Overall, I had a great stay at this property. The positives:
- The property was clean and well-furnished in the modern style. All the appliances worked and the beds were comfortable.
- It was very well-located, with good access to transport into central London. The bus stop is right outside the property, and access to the Hounslow East station on the Piccadilly line was a 5 minutes walk away.
- There are also plenty of small shops and a big ASDA supermarket nearby to stock up on groceries. There are also loads of shops specialising in East European and South Indian supplies within walking distance.
- Although the property is next to a bus station and almost under a flight path, it was surprisingly quiet, especially if the windows are closed. The apartment is very well-insulated, noise-wise. The balcony is also good place for plane-spotting if you're into that sort of thing.
- During my stay, the apartment was serviced and cleaned once a week, which was enough to keep the place clean without being overly intrusive
- The property managers were surprisingly responsive on the phone and the chat app. If there was a problem, they managed to fix it quickly.
The negatives (and these are quite trivial, once you work around them):
- The check-in process can be a bit fiddly, especially if you don't have a local phone SIM card. It requires downloading an app to use electronic keys. These work quite well, except on one door which happens to be in a semi-blind spot for mobile signals. The workaround is once you manage to get in, there's a physical fob that you can use for easy access.
- It may be problematic if you plan to arrive or check-in early. In my case, the apartment was not ready until 3 pm (the previous guest had used the late check-out option), although my flight landed at 6 am. So I had to find ways to kill my time and also store my luggage, as there was no facility to store luggage. However, if you plan your arrival accordingly, this shouldn't be too much of a problem.
- The appliances all work, but they're a bit on the idiosyncratic side in terms of getting them to function. But once you get used to them, it's not too problematic.