This apartment was very very well located and not too expensive in London. It was close to every facilities, easy to travel from Victoria station (from Gatwick) or to Euston station. But... it was not an Airbnb. It was essentially a very basic cheap hotel without the name.
• It has no soul and no personality.
• The pictures on the web site were not exact: the furniture has been changed and there were no paintings as shown on the wall.
• The owner claimed that they changed the furniture because they want to accommodate four people instead of two. I don't know how they intend do that, because at two, it was already almost impossible to walk in the space because it was so small.
• The bedroom in particular was filled with very large furniture that it was impossible to open the pantry doors fully, because it was knocking the bed!
• There was absolutely nothing delicate or personalized:
- no reading lamp beside the bed. The only option in this place was full light in every room.
- there is a washing machine, which was very convenient, but with no soap. Do you know a traveller that brings a bottle of soap in his suitcase? We didn't, so we bought some and we left here there. We hope that the next «customer» will appreciate.
So basically it was a business place, located on the fifth floor of a building with 12 flats.
After travelling five weeks in Europe, we can say that this place didn't respect in any sense the whole spirit of Airnbnb. Obviously nobody ever lived there, and nobody pays attention to any subtle and nicely crafted details.
We do not recommend this place.