This house is a great place to stay for a family with children or a large group. There are 3 floors so lots of steps. The two bedrooms on the 2nd floor are good sizes with beds that are probably equivalent to US queen size. The attic bedroom had 2 single beds that were quite comfortable. My husband is about 5’11” 260 lbs + and he was quite comfortable in one of the the single beds. The living area looked out on the lovely garden with plenty of sofa seating (sofa beds) and cushions. The sofa beds were probably US queen sizes and typical comfort for sofa beds. There is a dining table with chairs and our host provided books and toys. The home also has a full sized eat-in kitchen well equipped with everything you will need for cooking any meal. The host has thought of everything for her guests. She provided breakfast essentials like bread, butter, coffee, tea, eggs, jelly/jam, milk to get her guests started. Grocery store about 20 minute walk. She even had a coffee press which my son loved as he is a coffee snob🙂. There is also a dishwasher if needed. There was also two high chairs which was great for my grandson 10 mths. There are 2 full baths with showers (no bathtubs) and a ground floor toilet room where the washer and dryer are located. Very convenient. Although there are no bathtubs our host did provide a portable baby bathtub which we were able to use for my grandsons. There is WiFi with good signal. 5 adults with iPads had no problem with signal strength.
The garden was lovely. We had great weather so we were able to sit outside for morning breakfast and afternoon tea. My grandson loved it he could run and play outside. Although we didn’t rent a car this visit there is a parking space in the front.
The location of the house is great. Bus routes are close by and the train station is about a 20 minute walk. Very easy to get to Croydon shopping and into the West End. There is a park close by which is also a short cut to the train station. No air conditioning but we didn’t need it because the weather was great and although warm on some days you could open the windows and let the breeze blow through the house. Lovely!
Cristina’s home is well lived in and she has thought of everything to try to make her guests feel at home. Cristina responded quickly to questions from the time we booked to when we arrived at her home. Although we didn’t get to meet Cristina in person,(she had a family emergency), she did have someone, Kaisha, to manage everything in her absence. Kaisha lives in the apartment next door and was very responsive to our needs.
There is an additional charge for electricity and gas which you pay on the day of checkout. We paid 55 British pounds (about $70.00 US) for 9 days. Which wasn’t bad for 5 adults and 2 children.
We enjoyed our visit to London and would definitely recommend Cristina’s home for a family with small children or a large group.