I put quite a lot of thought into how to describe my stay in this apartment. First, the positive. I knew this area around Euston stations because of many past visits to the nearby curry shops, some of the best I have found in London. But I have not stayed in this neighborhood before this trip. The apartment is in a building right next to the London Euston Hilton, and I would not hesitate to stay here again. The density of tourists seemed lower than the usual Paddington area hotels I have used, and the neighborhood quite friendly, full of shops and pubs. Will definitely visit the area again.
This apartment though is a different story. I tried to imagine what the most charitable thing anyone I know would say if I brought them here. The best I could come up with is funky, and that I decided is an insult to the word funky and all those wonderful, positively funky AirBnb places there are in the world. This place was a dump and a total rip off. If I'd paid 10 pounds per night I'd still think I was overcharged. What specifically was wrong? The major things are a bed not fit for humans to sleep in. After the first night I was shaving and I looked in the mirror at the big indentations on my shoulders and realized it was the impression left by the bed springs on my body. AirBnB should have a standard for rating beds. This would have been a minus 100 on any scale. Truly horrible. The apartment should not ever be rented again until the mattress is replaced. Then there is the bath, about 2 ft off the ground, with a flimsy piece of glass as a side wall, and no handrail for when you shower--someone will get hurt slipping on the slick tile while trying to climb out of that contraption. To top it off the place feels like a poorly cleaned former crime scene. Big stain on the carpet, really dirty bottom of the bed, and absolutely no sign anyone has ever lived there except a stack of mail. Stay far away. And AirBnB you need to seriously investigate how this place ever got those previous reviews. And this agency should be warned to clean up their act or get off of AirBnB. I have received excellent reviews on AirBnB but I will always call out these frauds that are ruining the AirbNB experience for all the honest people out there.