London family apartments are the most preferred kinds of accommodations in London. While being cost effective, these apartments will help you create a home-like ambiance for a long term stay. While choosing from a selection of London apartments, you must keep a few things in mind. To begin with, you must pay a lot of attention to the quality of the apartment. Ensure that your apartment is clean, well maintained and well-furnished. Check the photos or book an appointment to view the apartment in person. This is an important step if you wish to stay in London for a long time.

Secondly, you must look for an efficient as well as a friendly management team with your London family apartments. A small, friendly team should be able to give you a very homely touch. There are a few apartments with reception whereas most London apartments offer key boxes so that the guests can arrive at any time. Every apartment would vary with their conditions and guest terms. All apartments will accept credit cards as a guarantee for the reservation. A few apartments can ask for 100% prepayment 7 days before you arrive and cancellation policies may differ as well. Therefore, you must review the terms and conditions before you book your accommodation. If you aren't sure of something, you can email the apartment agents to explain the procedures in detail. This will save you a great deal of confusion later on.

For the most part, the apartments are always allocated on arrival. This seems to be similar to any other hotel in London. However, a few apartments have less number of flats. Therefore if you have booked a particular section of the apartment, you are guaranteed that part. If you wish to save some time on searching for these London apartments, you can use an apartment agent. The agent will negotiate the deal and work with your budget. If you are going to stay for a long time, you must negotiate a deal accordingly.