Please note that if you have a layover in London Heathrow, this is not your ideal overnight stay. I didn’t have time to look up the area on the map before I got there because the place that I had booked initially canceled on me fairly last minute. The house is connected to the airport bus, but it is not that close to the airport. It took me more than an hour to get here from terminal 5 because the buses aren’t that frequent. This also means that the location is outside of the free travel zone, so you’ll need to purchase the bus tickets ahead of time which requires extra time and expense. I honestly think one must be able to a better deal closer to the airport. I really don’t know why they had great reviews.
The man who let me in (a different person from the host listed here) was nice, but the place does not look as nice as it does the photos, especially the kitchen/common space. But really the worst thing about this place was the extreme noise/ lack of insulation.
When I entered the room loud traffic was the first thing I noticed. It’s not only right on the road with thin windows, but you can also hear everything that’s going on upstairs and outside of your room (there are five rooms in this house, all used for Airbnb). I forced myself to sleep for a morning flight despite the traffic, only to be woken up two hours later by other guests who entered loudly. I texted the host if they could ask the other guests to quiet down, but I got a reply the day after that the host is outside the country. It was impossible to sleep the rest of the night—I heard everything from other guests talking, laughing, walking around with heels on the squeakiest floor, snoring, host checking in a late night guest, him doing something in the common area until past 2 am. In sum, not recommended in case you have a layover.