I am a solo female traveller. I have been in BA for work for more than a week in a hotel before I booked a month in May 22 at Carmen's flat. I knew I wanted to stay at Palermo and found a gym nearby. The flat is on the 4th floor facing the street, with a couple of blocks of houses so there is a clear view and not looking directly into someone flat. The location is perfect for me as I choose it due to the proximity to a Crossfit gym. It is walking distance to all the restaurants and bars in Soho without being in the centre of it. The location is what I love most. The internet is good and no drop out.
The flat itself is a tag dated especially the kitchen and bathroom. The flat has a strange smell even after I cleaned and washed all the linens. I think it might be the kitchen but can't figure as no exhaust fan in kitchen and bathroom exhaust is clogged with built up. Frying pan is not usable but Carmen kindly replace it. The chopping board is burnt and the plastic one is completely stained. I didn't use most of the kitchen stuff as they all required a good cleaning. A few hiccups on day one, the string of the roller blind keep breaking. There is a big sign to be gentle and I was gentle. Thus it is a known problem, not caused by my misused and I did managed to fixed myself a few times for the time I am there. The balcony door can't be locked but she arranged to be fixed. The TV has no reception, it really more an external monitor to connect to your computer via HDMI. I didn't even bother to plug it in, as the position is not practical.
As a world remote nomad, I don't bother to complain much as long as the location and wifi is good and that was my main criteria. Each flat has it's plus & minus and I am rather forgiving.
The water of the building was shut down one day when I woke up till late at night. I understand it beyond her control. However, I wished they would have informed me that it might be a full day affair rather than a couple of hours. At least, I could make plan to work from home rather than making plans to go out. Obviously, if I have any water to brush my teeth and shower, I would not have stayed in. There aren't any flushing water for the toilet as well.
I am a solo female traveller. I stayed in Carmen’s flat for a month in May 2022. The flat is on the 4th floor facing the street, with a couple of blocks of low rise houses in front, so there is a clear view and not looking directly into someone’s flat. The location is perfect for me as I choose it due to the proximity to a Crossfit gym that I wanted to join. It is walking distance to all the restaurants and bars in Soho without being in the centre of it. The internet is good and no drop out.
The flat itself is a tag dated especially the kitchen and bathroom. The flat has a strange smell even after I cleaned and washed all the linens & kitchen. I think it might be the kitchen but can't figure as no exhaust fan in kitchen and bathroom exhaust is clogged with built up. Frying pan is not usable but Carmen kindly replace it. The chopping board is burnt and the plastic one is completely stained. I didn't use most of the kitchen stuff as they all required a good cleaning.
A few hiccups on day one, the string of the roller blind keep breaking. I was told that there is a big sign to be gentle and I was gentle. Thus it is a known problem, not caused by my misused and I did managed to fixed it myself a few times for the time I am there. The balcony door can't be locked but she promptly arranged it to be fixed. The TV has no reception, it is more an external monitor to connect to your computer via HDMI. I didn't even bother to plug it in, as the position is not practical.
As a remote nomad travelling worldwide, I don't bother to complain much as long as the location and wifi is good and the place is decent enough within my budget, that was my main criteria. Each flat has it's plus & minus and I am rather forgiving.
I am a respectful person and try to leave the place clean and tidy better than it is. I often don’t write a review if it is not up to my expectation as even 5 star hotels can have it faults. It is the connection you have with the people working there and the reality is we are human and we made mistakes sometimes.
Carmen has tried her best to remedy situation but she lived in Europe and thus there are time difference. Aida, who look after the flat can’t speak English and she is understanding and helpful. I woke up one day, with no running water. I am told the water supply has been shut down in the building including flushing water. And it will be restored in a few hours, but it is not till about 7-8pm at night.
Thinking this is just a one off incident, I extended my stay for another week after the month, while I try to get a flight out of BA on waitlist.
However, on my last day of the month, I woke up with the water supply shut down again. I was told it will resume in a couple of hours. Fortunately, this time round, I have a big bottle of water and am able to brush my