Whitney and Phil were amazing hosts! We showed up to London in the middle of the workday and Phil greeted us outside of his office with an embrace and a smiling face. When we arrived at the flat, we were very happy to find it was clean, cute, and better than described in the ad. Our room was in the back of the apartment, secluded from the living space and their bedroom. Clean towels were laid out and a clothes rack was set up for us to use. Whitney and Phil had written out a list of shops, restaurants, and other things for us to do -- a true testament to the benefits of Airbnb.

We were only in London for 30 hours (and it was our first time), so we crammed as much sightseeing in as possible before heading off to dinner at a fantastic place called Beagle after which Phil and Whitney met up with us for drinks. We chatted like old friends, laughing and telling stories. As the hours grew later, Phil realized he needed to be up early so we started to walk back to their apartment together. They pointed us towards a cool speakeasy style place and told us not to worry about what time we got home (we still worried about getting home late!).

The next day, heeding the advice from Whitney for the location of a proper english breakfast, we strolled through the neighborhood and admired the cute shops and cafes. A truly cool location!

We will definitely be staying with Phil and Whitney again, as we feel we made some real friends in London.