My girlfriend and I needed a simple and convenient place to stay for the Notting Hill Carnival and Rachel’s flat gave us just what we needed. It was a twenty minute walk to the parade route and just outside the outer traffic barriers, so we only had to bear with very little noise on the carnival nights.
The flat itself was a no frills affair, which was fine for this trip and the price was affordable for a two week stay. It looked just like the pictures, but we did notice some paint peeling and crown molding coming off the walls in the main entryway. The rooms and bathroom were generally clean, but some bedroom drawers and the gaps in the living room couch had collected significant crumbs and food stains that could have been resolved with a proper deep cleaning.
Rachel’s team was immensely responsive and warm for our entire trip. We had questions about powering on and operating kitchen appliances that were a little foreign to us, and her team successfully directed us in no time at all. The washer and dryer were a huge help in keeping our luggage minimal, but be mindful the dryer takes a very long time to dry.
We both worked remotely during our stay. I plugged my laptop directly into the router to remote into a video editing workstation in LA and my girlfriend used the wifi for her zoom meetings and the internet was able to handle the load with no problem. I was getting 300mbps plugged in and 100mbps over the wifi. Really solid speeds for my line of work.
There’s so much good food in this neighborhood, and Kensington Park is a sprawling green oasis a short 10min walk away.
All in all, this location really made the difference in our trip. There are some details that could be settled with a little love and care to the flat, but with that aside I would definitely consider staying at Rachel’s again.