The location is amazing, its literally 2 minutes from Paddington station and it was very easy to find. But I did have a few issues with the reservation:
After my reservation I discovered that all communication was done with a management company and not with the host. Before arriving, I asked for pillows without feathers (I'm allergic) and it took quite some time to get a response. I arrived to find that there are 10 steep and narrow stairs before you get to an elevator, so if you have mobility issues take notice, it was very hard for to carry our suitcases over those steps. There is NO clothes dryer in the apartment even though it is listed among the amenities, only a rack. A lightbulb has perished in the kitchen and the communication surrounding its replacement was exhausting. I would have left it like that, but it made the kitchen very dark. After sending images to different email accounts + specifying the type of light bulb needed, someone came here while we were gone and changed two tiny spots above the counter but did not change the big one that I asked (and sent pics of). The heating works very well, there are a lot of huge towels, and the apartment is very spacious, but it had an unbalanced feel to it: one room has a LOT of closet space and the other room has a tiny hanging spot above one small shelf, so one of us had to keep her clothes in the suitcase for 5 days and couldn’t properly unpack. The bathrooms are also "unbalanced" one has a tub, hooks on the door, a small waste basket, but no curtain on the window (just tainted glass), the other one has a shower, a curtain on the window, but no waste basket or hooks. One room has a night light the other doesn’t etc etc. It feels to me that when there is no owner of the property present everything becomes very impersonal. An owner would have known what light bulb I was talking about and would not neglect the small details. The kitchen was poorly stocked, again, it has the basics, but an owner would have put more thought into it. I guess I'm used to a different kind of Airbnb experience.
I urge the homeowner to visit the apartment.