We booked Number 15 Onslow Road with a view to it being – after a long tour of Europe – our relaxing English stay-over for a few days before returning home on the long flight back to Australia.

After a long trip there is nothing like a warm and welcoming home in which to spend a few days recharging batteries.
Number 15 Onslow Road most certainly was that. And so much more.

It is a most substantial home: spacious and sunny with large windows allowing a view of the charming streetscape in the front as well as a delightful English garden in the back. The home is more than large enough in which individual family members might lose themselves with a good book or amble from room to room contemplating the ubiquitously colourful artworks adorning almost every available wall space. Deliciously eclectic.

The rooms are cosy and the beds very comfortable. Bathrooms are modern and spotlessly clean. The fully-equipped, modern kitchen provides a happy locale for throwing together a salad or making a quick meal when a break from eating out is needed.

And then there’s the peace and quiet of the neighbourhood. Perfect for the noise-averse traveller.
Nothing more than the sound of birdsong in the mornings and the gentle cooing of the rock doves in the afternoon.

Not that Richmond is a sleepy hollow by any measure: just a stroll away down quaint streets lined with manicured London suburbia or through squirrel-inhabited gardens, one comes across the picturesque Thames and its pretty walkways, adjoined in the Richmond vicinity by many world-class pubs, cafes and restaurants. And then just a block from the river the pretty and colourful high street of Richmond twists and turns past all manner of shopping venues: clothes, fresh food, groceries, financial services… Richmond town centre offers all the things to be found in any large city, but retains the quintessential English village feel.

15 Onslow Road provided the perfect balance between serenity and activity.

And Dan is a most engaging and responsive host, communicating clearly and often.

At the end of a long international trip, one is almost always looking forward to getting home and back to normal routine.

But 15 Onslow Road made us feel totally different.
It made us want to stay a few days longer... a veritable home away from home.

And there aren’t too many places about which one can truly say that.