First off, the apartment itself is quite spacious and was clean (nobody was there before us), but this is the only real positive.
There is no toaster or microwave, really ridiculous in 2021, to toast any bread you need to grill it.
The fridge/freezer was NEVER turned on before us so we had to wait hours after arriving for it to cool down.
There is LOUD construction right next to the apartment block which woke us up EVERY morning for the entire month.
The staff communication was decent and they did give us a refund of one day for the trouble of the construction + lack of clear listing that there is no toaster or microwave, and also wouldn't provide one when asked (even though they are cheap to get nowadays)
No TV even though they have a TV stand lmao (it is clear on the listing they have no TV but it's still a ridiculous thing that this place was so bare).
Internet speed was very good though, very solid (think the download was above 50 and the upload was near 20?)
We weren't allowed to check in any earlier even though there had literally been nobody living in our place before us, made 0 sense.
The hot water turned off in the entire apartment complex and they only notified all the residents after we complained to them and they found out there was a leak and that maintenance was going on, lasted the entire day.
The apartment gets very hot during summer, they have an air circulation machine in the apartment but it just pulls the air inside and cycles your stale air out.
And the location of Barking isn't great, its a 5/10 min walk to the tube station which was the main plus but the area is really run down and sketchy.
If you are staying here for a few nights it will be fine, but for anything longer than that i personally would look elsewhere