My family stayed in this flat for 10 days July 4th to the 13th
The flat has amazing space and the view off the terrace is amazing. The flat was spotless on arrival and check in was with no issues. Adrian was very responsive; spoke with him once on the day of arrival. The cleaning lady stopped by later in the day to make sure everything was intact and to answer any questions we had. We were made aware of the broken lift prior to booking the flat and was still out of order on arrival. Our first and last days at the flat were the worse with regard to carting luggage up and down the stairs but otherwise, we quickly grew accustomed to climbing up 5.5 flights of stairs several times a day. It would however be difficult for any person with limited mobility. The flat was very quiet and at times felt like we were the only people in the whole building even though we occasionally would meet residents on the stairs.
The flat does not have a/c but there were several fans within the flat. We rarely used the fans because once the windows and doors were opened, there was always enough of a breeze to quickly cool the house down. Almost all the doors and window open out completely expanding the living space to include the beautiful terrace. At night however, the flat would become warm again because we slept with the doors and window closed as there are no screens and I could not sleep knowing anything could fly into the flat while we slept (this is because of what I have seen working in the Emergency Room as a physician for over 10 years). We never saw anything fly into the flat any time we had the flat opened up which was >90% of the time when we were home.
The beds were comfortable with clean linen and towels for our use and it was nice being able to do laundry during our stay. There is no dryer but there is a foldable rack and clothes dried very quickly from the constant breeze.
The area of Bermondsey is truly central London with several pubs and restaurants lining both sides of the street as well as a corner supermarket within a 5min walk and a Tesco Express about 15mins from the flat. There are several shops and studios along the main road that we stopped at and the people were very friendly. Bourough Market is a 15min walk...this became our go to area for lunch several days. The food and atmosphere were amazing with Humble Crumble and the Paella place quickly becoming our favorite places to eat. This is a must visit if you are ever in London.
London Bridge station on the Jubilee line, a major transport hub for the subway system as well as above ground rails is a 15min walk. There are several bus stops within a 10min walk radius of the flat.
Overall, we had a great stay and would definitely consider booking this apartment again even with the lift still not working :)