esa serviced apartments - Colne Lodge 1 Clarence Street, Staines-upon-Thames, Staines-upon-thames[11] TW18 4SP

"[Overall] This is a serviced apartment that is clean, convenient, and has all the necessities of life. [Entering] It took a lot of time to enter the building at the beginning. There is no administrator. Enter through the back entrance of the building. There is a key box with a dial next to the back door, set it to the specified number and it will open. There is an electronic key in it, and when you touch it, the door will open. After that, there is a keybox on the ground floor, numbered 1-8. When you set the dial of your flat number box to the specified number and open it, you will find a set of room key + mailbox key. Please note that the door of the room is automatically locked, and if you go out without the key, you will be locked out. [Room] The flat where I stayed is an LDK, 2 bedrooms (3 beds), and 2 bathrooms, which is very spacious from the Japanese point of view. I was staying alone, but I think a maximum of 3-4 people can stay. [Wifi] Wifi is fully equipped. The speed is about 20-25 Mbps for both downlink and uplink, and video calls are possible. [Equipment] The kitchen utensils are very complete, and there are plates, cups, cutlery, etc. It is fully equipped with an IH stove, oven, microwave oven, dishwasher, etc. The ventilation fan is a little hard to understand because it is a type that moves when you pull out the silver part. TVs, washing machines, refrigerators, dryers, irons, and fans are also provided. Heating was comfortable with central heating, but there seemed to be no air conditioning. [Parking] There is a private parking lot behind the building (£10 per day?), but reservations are required. The number of parking lots was not enough for the number of rooms, and no matter how many times I asked during my stay, it was full. I had no choice but to walk to a nearby shopping mall called Two Rivers and park it in a paid parking lot. This parking lot is a type where you take a parking ticket when you enter and pay with a payment machine before leaving. [Location] It is a convenient place about 10 minutes by taxi from Heathrow Airport. It seems that there is also a bus. To go to downtown London, you have to take the South Western Railway from Staines station, but it seems that it is not convenient because it is often suspended due to maintenance inspections on Saturdays and Sundays, or alternatively operated by bus. [Shopping] You don't have to worry about shopping. If you go to the shopping center called Two Rivers, which is about 1-2 minutes on foot, you can find almost anything. A supermarket called Lidl is cheap and recommended. If you want to get a little better ingredients, there is a high-end supermarket called M&S, and if you walk a little further, there is a large supermarket called Sainsbury's. [Food] Chains such as McDonald's, Starbucks, and Subway are available. There is also a cheap pub called George if you want to experience an English style pub. If you walk a little, there is a Chinese food court and it is delicious and recommended."

"Good place to be for short stay"

"Very nice, but loud noises from other rooms"