Berkshire House, SL6

I needed a short rental (around 6 months) in Maidenhead, To reduce my commute after a period of recovery from a difficult period of ill health. I opted for `Berkshire House and Essential Living, and the whole experience has been fantastic. The building itself is excellent, with well-appointed apartments and a great communal area on the top floor, and it ideally situated in the centre of town. However what made everything special is the staff – although my rental was only short term, I was made to feel part of the family, and nothing was too much trouble for Andy, Monika and Oxanna.

Living at Berkshire House is great – amazing stylish place to socialise with friends or other residents thanks to the spacious communal space on the top floor. The thing I like the most about this is the fact that although my partner and I live in a studio, we feel like there is so much more to it than just a few squared meters, thanks to these spaces which make the place so special. The building and facilities are very well looked after and they are very user friendly – they are always clean and scented with very welcoming smells. Another great thing is having a person of contact on site who can help with any issues or assist with manual tasks such as drilling the walls and so forth (special shout out to Andy!) So far, it has been great fun living at Berkshire House.

Amazing place to live. Would highly recommend anyone looking to rent in Maidenhead.. I’d say probably the best apartments in Maidenhead and views that no other building can offer by far!!

Nice place to live, located in the very heart of Maidenhead. Very close to the main shops and the railway station. The flats and the furniture are brand new. The residents team is very helpful, too.

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Nice area. M&S, Tesco, Waitrose and Sainsbury’s are in 5-minute walking distance. a couple of nice pubs nearby.

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A few amount of available parking spaces.

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Management

The experience of renting is indeed futuristic. With the 14th floor community center we were able to accommodate guest as well as have our own private space on the 5th floor. The service team is prompt and always ready to help for any concerns that need to be resolved. Would have loved to have an indoor gym area would be handy for the winters.

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Maidenhead is quite good in terms accessiblity however the distance to centeral London is quite a pain if it’s off peak hours the journey just takes so much longer.

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Please check on smoking and non smoking policy before renting as passive smoking can impact you if your next door neighbor doesn’t imply to rules and regulations.

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We enjoy living at Berkshire House as it is very convenient. The road itself is unfortunately very noisy at all time of the night and early morning. Having spent an extremely hot summer here we would have liked air con as living and sleeping was very difficult especially when the apartment temperature rose to 34 degrees. As the apartments have been designed so well it was ashame that they never spent a bit more to put air con in as it would have made our first summer here a tad more bearable.

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The location is very convenient for shops and the train station. The down side is the road is very very noisy.

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The fridge in the studio is extremely small with hardly any freezer space, this is a real issue for my wife and I.

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Management

I love the atmosphere of Berkshire House and the sense of community that has developed with the other resident. The central location is fantastic but presents problems, parking is limited and very expensive. Plus traffic and extremely early morning deliveries to surrounding shops mean there is constant noise – during Summer you could either be awake because of the noise or the heat depending on if you opened the windows. The design of the building overall is fantastic, and I love the design of my apartment- built in wardrobes and the gorgeous Jack & Jill bathroom being two of the highlights. There are a few areas where it’s apparent corners have been cut in the decorating / installation of the kitchen & bathroom etc. which is a shame but does not detract from the overall effect on first glance.
No home is perfect but Berkshire House & the staff from Essential Living that run it does come close.

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Maidenhead is in a period of change so there are a lot of shops closing down but hopefully better ones on the way

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How difficult/ expensive parking would be.

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Management

High quality design and finished new build with a great community. Residents include a mix of all ages and it’s really easy to socialize and meet new people. The management team go above and beyond to help and make life admin seriously easy allowing you to enjoy other things! Location is bang on the doorstep of everything and value for money is good. The only add on that would make it perfect is the addition of a gym.

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Bang in the middle of town making it quick and easy for everything you need. Quick walk to the station, Ubers are accessible and it’s quick to get back into London or go to Reading which you can go to most places in the UK from.

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WiFi being included and bills being a set value is amazing. Council tax is a pain to set up as it’s a new build and the local council are slow, but Berkshire House are helpful with the advance information and set up for this.

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Management

The facility is excellently run by Andy and his team. The feel of berkshire house is friendly, proffesional and yet very warm. Its location on the high street adds to its community spirit and overall I feel at home living in it.

Very nice and ready to help management team. High quality facilities and design. Good position in town. Very happy to live in Berkshire House.

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I like everything

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Pet friendly for all floors..

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Management