The property host was very helpful and friendly and the check in was very easy and super quick, even on a bank holiday! We arrived during a heat wave, it was 90F and the apartment was probably 100 when we checked in. I messaged the host for a much needed fan and she had one over in less than an hour. It helped exponentially and we were so grateful!
I picked this property because the reviews were so good, and they were not wrong - the host was amazing, the property was clean, the amenities were very good, and the location was great as it’s in-between two Tube stations on the District line which is very convenient for getting to a lot of the top tourist destinations. However I was surprised by a few details that were not mentioned in any reviews that I read but would definitely prevent me from staying at this property again or recommending it.
First, the room is MUCH smaller than the picture makes it appear. The bed was extremely tiny and very uncomfortable, I’m 5’3” and my feet hung off the end. The shower only has about 2 feet of head room so I hit my head on the ceiling every time I showered. Most surprising, while the location is good for getting to the Tube and having restaurants and groceries nearby the street is extremely busy with both foot and car traffic and the apartment is literally on the street, someone can easily step from the landing into the window at the head of the bed. The morning foot traffic is very busy and noisy. If you have to have the windows open, which we absolutely did, people can see directly into the room and there is absolutely no privacy. The neighborhood also gets pretty dodgy at night, there is a pub literally steps away and there were drunk people walking past screaming and fighting every night which did not feel safe, especially as the windows have three separate locking mechanisms on them. There’s also no privacy in the bathroom so if you want to have that window open the entire back row of flats can watch you do your business! Lastly the walls are paper thin so we got to hear the neighbor’s domestic violence situation every morning and night. We even had to leave the property at 10:30 pm one night because the yelling was so bad, which again did not make me feel safe being out in the dodgy neighborhood at that time.