This flat is beautiful and in a great location for walking around. It’s across from a market and next to lots of restaurants and pubs. There are two tube stations within a 5 min walk. We were a group of 5 adults, 2 couples and a single. The bedroom layout worked great for us. Having the clothes washer and dryer right in the flat (with wash detergent pods) was a big plus as we could pack less clothing.
Here are the caveats. None of them were dealbreakers for us, but they did have an effect on our stay so I wanted to call them out.
- Google maps takes the address with post code and shows it as being in St James rather than Covent Garden, so be aware if you are ordering food delivery or trying to get back using google maps. We wound up using the address of the store downstairs to make this work.
- This unit has no air conditioning, only heat, so if it’s cool outside you just open the windows. This brings in street noise and other noise (see below). The master bedroom and kitchen are street facing so you won’t want to sleep with those windows open all night. The other bedrooms face an enclosed light well so it’s much quieter.
- The windows in the master bedroom have pins in the sill that stop the windows from opening more than a couple of inches, so it takes a long time to cool down that room before you close them for the night. The kitchen windows don’t have those pins so I’m not sure why they are needed in the bedroom.
-Brits like pubs. There is one right across the street and we had drunken serenade most nights until closing. YMMV.