Pros: The apartment is as pictured and is clean and well-styled, centrally located for Hackney, 10-minute walk from overground, bus stop very close, pubs within walking distance
Cons: 1. The apartment building is nowhere near as nice as the apartment and is old and the stairs smell like pee, chemicals, and cigarettes. 2. We were approached twice in an aggressive manner by a resident and were followed up the stairs once. This didn't feel like an appropriate place for an Airbnb and we were not comfortable. 3. The cleaners entered without permission before the checkout time. I was topless and they did not leave immediately (management told them to come at that time). 4. Host communication was mostly automated and not a good contact for the area or helpful. 4. Key location is inconvenient
I tried to contact Airbnb to resolve this after our trip but they were unhelpful, so I am posting here to try to help other travelers. I usually only leave good reviews but wanted to be transparent.