My partner and I were looking for a place in the heart of Soho and the location did not disappoint. The apartment was clean and tidy (and the plugs worked!), but unfortunately my enthusiasm ended there. If the rate were cheaper perhaps I would be more forgiving, but with no disrespect intended towards the host I would not recommend this flat unless you are a single person with minimal bags just looking for a crash pad.
As the other reviews reiterate, this place is small. my partner and I live in a 200 square foot studio, so I shrugged off the notion is was small thinking other people just weren't used to it. But this apartment is very cramped, and there wasn't really enough room for two rolling suitcases, a backpack, a small duffel bag and two humans moving around all at the same time. The toilet is literally in the shower, and fortunately my partner and I are accustomed to using the toilet in front of each other because I don't think you could comfortably sit on the toilet and close the bathroom door.
there are three small flights of stairs leading up to the entry way of the flat, which were difficult to navigate with heavy luggage. additionally there are two narrow doors you have to open/enter to get into the flat and only one person can get through at a time.
many people made a note of the noise from outside, and while it's true that Soho is hustling and bustling the street noise outside the window wasn't really an issue. I was more bothered by the noise from the people in the flat directly next to us as voices travel clearly and the nature of the door bolts/handles make them difficult to close quietly.
another thing that was kind of a red flag for me was the non-responsiveness of the host. I messaged him when I made the booking (two months prior to reservation date) to ask about the possibility of early check in and received no response. I sent a follow up message about a week or so before the reservation asking if he had any recommendations for where we could store our bags nearby prior to checkin and again did not get a response. There was no information included in the listing of when we could expect to get the code for the key lockbox, so when I still hadn't heard from the host an hour or so before checkin I was half expecting we'd have to look for another place to stay. However I messaged the host one last time inquiring when we could expect the code he did respond and even told us it was ready ahead of schedule, which was nice.
over all we had a great time in Soho, but I was relieved to move on from this apartment. If you are a single, no-frills type person it could be a great match.