A bit of a disappointing experience and not really what we were expecting from the photos and previous reviews.
The good: Location is very good for Kings Cross and it’s walking distance from the British Museum and Russell Square. Initial communication with the hosts was very good, Jac was very responsive to our questions and Tim was on site to meet us on arrival without problems.
The not so good: While we weren’t expecting 5* accommodation or anything particularly modern or luxurious, the flat did lack some pretty basic care. It really wasn’t throughly clean, I needed to wipe down most the surfaces in the bedrooms and lounge before using them (kitchen and bathroom were clean thankfully) and the sofa was ripped and quite frankly disgusting with numerous pens, debris and rubbish shoved down the sides which we came across when our toddler dropped a toy down there. The beds were pretty awful, one was partially broken, and both doubles had ikea mattress toppers on top of older, stained and unmade mattresses which just resulted in the whole bed sinking into the middle. It was not comfortable for either of us adults. None of the carpets were fitted and we all hurt our feet on exposed gripper on the door thresholds. There were quite a few small annoyances that just added to the disappointment of our stay, some of the appliances aren’t fitted properly in the kitchen like the fridge you have to open a fitted door then wedge your hand down the side to open the actual fridge as there’s no handle, the airer was missing a leg and falling apart, the washing machine left clothes smelling worse than when they went in. Lots of things that by themselves wouldn’t have been an issue but the totality of it was frustrating and disappointing especially given the prices being charged. The hosts were a bit nonplussed when we did feed back the issues we’d had which was a final slap in the face.