We had to book this via our friend John (thank you John) due to a temporary glitch with our Air BnB page (now sorted). Matteo was very patient and accommodating throughout the bumpy booking procedure, which made it easy and stress-free for us. He met us when we arrived and showed us where to go for food/restaurants etc. A very helpful host, he lives next door if there are any problems. This is a great house. Very clean with crisp white bed linen and loads of box-fresh white towels on each bed. Each bedroom (they are all downstairs) has plenty of storage and good quality wooden clothes hangers in the wardrobes. Great location. If you like shopping this is shopping central! And if you prefer museums/culture and parks it's a great place to be located too, right next to several world famous venues. We were travelling with our 6 year old daughter and found the proximity to Hyde Park (especially the Princess Diana Memorial Park with its pirate ship) and to the Battersea Park Children's Zoo just great (this is the zoo for younger kids, not too much walking, lots of playground facilities & a huge sand pit). There's also a fantastic tree-top climbing adventure park in Battersea Park called 'Go Ape' - well worth checking out for kids over 6/7. We hopped in taxis and got everywhere in 10 minutes. Food shopping locally is just great. All the high street supermarkets are 2 minutes from the house and it's easy to pop into local restaurants for a bite too, and local cafes for a coffee.
The London Underground is a 5 minute walk away - very convenient.
At the end of a grand day out Matteo's place is a nice base to return to. The upstairs is an open-plan kitchen/diner and living room with a great TV and lots of room to hang out in. We liked relaxing there in the mornings too before heading out for the day. There's a big fridge to take all the breakfast foods. We didn't cook there at all, but the kitchen was fine for us for fixing breakfast, snacks and making coffee (Matteo supplies a box of Nespresso capsules!). A full-size dishwasher meant no washing up. All good! We would not hesitate to recommend this place.
Fionnuala and Conor