I have to say the best thing about the studio is the location. Not only it’s conveniently located between Notting Hill and Kensington High Street, it’s also on a quiet street which is really nice and quiet. The Victorian architecture definitely helps guests to experience London better than a regular hotel. Public transportation very easy to access within 10 min walking.
However if you have lots of luggages, getting to this studio on the 4th floor is tricky. I forgot how Europe is like and last time we ere in Paris our host helped us both ways so it wasn’t a big deal. Traveling with one 10 year old and luggage to the max on our way to move to Berlin, it took me about 20 min to get all the stuff up the stairs and wasn’t sure if anyone could help because the access is automatic.
The studio is smaller than the picture. And it feels clustered to be in it. It’s probably one of the smallest room we had from Airbnb and definitely less than 10sqm. It also doesn’t have a full kitchen - a sink and some electric cook wares. There is absolutely no space to prepare anything. Same goes with the bathroom. Since it’s our first time in London we realize the might be the norm?
One big negative was the sound proofing. The house is wood-structured and we can hear every move from the person above us and wondering one night why he/she was doing 1000 steps at 3am in the morning. So the room upstairs is a better deal as it’s the top floor.
Laundry facility is nice to have for free on the ground floor and the Klivo system works very well. Overall wished we had more help with luggage.