text: A luxury Knightsbridge flat which is brushed with a touch of Hollywood glamour has gone on the rental market - for more than half a million pounds per year. The spacious five bedroom home, based in the same building where 1950s pin-up and Hollywood icon Ava Gardner spent her final years, offers 3,054 sq. ft. of high-end accommodation with two reception rooms, five bathrooms, a study and kitchen/breakfast room. Entered through a long entrance hall, it has a grand double-sized reception room, private study and kitchen/dining room with a lift servicing each floor of the building. There are five bedrooms with a master bedroom suite with walk in wardrobes. Scroll down for video . This is the stunning living room of the Knightsbridge flat which is based in the same building as the former home of screen goddess Ava Gardner . The luxurious bedroom, decorated in purple and neutral colours, is one of five at the flat which also boasts a private study and kitchen/dining room with a lift servicing each floor of the building . The high-end flat which is brushed with a touch of Hollywood glamour features a bathroom with marble topped sinks and bath . The gleaming white modern kitchen at the property which is based in Ennismore Gardens, London where Gardner, who famously starred in The Killers, The Barefoot Contessa, 55 Days at Peking and The Night of the Iguana, lived until her death in 1990 . It is based in the high-end Ennismore Gardens, London where Gardner, who famously starred in The Killers, The Barefoot Contessa, 55 Days at Peking and The Night of the Iguana, lived from 1968 - after her three failed marriages, to Mickey Rooney, Artie Shaw and Frank Sinatra -  until her death in 1990. Homes along Ennismore Gardens have a long history, built in 1870 as part of the redevelopment of Kingston House, a Palladian mansion dating back to the 18th Century, belonging to Elizabeth Chudleigh, Duchess of Kingston. The mansion and its estate was later sold to William Hare, Baron of Ennismore, in 1837, but was sold off for development following his death, with the street and private gardens named to commemorate him. Once completed the five-storey homes along Ennismore Gardens, designed with Porticos and Corinthian Columns, commanded a premium of £17,000 per year. The pin-up girl of her era, Ava Gardner (right) was listed 25th among the American Film Institute's Greatest Female Stars in the 1950s with high-profile marriages to Mickey Rooney and Frank Sinatra (pictured with Ava, left) Gardner, pictured at her Knightsbridge flat in the same building was once quoted as saying 'I love the history and grandeur of my little London retreat, some say it is too big for me alone, but I love the space' Once described as 'the most irresistible woman in Hollywood', Ava Gardner became one of the pin-up girls in the 1950s. High-profile roles in in films such as the Hucksters (1947), Show Boat (1951) and The Night of the Iguana (1964) catapulted her into the limelight. But her off-screen life was often as dramatic as the roles she played, with marriages to Mickey Rooney, Artie Shaw and Frank Sinatra. She was said to have been the only woman who could ever tame the notorious playboy Sinatra. After they met he told Ava: ‘All my life, being a singer was the most important thing in the world. Now you’re all I want.’ The pair married in 1951 but it was tumultuous. Ava was a diva with a soul whose turbulence equalled his own. Both ­harboured profound feelings of ­worthlessness, which expressed ­themselves in volcanic furies. ‘We were high-strung people,’ she said. ‘Possessive, jealous and liable to explode fast. When I lose my temper, you can’t find it any place. He’s the same.’ Like him, she was infinitely restless and easily bored. In both, this tendency could lead to casual cruelty to others —and to each other. They quarrelled ­constantly. Friends whose house the lovers met in recalled how Ava would scream at Frank and he would slam the door and storm downstairs. Eventually the couple split in 1957. She later moved to London where she was to pass away on January 25, 1990, at age 67. She is listed 25th among the American Film Institute's Greatest Female Stars. The property offers triple aspect views with private gardens at the front and rear of the building, and access to the large private garden square on Ennismore Gardens. Mark Tunstall, Managing Director of Tunstall Property, said: 'This property is just steeped in history. It is in a quiet yet well-connected pocket of prime central London and with five bedrooms provides space for all the family. 'The location is hard to beat, with Hyde Park and Harrods on the doorstep, as well as the Royal Albert Hall and museums and bistros of South Kensington a short stroll away. This home meets every requirement, providing; space, amenities and location.' The flat is now available to rent through Tunstall Property at £10,500 a week - or £546,000 a year. The spacious home at 34 Ennismore Gardens is now available to rent through Tunstall Property at £10,500 a week - or £546,000 a year . It provides 3,054 sq. ft. of luxurious accommodation with two reception rooms, five bathrooms, a study and kitchen/breakfast room . The homes along Ennismore Gardens have a long history, built in 1870 as part of the redevelopment of Kingston House, a Palladian mansion dating back to the 18th Century, belonging to Elizabeth Chudleigh, Duchess of Kingston . The plushly decorated flat is in prime location, based within minutes of Hyde Park and Harrods as well as the Royal Albert Hall .
target: The Knightsbridge flat is located in the same building  where Hollywood star Ava Gardner spent her last years .
  It is based in historic Ennismore Gardens which were built in 1870 as part of the redevelopment of Kingston House .
  The spacious home which boasts five bedrooms has been put up for rent at £10,500 a week - or £546,000 a year .