Christabel knew my flight would be arriving quite early and she was kind enough to be there to show me around the flat when I arrived. She was always quick to respond to texts and phone calls. Unfortunately while the listing and the photo that appeared with the listing indicated the presence of cable television, there was no television in the flat at all. That was a a problem for me as I do all my sightseeing during the day and stay in at night. To her credit Christabel did offer to bring a t.v. by but it would not be cable enabled and I didn't want to be bothered. The neighborhood was located just a couple of easy walking blocks from Portobello Road as well as the Ladbroke
Grove tube station. The flat was located right on Ladbroke Road and the traffic noise was quite loud especially if one wanted the windows open. However, both bedrooms were located in the rear of the flat and were very quiet and afforded a peaceful sleeping environment. The host failed to inform me in advance of my arrival that painting/remodeling of the staircase leading to the third floor flat would be ongoing during my entire stay. This major project was a real impediment to reaching and leaving the flat and necessitated my relocating to other accommodations at quite some additional, unexpected expense to me.