Max & Billie’s place is located on the north-west tip of Hyde Park right by Notting Hill Gate tube stop. Of all the places we have stopped in London this has to be one of the best locations we have stopped. Plenty of little cafes, places too eat as well as portobello market and Hyde park right on your door.
The place is small though every is just about fitted in nicely. The bath room is a squeeze (generously stocked bathroom cabinet and best of all plenty of spare towels supplied) but the living space has a fully functioning kitchen unit (hob, fridge, microwave, kettle and toaster, sofa, table and chairs and the bed is up a little ladder on the balcony which is a cool location with a comfy mattress and plenty of space to move about up there.
The only two things that caused it too loose a star for us was:
1. There is a TV in the room but it’s in an awful location wall mounted right by the ladder up to the bed and you have to wind around it when you come up or down. Like I said the space is small so there probably isn’t anywhere else to put it but personally with the place being in such a great location and so much to see around I don’t think a TV would be missed (we didn’t bother using it!)
2. Max and Billie use a phone based door lock system which is fantastic for getting you checked in as they effectively email you your key. The only issue is you are tied to your phone then as there is no alternative so you can’t go out without a phone if you want to get back in, and if your phone battery dies or is stolen, well, you might struggle to call anyone to remedy the situation. For us it would have been preferred if once you had checked in you had the option of collecting a key from inside the room maybe?