My first impression was that the building was very rundown from the outside. This was a surprise because it doesn't look like that in the photos. As we opened the door to the actual flat it smelled very damp/mouldy/musty. We opened the windows to ventilate and the smell faded but every time we returned to the flat, we were greeted with the same odour.

The interior was pleasing. The flat has been modernised and whilst compact and basic, it has everything you need. The design of the kitchenette and bathroom was particularly impressive.

If you are staying here as a couple and sleeping in the bedroom, you will most likely enjoy a quiet and satisfying sleep because the bedroom is in the back of the house, away from the road and noise, and the bed was comfortable. If, however, you are a larger group and need to use the sofa bed in the living room, you can expect a frustrating, restless and uncomfortable stay. You can feel the springs in your back when you lie on the sofa bed, and no exaggeration, you may as well be sleeping outside. The windows are single-paned and the traffic on the busy street outside is non-stop and extremely noisy, so unless you sleep 'coma-style', you are unlikely to get much shut-eye here. I understand that the building is probably listed (protected) so the owner is unlikely to be able to change the windows, but it is good to know what to expect. Especially in the winter because I can imagine that the windows don't keep the heat in/cold out either.

The wifi connection was poor. It took two hours to connect when we first arrived and would often disconnect. This was a problem because we were in London for a conference and needed wifi to prepare work. Ieuan was very quick to come and check the connection out though and after he had been we didn't have any other problem with it.

One last thing is that there is no lock on the front door. Not everyone will be bothered by that but we didn't like it.

Although I have listed quite a few cons about this flat, we had a pleasant stay. Plus, Ieuan was friendly and very quick to respond. He was also flexible, allowing us to check-in earlier and check-out later. Thank-you!I think overall we were just slightly disappointed because it was not cheap accommodation and very small changes could make very big differences in satisfaction.