let’s face it: London is a spectacular city with an awful lot going for it that you won’t find anywhere else. There is so much to do and see, and the shopping is out of this world. Then you have things such as the Trooping of the Colour, Big Ben, the London Eye, the Tower of London, Buckingham Palace, the British Museum, Tower Bridge, Madame Tussaud’s, Regent’s Park Zoo, Lords Cricket Ground – the list is almost endless. Whatever “turns you on”, as the saying goes, you will find in London. No wonder so many people want to visit.

Of course, finding somewhere great to stay when you visit London is paramount. Many people – in fact, probably most people – simply opt for a hotel and think no more about it. Certainly, there are some very good hotels in Central London, but a much better option is to find a luxury apartment to rent. When you rent an apartment it is much as though you are staying in your own home because you do not have all the “chatter” and multitude of people that you do in the big London hotels. 

Depending on the size of your family you might need to search for 2 bedroom apartments or 3 bedroom luxury apartments Central London, but you will be surprised at just how convenient and luxurious many of these are. Many of them are fully serviced, which means that you don’t have to worry about cleaning, or even making the beds when you get up in the morning, as a maid will come in and do all that for you. 

All you do is do a bit of shopping to get your food – unless you want to go out for a meal in one of the fabulous London restaurants – cook it and eat it, as you would at home, then relax and watch the TV in one of many different languages, play Scrabble, go online on your high speed broadband, or do any one of a number of other things that you fancy. Maybe put the kids to bed, get a baby sitter and go out to a show. 

Really, what could be easier?

Oh, and a luxury apartment will cost you a LOT less than a hotel!

1 Bedroom Apartments Are Available In Central London

London is arguably the greatest capital city in the world. Its’ financial centre is on a par with Wall Street, and it has a history which goes back to Roman times and before, which is certainly longer than New York. It has museums, art galleries, parks, theatres, some of the best restaurants in the world (if you believe Gordon Ramsay, THE best restaurant in the world – his!), bars, nightclubs, and much more. No wonder so many people visit London – 19 million last year, and counting.

If you are just stopping by for a couple of days, there are also some great hotels. The London Hilton, The Dorchester, The Savoy, The Ritz, The Connaught, to name just five. 

However, staying in a hotel can get very tedious if you are here for any length of time. “Oh, good. Today’s Thursday, so it’s Beef Wellington again”. Beef Wellington is great but you don’t want it on Thursday every week. 

This is why so many people who are going to stay in London for any length of time choose to search for a private apartment in which to stay where they can do their “own thing” and live much as they would at home. Where they can come and go as they please, cook what they like when they like, stay in and watch TV, or go out and visit a typical English pub. (There is nothing on the planet quite like a typical English pub).

Of course, if you are visiting London on your own or just with your partner you will only need a 1 bedroom apartment Central London, but you will be glad to know that there is a choice in Mayfair in the centre of the capital. Many of the apartments to lease are a minimum of two bedrooms, and some have as many as five, but there are still some really lovely luxury bijou apartments available which are ideal for a single visitor or a couple, and at a great deal less than you would pay for a Central London hotel room. 

All of these apartments are furnished in a luxurious manner with the very best furniture, curtains, carpeting, king sized beds, and more. Many have fine original oil paintings on the walls, and it goes without saying that they have fully fitted kitchens with a dishwasher, washing machine, tumble dryer, cooker, freezer and more; luxury showers; TV available in many languages; high speed broadband; and all of the modern conveniences that you would expect in the 21st century. You will also find that most apartments have a full maid service and 24 hour security.   

Lease A House In Mayfair, Central London

Many people visit London during the course of a year. In fact it was recently shown that London had over 19 million visitors in a year for the first time, which is more than double the number of residents. 

Many of those visitors are here for a few days on business. Others are semi-permanent residents such as foreign ambassadors who may be here for several years. Still others are just visiting for a holiday with their families. No matter what the purpose of your visit the prerequisite is that you will need somewhere to stay. 

The very best place to stay in London is Mayfair which is at the heart of the capital. It is within walking distance of the best shopping you can imagine, and close to the best restaurants, nightclubs, theatres, bars, museums, and just about everything a visitor could wish for.

If you are just stopping by for a few nights a hotel will probably do. Yes, Mayfair hotels are fairly impersonal with people coming and going constantly, but they are OK for a few nights. 

However, if you are bringing your family here on holiday for a month they can be no fun at all. The restaurants are large, the bars are large, and the lounges are large. Certainly, they may be comfortable, but there is nowhere to “get away from it all” except for your own room where you can sit with your minibar and TV.

