I struggled to write this review because there were some wonderful things about our stay at Kyle's apartment and some less wonderful things. I will go into more detail but, overall, I would definitely stay in Kyle's apartment again: it was comfortable and the location could not be more perfect for exploring the Shoreditch area.
Cons
- We struggled to get in contact with Kyle a few times and didn't actually get the full details on how to check-in to the apartment until after the check-in time had passed
- When I finally managed to get in contact with Kyle on our check-in day, after tracking down one of his colleagues who reached out to him, Kyle didn't know much about our booking and told us that we would actually be in a different apartment to the one that we had chosen online
- There were then a few issues in the apartment – the shower was too hot to use (and we were instructed not to adjust it) and we couldn't access the wifi – and because we didn't hear back from Kyle for a while we couldn't use either for the first full 24 hours of our stay
- We also couldn't figure out how to get the TV to work but to be fair I did not bring this up with Kyle and so this might have been easily fixed
- The flat also wasn't perfectly clean – the sheets were a little stained, the floors were a bit dusty, and there was not enough toilet paper for our stay
- Finally, the street was noisy and the ceilings/walls were pretty thin so we heard a lot of noise from the rooftop upstairs but this didn't bother me personally and also seemed like a very fair compromise consider how centrally the flat is located
All that being said, there were also lots of pros...
- The location!! The location was truly perfect – we were within 15 minutes walking distance of absolutley everything that we wanted to explore while in Shoreditch and some of the bars were just a few doors down
- The flat itself is very modern and has great amenities (full-sized fridge, washing machine, good sized kitchen and living room) and despite being on a bustling street feels very secure and safe (it is actually part of a whole building of flats all owned by Kyle/his company and has a bit of a hotel feel to it)
- Kyle very kindly allowed us to store our bags in the apartment for a few extra hours after check-out so that we didn't have to carry them around and, in general, he was always very helpful when we did manage to get in contact with him
So in sum, there were a few little areas that could easily be improved but overall I would still recommend this apartment for its location, amenities, comfort and value alone!
Thanks Kyle for having us to stay