Summary: the place smells like a sewer and is stifling hot.
The previous reviewer was correct, this place should not be rented out during the summer months. Top floor of the building with no AC and limited windows that can be opened just means it’s sweltering. There is literally an ac unit for next door that blows hot air into the apartment in front of one of the big windows in the living room, so that just exacerbated the problem.
On top of all that, the place smelled AWFUL. Sure, it looks great in the pictures, but the smell. It was toxic. It smelled like sewage, as if the bathroom plumbing wasn’t properly vented. The smell was just seeping into the bedroom and between that and the heat, I just couldn’t breathe.
Imagine walking around London on a hot summer day, and you get back to your flat, excited to just sit and relax and you can’t even breathe because of the stench.
So we left, after one day. And we tried to work with the hosts, and the best they could do for us was 20% refund of the CLEANING FEE. I understand that they wouldn’t be able to refund us the whole stay, but 20% of the cleaning fee is laughable.
So save your money. Don’t stay here. It’s not worth breathing in toxic sewage, and it’s not worth dealing with the heat. Plus, it’s not as nice as it looks in the pictures. Does it look like the pics? Yes, but it’s like it’s got a Snapchat filter on. The carpet is gross, the furniture is worn, the walls are dingy. Am I being nit-picky now? Sure. I probably am. But hey, I’m bitter I spent over $1k to spend one night in a place I couldn’t breathe.