This is a beautiful room in a lovely apartment just off the corner of Portobello Road, so close to all the restaurants, shops and cinema. Also an easy walk the bus stop & tube stations. My favourite jogging spot in Hyde Park which was only a 15minutes walk. That’s perfect!
I even requested an earlier check in as I was already in London, the host was very accommodating to allow me to come a few hours earlier than expected. I was truly grateful for that.
The bed is extremely cosy and from end to end to bring in all the natural light. There is also a table to work, with still a lot of space to even do yoga or home workouts on the floor. Plus more than enough storage space.
The rest of the apartment is very photographable. While the kitchen & bathroom are shared spaces, there is still lots of space to sit quietly or to chat with the other guests. I think there are only 3 rooms in the apartment. The kitchen is well equipped and all the furniture, items and appliances are very well curated with the theme of the apartment as a whole. The floor is creaky so everyone knows when one of us is walking around the apartment, not that anything can be done. I think we all found it amusing.
Overall it is definitely worth staying here. The only little issue is that the private bedroom does not have a lock. The host did say that it wasn’t advertised as a bedroom with a lock, and was kind enough to share the screenshot of the listing that would say so. I personally searched again but couldn’t find that note in the listing, but I do find Airbnb hard to navigate at times so I probably missed a link somewhere that would say so. I just found it strange because as an Airbnb host myself, my assumption is that a private bedroom would have a lock as a given, not an add-on to be advertised.
Nevertheless, while this is the first time I’ve encountered a private room without the ability to lock, it really wasn’t an issue. I felt safe and I was fine to lock up all my devices and valuables in my suitcases and store them well daily before heading out to the town.
Another thing to point out is that one would have to be able to walk the flight of stairs to the top floor where the apartment is. There is no elevator. Was it mentioned or advertised in the listing? Probably and I missed that too. Which again, not a big issue for me as I am an abled-body, travelled light and love stairs as part of my workout routine.
With all this in mine, yes I would stay here again.