We were a little disappointed by the place when we got there as it didn’t reflect the photos, clearly taken a long time ago. We were happy enough not to raise this with the AirB&B host as it's a great area and one we were keen to explore. However we soon soon found that the apartment was somewhat lacking, we were woken up by renovations in the flat below and when we asked about a bath-plug we were initially ignored and on following it up were made to feel as though the request was somehow unreasonable. The bathroom itself smelled distinctly of dog and there was mould on the kitchen ceiling. Even though the view was masked by windows too dirty to look through we decided to stick with it out of convenience and a sense of ‘fuck it, we’re here now.'
Then in an embarrassing and unfortunate twist of fate we realised we had arrived for our booking a day late. With dinner on the hob we received a message from the landlord to inform us of this, that we were not meant to be there and that if we did not pay we would be turfed out. We were reluctant to pay another 80 quid given the state of the place and asked, all things considered, if we might leave early in the morning. Thirty minutes later a man called Charlie (a propa east-end wide-boy) arrived at the door to kick us out.
We of course obliged but pointed out that given that we had been rented a poorly maintained and dirty room in a building site and were on the point of eating dinner it was a rather excessive and brusque way to be. Especially seeing as we had paid for three nights, only stayed two, and they had made it clear that the flat was was free.
Anyway, not an ideal stay but if you’re looking for a room in an interesting location, you don’t like baths and are better with dates than us, this could be for you.