We stayed at 50 Berwick for 10 days at the end of April 2016 while on vacation. We chose the apartment primarily for two reasons. We were hoping it would be quiet since it was on the top floor and was not on the street side of the building. We also wanted a place in a decent location in Soho.

Here are the pros and cons of the apartment:

PROS
Quiet: We did find the apartment to be quiet. It is located in a busy area near Oxford Street but being on the top floor and in the back of the building made it quiet. We did slightly hear the building’s elevator when running in the main bedroom and a neighbor’s loud party one night.

Location: We did like the location in Soho. It was a central location in London, convenient to many restaurants, a grocery store, and other retail stores. It is on a more commercial looking street though in a building that is shared with businesses.

CONS:
Run Down: The apartment was very run down. It outdated and in real need of upgrades. The furniture, kitchen items, etc. are just worn.

Dirty: We found the apartment to need a deep cleaning. We were finding hairs in the rooms; several dishes/pans were not clean; lamps and other items were dusty; the furniture and carpeting had stains on them; the skylights were filthy.

Faulty Kitchen Faucet: Only the hot water worked in the kitchen and the cold water did not turn on. When we mentioned it to the rentor, he asked if the cold water worked elsewhere. If we needed cold water in the kitchen we needed to get it out of the bathroom. When the water became very hot, it was difficult to use.

Lights: In the bathroom only one of the two light bulbs worked which made it dark. Out of the 3 lamps in the living room, only 2 worked. Some of the accent lighting around the ceiling did not work. There were multiple light bulbs that did not work in the bedrooms.

Lacking Bathroom Basics: I am not sure what the bathroom supplies custom is when you rent an apartment, but all the previous apartments we rented in Europe were stocked with basics like toilet paper, shampoo, etc. In this apartment, that was not the case. There was only one extra roll of toilet paper, one small bar of already used soap, and only a small half used bottle of shampoo in the bathroom. We had to restock those items on our own.

The owner or manager was nice, accessible, and accomodating, but in the end, we wished we stayed somewhere else.