I was in the apartment for 5 days with my family. There were many positive things, but also a lot of negative (unacceptable) ones.
Positive Things: the apartment is very near to the underground station with very frequent connections. In the neighborhood there is one small supermarket with everything needed for short stays as mine. There are many coffee shops and restaurants around with (for London) reasonable prices.
It is very spacious with two bathrooms, perfect for families. It is equipped reasonably, with toaster, water boiler, coffee machine, new and sharp knives!, wash machine and dishwasher. Actually the “reasonable” part is only related to the dishes, as there were only 5 cups and glasses, not enough for 2 meals without washing.
Negative points: the apartment was definitely dirty! Completely!
The pans were dirty respective they were not cleaned properly.
The oven and baking sheet were also dirty, I need to wash by myself.
The only dish towel was dirty, I need to wash by myself.
The water boiler was fully chalked, I need to descale by myself.
The wash machine was dirty, with rest of soap everywhere and moldy inside. I cleaned by myself.
The Dishwasher and it’s sieve was dirty, with glass splits in it. Cleaned by myself.
The floor was dirty, and under the couch and all sleeping beds was a very thick layer of dust. I cleaned by myself.
The suction system in both bathrooms are defective, so the vapor and the smell stays in the bathrooms after using.
The switcher of one night lamp felt apart, when I turned on the light (very dangerous situation). I could clearly see that it was already defective and was poorly repaired, putting the Gasts under serious risk. (Of course I can’t say who maid the repair: if by the host itself, or by some guest. But it was definitely a dangerous situation!).
I spent around 4 hours of my vacation cleaning and bringing the apartment into the condition I wished to have found it. Together with the night lamp these are unacceptable conditions when staying in an apartment through Airbnb.
My expectation is that the next guest can report a complete different picture, hopping that this feedback will make the host review its cleaning and maintenance policies.
If this happens, than the apartment is really a nice one to stay.