How much different would it be if you could live in your own family home for the duration of your stay? Many people know that you can lease furnished apartments in Mayfair, but not so many are aware that you can also find a house to lease, Mayfair, London. 

It’s true. If you have a large family or are visiting London with friends you can find a house to lease which has five or six bedrooms, reception rooms, fully fitted kitchen, and is furnished as luxuriously as your own home – and possibly even more so. You get everything that you would get in a hotel, but it is your own home in the heart of Mayfair for as long as you wish. That beats staying in a hotel hands down.

These houses in Mayfair are usually covered by security guards 24 hours a day, so there are no worries on that score. Some of them even have parking spaces available for your car – whether your own or rented: Yes, parking spaces in the centre of the most densely populated capital city in the world!

So, if you are bringing your family to London and want to live your life as you normally do, consider looking for a house to lease in Mayfair. You won’t regret it.

All The Comforts Of Home In A Luxury Mayfair Apartment

If you are coming to stay in London from abroad, the first thing that you need to do is to decide where to stay. That seems a pretty obvious statement, but it is nonetheless true. Where you decide to stay in the city will depend on what you need to do – whether you are here on business or on vacation, visiting friends, studying – and how long you have to spend in the city. If it’s only for a couple of nights, then one of the city centre hotels might do, but if it is any longer you would do well to consider luxury apartments in Mayfair, London. 

Many people don’t stop to think about this and just book into a hotel as a matter of course, wherever they happen to be going. However, the simple fact is that there are luxury apartments which are as good as – and in many respects far better than – a hotel and they have the added benefit of being less expensive too!

When we say they are better than a hotel, one of the first things to look at is privacy. In a large London hotel you could be in a building housing several hundred other people all from different backgrounds, speaking different languages, having different expectations, wanting to eat different foods, and so on. Now there is nothing wrong with all that, and London welcomes people of all different nationalities and cultures. But when you have your own luxury apartment in Mayfair it literally becomes your own for the duration of your stay. You might be staying for a week or for several months, but when you get back at the end of the day it is all yours to enjoy on your own or with your family or your friends. Just you and no-one else.

And when we mention the word “luxury” you just won’t believe how beautifully furnished these Mayfair apartments are. In most instances they have been fitted out by their owners who will have arranged things according to their own tastes. Mayfair is not a cheap place to live, so you can guarantee that property owners there have sufficient income not only to buy the property in the first place, but to furnish it in the best possible taste. The very finest furniture and carpeting will be found, along with paintings adorning the walls and luxury bedrooms with king sized beds. 

TV is in every room, of course, (and many apartments provide it with multiple different channels and languages), as is high speed broadband, air conditioning, a fully fitted kitchen, washing machine, dryer, dishwasher, and more. You get all the comforts of home for far less than you would pay for a hotel.

Stay In The Centre Of The Action In Mayfair

If you are visiting London, whether it is for a couple of nights or for a week or for several months you will obviously need somewhere to stay. Of course, if you have relatives on the outskirts of the capital who can put you up, that’s fine. 

However, it depends where you want or need to be. If you have to be at the centre of the action you really do not want to be on the dreaded morning and evening commute into London which eats into your day and is nothing short of a painful experience. Some people have to put up with this every working day of their lives, but you don’t need to.

You can choose to stay in the centre of the city so that your working day can begin as late as possible and you can finish and get back to your temporary accommodation as quickly as possible afterwards. If you are on holiday then you can obviously suit yourself as to when you come and go, but it still pays to be in the city centre so that you can see all the attractions as easily as possible and without all the hassle of transport.

Probably the real centre of the “action” is Mayfair. It is within walking distance of the best shops, theatres, bars, nightclubs, restaurants, and anything else you could wish for. You even have Hyde Park on your doorstep where you can be in the countryside in the centre of the city and take a leisurely walk or even go horse-riding.

Where to stay? Well many people opt for one of the central hotels such as the Dorchester, the London Hilton, the Grosvenor House, and more, but these are incredibly expensive. Mayfair is in the centre of the biggest capital city in the world, so the cost per square foot is pretty horrific.

However, there is an alternative, and that is to seek out one of the far less expensive London serviced apartments Mayfair. If you can find one of these you have, to use a particularly English expression, “got it cracked”. That simply means that you have got the best result.

With a serviced apartment you are right in the centre of the capital city with easy access to everything, yet you have your own private accommodation which is just like a home from home. Except, of course, that you don’t have to do any of the things that you would do at home like sorting out cleaning, looking after security, and so on because that is all taken care of. You come and go as you please, but have your own private residence at the end of the day instead of being cooped up with 800 other people in a hotel.