I have to be honest and say that the communications from the host were absolutely excellent. Best we've ever had.
The location of the flat couldn't be more central. Smack bang in the middle of Soho near the pubs/clubs/restaurants/theatres. Yes, this dies make it noisy but to be honest that's what you get in the centre of any big city. The windows are VERY WELL insulated with triple glazing and it keeps the outside noise down very successfully.
The bed was comfy enough and for the price the flat was good value.
A few things that were less successful for the trip that kept the score down though. The bathroom is pretty grim. The toilet seat was very, very cheap and just kept coming off completely. The fixings are just way too flimsy. The flooring in the bathroom want fitted correctly and looked horrible. Particularly too, the state of the pedestal at the botyom which is in full view when you're in there is really bad. The units, although very well thought out, ciuld do with replacing as they're delaminating.
The shower itself is ok though. Good pressure and well-designed. Lots of toiletries too. Towels clean and decent quality.
The kitchen is a good size with the bathroom directly off it. The countertop DESPERATELY needs replacing or repairing as the covering has unstuck itself in one part. It's so big you could eadily get an entire hand under it.
The fridge works well, plenty of hot water. I don't know if the oven or hob works as we ate out but no reason to believe they didn't. Well-stocked drawers although no corkscrew.
The windows throughout were absolutely filthy - particularly at the back. Access did seem difficult to do it but they were really bad.
The main room though was big, a decent and quite comfortable double bed and a bed settee. TONS of storage space. Tv had netflix and lots of the usual smart tv apps. Iron was brand new but board really flimsy and difficult to use because the cover was held on with sellotape! It was really creased and they were impossible to iron out. Next to useless to be honest.
Be warned that the other flats serm to be airbnb. The people above us were young blokes who, understandably, were seemingly there to party. You can hear EVERYTHING through the ceiling. It's almost like they're in the same room. Zero insulation and no carpetting (we presumed). Bare wooden floors look great but they come with a price.
Would we stay again? No. Was the flat clean? Generally, yes. Was it central? Very. Did it need repairs and renovations? Definitely. It just wasn't quite suitable for our needs but with maybe £1,000 spent on it, it'd have had a glowing review from us.