Fabulous location and apartment. A quick three-minute scamper to the Hampstead Tube Station, with restaurants, mini-groceries, delis, a bookstore, and shops all around, it is the perfect base for enjoying all London has to offer -- without the hubbub of the center city. The distant views of the London Eye, Shard, BBC Tower and cityscape are, indeed, incredible -- but it is the framing of trees and chimney pots that makes them beautiful. Think Mary Poppins for the 'feel' of this high nest.
Everything works, is clean, and is of good quality.
Considerations for travelers with sensitivities:
- there is an elevator for four of the five floors, however, there is a half flight of stairs to the elevator plus a full flight you'll need to negotiate (with luggage) up to the penthouse
- the apartment is fairly warm since it is at the top of the building, plus has in-floor heating that can be turned down but is centrally controlled
- the provided air-conditioning is a portable room unit for the master bedroom -- by the time we wanted it, we were too tired to figure out how to put it together, so I can'st say how well it worked
- there is a great cross-breeze if you open up all the windows and (at least in mid-June) only a few flies that buzzed around in the middle of the rooms, but never settled, but no mosquitos or other bothersome bugs -- and it is a VERY quiet area for an urban setting, so leaving windows open was fine
- the oven IS an oven-microwave combo -- press the MENU key and you can figure it out from there
- the master bed seemed to be an American queen size; the second bed was a large twin or small full, very comfy for an adult male or two children, but possibly tight for two adolescents or adults
- beds were very comfortable
It is a very comfortable and straight-forward apartment in a lovely setting. I definitely recommend it, as long as your expectations are correct.