Ooh-ooh! I can contribute here. My brother adores London, and always rents a flat there when they visit. He stayed for 5 weeks last May. If you'd like more information, I can forward him your email address. Here is a quote from the email he sent me last year: We will be staying at the Glenthurston Apartments, Flat G, 29 Canadian Ave., London, SE6. The site is: http://www.londonselfcatering.co.uk/ I'll send along the direct number to the flat. If you can't get through on the first try, you should be able to leave voice mail. We will be taking day trips, perhaps back late, and may even take a longer side trip to York, Cardiff, or some other improbable destination. Our plans are very, very flexible. Some days we may get no further than the patio. The curious among you can find the patio using Google Maps and look for 35 Canadian Ave., London. You'll see the place-marking arrow in the middle of Canadian Ave. immediately in front of our building. (Google's maps are just a bit off.) Our building is on the right (east) side of the street as you're looking at the aerial photo. You should see two patios to the rear of that building. Our patio is the upper of the two, the owners' patio is the lower. The building just above the one we're in is also part of the complex and is where we stayed the first two times with the kids. Our flat for those visits had the patio that's visible in the photo. Nice place. The building to the rear of the property has the pool, laundry, and another flat. There's a new building to the rear of the pool that's the guests' communal lounge with wet bar and pool table. To the rear of that, facing Bromley Road, is the third building of the group. We've been in one flat for drinks but haven't rented one of those newer flats. The Internet is a wonderful thing

Aamos, the across the street neighbors volunteered instantly when we told them we were going. They love the pup. What was your time in VC? Spareribs

Wish I could help here but all my trips have been on business and that meant somebody else picked my hotel. But, I can tell you one thing I sure hope you paycheck comes in something other than dollars! Everything out here seems to have the same number attached to the price as in the US, but Euros and Pounds are sure worth a LOT more than a dollar now! Ok, this is not helpful. Sorry. On the up side, London is a great place to visit. You and your family will have a wonderful time. Is this your first trip there? How about for the kids?