I've been hunting for a place to rent for a 3 week stay in London next summer far ahead of time to be looking, I know and I found a seemingly perfect place for me in Chelsea Cloisters. The only downside I see is that it's on the ground floor. The window has curtains, though, and only has smaller windows that open i. However, now I heard something about CC being a "haven for prostitutes. Has anyone heard about this or know anything about this building that I should know about?
I'm only going to be there for 3 weeks, it's not the rest of my life, but would also like to avoid a bad situation if this is all true Thanks, all!! Actually, if you look at the photos, it appears that there is a handle on the left side for a vertical window and probably one on the right as well.
If it helps, we stayed there in February and saw not one lady of the night. We didn't even get a hint of that vibe about the place. No doubt things do go on in the privacy of some rooms, but I suspect that would be the case at the poshest of London hotels. If it is the flat linked to by Tex which I would call South Kensington rather than Chelsea really having worked in a building nearby , it looks OK; it's just tiny.
Road noise might be an issue - fairly busy road with at least one bus route along it so if you're not used to that, might be a problem esp. The only thing that gives me real pause is. Based on the photos, that flat is on the backside of the building Lucan Place and yes there are windows on both sides which open.
For security reasons, I would only open the two small windows at the top. Yes that is the one I was looking at! I do see the side windows now, but yeah I would only open the top windows and lock them when I leave.
