The house was clean & basic but sufficient. It is in a building I can only describe as former public housing. This is probably why there was no exterior photo in the listing. Building doesn’t inspire confidence but the location is very good, next to the Thames.
There is a lack of transparency re: who actually owns this home that caused us come concern, and one needs to go to a betting/convenience store to pick up the key. Not confidence inspiring and I did worry we were being scammed when I saw where we were supposed to pick up the key.
The closets were all jammed with piles of someone’s things and there was mail & contract documents with a different name. No place to hang up clothes in 2 of 3 bedrooms and nothing but a bed in one. Not even a nightstand. There was also medical equipment making us wonder if an elderly person had just vacated the home. This included a walker & large handicapped stair climbing machine just laying out in the main hallway.
Bedding was cheap, institutional, and only a duvet and bottom sheet was provided, along with cheap pillows, 2 per double bed & 1 for the single. No additional blankets were provided except a throw blanket that clearly had not been washed in advance of our stay. We were also informed if we accessed the additional linens we would need to pay $20 for each set.
Kitchen was nicely renovated but someone had clearly been living there recently as there was a lot of opened food items and shelf stable pantry basics.
Bottom line: it’s basic, but it works. I assume it’s corporate managed. I would bet “Kamila” is not the owner but the rental manager or a bot. There was a renovation contract with another owner’s name just sitting in a closet. The same name was the Amazon account registered on the TV. Not knowing who you are renting from feels disingenuous when you read the home’s description on AirBnB. Just be honest if a property management company is running it, guests will know what to expect.
Location is good once you get over the building it’s in. It was clean, quiet & sufficient. It would benefit from some personal attention & removal of personal effects from all the closets & the medical equipment from the hallway.