Knighton Villa by JensenLet SA

Entire villa in Leicester, United Kingdom

  1. 7 guests
  2. 3 bedrooms
  3. 5 beds
  4. 2.5 bathrooms
Rated 4.56 out of 5 stars.113 reviews
Hosted by Rocky
  1. 7 years hosting

Listing highlights

Self check-in

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Peace and quiet

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Fast wifi

At 52 Mbps, you can take video calls and stream videos.
Knighton Villa, which was FULLY & LOVINGLY RE-DECORATED in late 2023, is located on the exclusive Knighton Church Road in the fashionable and highly regarded leafy suburb of South Knighton, lying approximately 2 miles to the south of Leicester city centre.

The space
Knighton Villa is a superb and deceptively spacious palisaded Victorian villa, re-decorated (including flooring), to a high standard throughout in November 2023. Knighton Villa provides a stylish, individual and versatile home for modern-day living. The living accommodation includes: an attractive sitting room (sun trap), a second sitting room with open fire and sofa bed, a 23 foot open-plan dining kitchen, a separate downstairs WC and washbasin, a first floor landing providing access to three newly carpeted bedrooms, two of which are very generous in size, as well as the shared bathroom. The property enjoys an attractive, deep, southerly-facing rear garden, enjoying a pleasant rear leafy aspect. The house is pet friendly.

Knighton Villa is well served for everyday amenities and services including renowned public and private schooling, Leicester City Centre, The University of Leicester, De Montfort University, Leicester Racecourse, plus the Leicester Royal Infirmary and the Leicester General hospitals. It is conveniently located for nearby Oadby, Queens Road and Allandale Road which all have specialist shops, bars, boutiques and restaurants, as well as both the Leicester City Football Club and Leicester Tigers grounds.

You will be renting the entire 3-bedroom property, which includes 2 reception / living rooms, and a stunning living kitchen diner in excess of 27 feet. There is a family bathroom upstairs with over-bath shower, as well as a separate toilet WC downstairs. The villa includes all modern appliances including dishwasher, washing machine, Bosch Tassimo coffee machine, Amazon Alexa, Samsung Smart TV 50" and fibre WiFi (up to 100 mbps) is available throughout.

The living accommodation includes: an attractive sitting room (sun trap), a second sitting room with open fire, a 23 foot open-plan dining kitchen, a separate downstairs WC and washbasin, a delightful and attractive galleried first floor landing providing access to three bedrooms to the first floor, two of which are very generous in size, as well as the shared bathroom. The property enjoys an attractive, deep, southerly-facing rear garden, enjoying a pleasant rear leafy aspect.

I do hope you enjoy your stay at our villa. My husband and I purchased Knighton Villa in 2008, where we enjoyed a number of years of occupancy as our main residence, undertaking much of the refurbishment and redecoration ourselves as we lived there. Please feel free to enjoy the villa and the surrounding amenities, and I do hope that you enjoy your stay.

Guest access
Guests will enjoy exclusive access to the entire property for the duration of their stay.

Other things to note
Use 4-fingers or palm to cover Yale Smart Lock to "wake" it, then input your code.

Where you'll sleep

Bedroom 1
1 queen bed
Bedroom 2
2 single beds
Bedroom 3
1 single bed

What this place offers

Kitchen
Fast wifi – 52 Mbps
Free on-street parking
Pets allowed
55-inch HDTV with standard cable/satellite, Netflix, cable/satellite TV

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Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars for communication

Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars for location

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars for value

Where you’ll be

Leicester, England, United Kingdom
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Neighbourhood highlights

Knighton Villa is perfectly situated in the suburb of South Knighton which offers a corner shop and post office, large park, popular pub (the Cradock Arms) and regular bus services to the city centre.

Within walking distance (15 minutes) is the renowned Allandale Road / Francis Street shopping parade which offers a wide variety of independent shops, boutiques, cafes and bars:
• Timo (Italian restaurant/wine bar)
• The Real Ale Classroom (Bar)
• Marchee Wok (Chinese)
• Anatolia (Turkish)
• Browns (Café bistro)
• Marabel (Italian)
• Deli Flavour (Deli café)

About 20 minutes’ walk or a 2-minute drive from where you are staying is the small town of Oadby which offers many shops and restaurants including a 24-hour Asda, M&S Simply Food, Waitrose, Subway, Sainsburys, Co-Op, Costa and a Wetherspoons pub, the Lord Keeper of the Great Seal. It also has fish and chip shops, Indian and Chinese restaurants and other pubs such as Grange Farm (a Vintage Inn) and the Oadby Owl (a Hungry Horse).

A 5-minute drive in the opposite direction, you can find the popular Queens Road in the Clarendon Park area which has more shops including a Sainsburys Local, a butcher shop, a health food shop and many interesting places to eat, such as:
• Barceloneta, 54 Queens Road, LE2 1TU (Spanish)
• Fingerprint, 65 Queens Road, LE2 1TT (Deli café)
• Northern Cobbler, 104 Queens Road, LE2 3FL (Coffee shop)
• Salvador Deli, 50 Queens Road, LE2 1TA (Deli café)
• Grounded Kitchen (UK), 68 Queens Road, LE2 1TU (Korean)
• Jones Café Bistro, 93 Queens Road, LE2 1TT (Café bistro)
• Coffee Ethic, 111 Queens Road, LE2 1TT (Coffee shop)

There are also many takeaway restaurants that deliver to Knighton Villa, including:
• Papa John’s (Pizza) – 0116 271 0400
• Oadby Chippy (Fish & chips, curry, kebabs) – 0116 271 5555
• Oriental Chef (Chinese) – 0116 271 7172
• Domino’s (Pizza) – 0116 271 1777

Leicester city centre itself is only an 11-minute drive and offers a multitude of shops and restaurants to cater for every taste as well as the largest outdoor covered market in Europe, a multiplex cinema and a John Lewis flagship store.

Meet your host

Host
113 reviews
4.56 out of 5 average rating
7 years of hosting
Born in the 70s
My work: JensenLet Limited
Business
A property investor and Airbnb host myself.

Host details

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Things to know

Cancellation policy
House rules
Check-in after 15:00
Checkout before 11:00
7 guests maximum
Safety & property
Exterior security cameras on property
Carbon monoxide alarm
Smoke alarm