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Olivia Greenway, travel journalist and copywriter

Think Apartments Tower Bridge, London

May 15, 2010
By olivia

Think Apartments Tower Bridge are about a 15 minute walk from London Bridge tube.

 

Finding somewhere to stay in London that’s clean, doesn’t bankrupt you and allows some room to swing that proverbial is hard.  Am I asking too much to want free Wi-Fi too and a place where I can work?  Well if I can put up with some train noise and do without air con, apparently not.

 

Situated in the old Sarston Vinegar factory, The Maltings are Grade Two listed so there has been some restriction as to what the company can do with the site.  What they have done is quite impressive; original brickwork and metalwork marrying neatly with the modern additions.  It’s not chi chi though; don’t let the rather bare entrance area put you off.

 

With a convenience store opposite, an M and S food store a short walk away and the RV1 bus going from practically outside to Covent Garden, the location doesn’t feel that inconvenient.  Within walking distance is Tower Bridge with its jewels, Shad Thames (the redeveloped bit downstream from Tower Bridge), the London Dungeon and several funky restaurants, without the west end price tag.  The Bermondsey–born cab driver said it’s up and coming and his not being an estate agent, I believed him.  He sounded proud of his patch.  It’s not Kensington, but it’s not bad.

 

An apartment with two double bedrooms will cost you around £165 per night, less if you book ahead.  There is a fully fitted kitchen with washer/dryer, fridge/freezer and dishwasher, but strangely no microwave oven.  The lounge/diner is spacious and each bedroom has its own power shower combo, one en-suite with bath.  Wooden floors throughout meant I felt obliged to take off my boots as soon as I entered, but they are infinitely preferable to grubby carpet.  The apartment was very modern and clean, to the point of almost feeling stark; but on the chilly two days I was there, was deliciously warm inside.  Reception staff are friendly and they will look after your luggage both before and after checkout.

 

Quite difficult to find, keep walking along Tower Bridge Road until you hit Tanner Street, then turn right and look for a black iron gate on your right.

 

About 500 apartments of different sizes are spread over this estate; mine was gated; a security code is needed to access it, so I felt safe as well.

 

Tanner Street 55, London, UK

Contact tel: +44 (0) 20 7407 2778, e-mail: info@think-apartments.com

Cost per person per week: £200 – £500, per person per week: £500 – £1000

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Trips 2018/2019

2019

January: Zanzibar

March: Cape Town & Pretoria

May: Slovenia

October: South Africa (tbc)

November: Kenya (tbc)

 

Trips 2018

March:  New York, including Frick Gallery

May:  Vietnam including Halong Bay

June:  Giverny and Monet’s garden

June:  Majorca

December: Hyderabad and Chandigarh, India

Trips 2017

January: Johannesburg, Pretoria, Swaziland, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
February: Bangalore
April: Lake District
May: Malaga
September: Mexico, Cancun
November: Delhi, Agra, Shimla
December: Berlin, Prague, Budapest, Venice

Trips 2016 (not clickable)

January: Oxford, Tenerife
February: Hampshire
March: Manchester
April: Sicily, Germany
October: Bangalore, New Delhi
November: Bangalore, New Delhi
December: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

List of trips 2015 (not clickable)

January: European ski resorts; Milan
February: Germany, Austria, Switzerland
March: Istanbul, Jersey, Vienna, Prague, Budapest
April: Road trip Ireland
May: Road trip France, Germany, Benelux and Copenhagen
June: UK luxury hotels
December: Cannes

List of trips 2014 (not clickable)

January Weimar, Vienna
February - Berlin, London
April - Chicago, Toronto, Montreal
May/June - Driving trip, Spain
July – Majorca
July - Paris
August - Southern UK
September – Northern Italy including Venice
October - South of France
October/November - Germany, Austria and Switzerland
December - Cape Town, Durban, driving along Garden Route South Africa, Kenya, Rwanda

List of trips 2013 (not clickable)

  • January - Tenerife
  • March - Istanbul
  • April - Italy luxury hotels - mid and southern Italy including Sicily
  • June - Las Vegas
  • June - Massive west coast road trip - Vancouver, BC
  • June - Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, Napa Valley, Santa Barbara, Los Angeles, Santa Monica, San Diego
  • September - Washington DC, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia
  • September - Carolinas, Georgia, northern Florida (Talahassee area)
  • September - New Orleans, Orlando, Miami; Vancouver
  • October - Puglia, Italy and Milan

List of trips 2012

  • January - Hawaii, USA
  • February - France - Le Touquet, Lens, Lille
  • March - Nelamangala, India
  • July - Milan, Italy
  • August - Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • August - Iguazu Falls, Brazil
  • August - Montevideo, Uruguay
  • September - Delhi, India
  • November - Dubai, UAE

List of trips 2011

  • January - Madeira, Portugal
  • February - Bangalore, India
  • April - British Virgin Islands, Caribbean
  • May - Sicily, Italy
  • May - San Francisco, USA
  • June - Bangalore and New Delhi, India
  • July - Prague, Czech Republic
  • July - Munich, Germany
  • July - Washington DC, USA
  • August - Lake District, UK
  • September - La Grande-Motte, France
  • Annapolis, USA
  • October - Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • December - Helsinki, Finland
  • December - St Petersburg, Russia

List of trips 2010

  • February - India - Kerala & Chennai
  • March - Manchester & the North West
  • March - Austria
  • April - Czech Republic
  • May - Lake District
  • June - Cologne
  • July - India - Bangalore and Delhi
  • August - Eastern Cape & KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
  • September - Grasse, south of France
  • September - Wick, Scotland
  • October - Utah, USA
  • December - Montreal, Canada
  • December - Madeira, Portugal
Olivia Greenway, travel journalist and copywriter
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