Inside Knightsbridge’s most expensive rental property: Tudor-inspired seven-bedroom townhouse next to Harrods is available for £16,500 per WEEK – complete with a swimming pool and a master suite covering an entire floor
- Seven-bedroom terraced townhouse on London’s Herbert Crescent is available to rent for £71,500 per month
- Desirable address located in Knightsbridge golden triangle of Sloane Street, Brompton Road and Pont Street
- Covering 5,961 square feet, stunning property was built in Victorian era and designed in a mock Tudor style
- Home is most expensive rental advertised on the property portals within a mile of the centre of Knightsbridge
A stunning seven-bedroom townhouse thought to be the most expensive rental property in Knightsbridge has hit the market for £16,500 per week.
Built in the 1890s in a mock-Tudor style, the historic property has been transformed into a modern family home featuring a swimming pool, home cinema, marble-clad ensuite bathrooms and a master bedroom suite covering the entirety of the second floor.
Covering 5,961 square feet, the towering mansion is said to be the priciest rental advertised on the property portals within a mile of the centre of Knightsbridge at £71,500 per month.
Situated on Herbert Crescent and adjacent to world-famous department store Harrods, the desirable address is located within the Knightsbridge golden residential triangle of Sloane Street, Brompton Road and Pont Street.
A stunning seven-bedroom townhouse thought to be the most expensive rental property in Knightsbridge has hit the market for £16,500 per week. Pictured, the home’s elegant dining room decorated with modern decor and silk Chinoiserie wallpaper
On the lower ground floor, there is a swimming pool with a steam room and an outside space. The pool ceiling emulates the same lighting as the master bedroom
On the right of the ground floor, a drawing room decorated with Victorian coving and wooden flooring paired with chic modern decor features prominent bay windows overlooking Herbert Crescent
While the interior of the property has been transformed into a chic modern home, the exterior of the Victorian-era townhouse features red brick, a black timber frame, bay windows and a gable roof with twisted brick chimney stacks
While the interior of the property has been transformed into a chic modern home, the exterior of the Victorian-era townhouse features red brick, a black timber frame, bay windows and a gable roof with twisted brick chimney stacks.
Wide stone steps lead up to a private front door and the ground floor level of the home features a grand hallway, sweeping staircase, stained glass windows and Venetian chandelier.
To the left of the hallway is an elegant dining room decorated with modern decor and silk Chinoiserie wallpaper, featuring a large bay window, traditional Victorian coving and another glass chandelier.
On the right of the ground floor, a drawing room features prominent bay windows overlooking Herbert Crescent while at the rear of the house a garden room opens onto the patio.
The entire second floor consists of a master bedroom suite with contemporary but subtle lighting around the ceiling and an en-suite bathroom (pictured) with marble walls and an adjacent dressing room
The first floor study features wooden flooring and Victorian coving but is decorated with modern decor including a leather-bound desk, contemporary monochrome rug and
The bright and airy dining room on the ground floor of the stunning townhouse features a large bay window, traditional Victorian coving and another glass chandelier
Up the grand wooden staircase is the drawing room with French doors that lead onto a decorative balcony and a study at the back.
The entire second floor consists of a master bedroom suite with contemporary but subtle lighting around the ceiling and an en-suite bathroom with marble walls and an adjacent dressing room.
There are five further bedrooms with two en-suite bathrooms and four separate bathrooms on the upper two levels.
On the lower ground floor, there is a swimming pool with a steam room and an outside space and home cinema.
The grand hallway features a sweeping staircase and stained glass windows. Up the grand wooden staircase (pictured) is the drawing room with French doors that lead onto a decorative balcony and a study at the back
At the rear of the house, located within the Knightsbridge golden residential triangle of Sloane Street, Brompton Road and Pont Street, a garden room opens onto the patio
‘It is extremely rare in Knightsbridge to find a full townhouse with period features not just preserved but cherished over the last 130 years rather than the property being compartmentalised into multiple homes’, says Elinor Ward, Director of Dexters, South Kensington and Knightsbridge.
‘Other significant features of this gem are the wellbeing suite in the basement and outside space, that has its own private entrance.
‘All of these traits have become exceedingly important in the mind of tenants in central London over the course of the pandemic.’
The property is available to view and let through DEXTERS.
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