Unfortunately I can't recommend this Airbnb. I came to London to visit Australian friends who were travelling Europe and to celebrate my birthday. My booking should have been cancelled due to extenuating circumstances. I would have preferred not to stay, as I was only told about the problems at 11.00 pm which was too late at night to start finding a place and to leave, if I had known sooner, a hotel would have been a wise move on this occasion.
It was disappointing on many aspects. The check- in time is too late, especially if you have luggage and you then stay out with friends in Central London for dinner, as I upset Paula being half hour later than expected, as I had to get a taxi, as the location is a twenty minute walk from the underground. It's an early to bed, early to rise Airbnb. It's a 13 minute bus ride to Fulham Broadway for cafes etc the neighbourhood is good and the supermarket is close to the house. The bedroom is pretty, the fresh flowers were a nice touch and bathroom lovely, including the robe.
However there is a very narrow single bed with a rock hard mattress, I ended up with little sleep as my legs banged into the wall, not comfortable at all. The bedroom door wouldn't close or lock, as it needed rehanging and the door knob was coming off, could hear all the noise of the house, including the plumbing, the water pipes "hammer" noise to the early hours and Paula coughing as she wasnt well, and the household getting up at the crack of dawn. I couldn't open the wardrobe, bedroom chairs were impractical, and no milk, not even a biscuit. The décor was jaded as I was. The communication was very poor and rude at times, Paula wasn't hospitable, available, flexible or friendly. It's not an Airbnb experience, it's a room in a nice house but the room should have been checked for maintenance issues and Paula should not have invited guests knowing she was not well and contagious. Consequently I picked up her chest infection and spent a week, (including my birthday, which was not fun), in my own comfortable bed and I won't be back. It's a shame as the photos and description looked great but the reality didn't match up to my expectations. The price was reasonable but is false economy, if you don't get a decent night's sleep and paying for taxis.