Have you ever arrived to an air b'n'b late at night, after a tiring and often long journey, perhaps with a kid or two in tow, when all the local shops are closed, and not found even a simple bottle of water or, God forbid, milk, in an empty, cobwebbed fridge, let alone anything else? Well, Bruno’s and Bridget’s air b'n'b is NOT one of those!
These people are proper hosts, thoughtful and considerate of you and your stay.
You won’t have to order a greasy spoon meal from a local petrol station or a garish take away on the main road if you arrive late at night (or any other time for that matter) as Bridget would have left a delicious home-made bread on the counter for you and supplied enough jam and butter to last you a good few days. For those among us who like a tipple….I won’t reveal all the tantalising secrets here but they will be very happy with what they find in the fridge on arrival. Coffee and tea come as a standard here.
As for the apartment, the other reviews have already said it all and I can only repeat the same: the apartment is comfortable, located in a lovely, leafy street and in a very convenient location close to a well-connected Zone 2 District Line Tube station (Stamford Brook). This, in my opinion, is one of the nicest parts of SW London, urban enough to be buzzy and convenient for everything London has to offer, suburban enough to be quiet and peaceful. Chi-chi Chiswick is only 10 minutes away on foot and you can get everywhere interesting in Central London by the Tube within 15-25 minutes max. As someone who used to live in London, I would, among many other things, recommend going to Columbia Road flower market on Sundays. A very English experience, great cafes and eateries, a lovely day out.... but go very early to avoid the crowds as it tends to get terribly busy.
The flat itself is private and equipped with everything a guest might need for a comfortable stay (the list of amenities is as long as the old English alphabet so you shouldn’t want for anything. Even if you do, Bruno and Bridget are close by and very responsive). The bed is extremely comfortable, the sheets lovely, soft and smell beautifully, the furnishings stylish and quirky (this is a French-English couple, you know) and in good state of repair. I even liked the thin oval yellow kitchen sponge, very funky! Make sure you read the detailed information sheet the hosts have supplied. I ran out in a state of panic as my phone was dying to buy an EU-UK electricity converter only to read a day later in the above mentioned information sheet that there was one already in a bedroom drawer. I told you, they thought of everything. You just have to read. Or look. Or ask.
The shower works well and you won’t need a mechanical engineering degree in order to run it (I can't be the only one to have helplessly stood in front of the alien shower taps resembling some spacecraft control system with either too many colours, lines and symbols or, worse, none at all, in a state of undress trying to work out how not to either scold myself or, conversely, endure a freezing shower in the middle of winter while hectolitres of water irreversibly disappear down the drain, at the same time trying to console myself that some people routinely swim in freezing waters for the pure fun of it or while searching for Epiphany. On one occasion, to my great embarrassment, I could not even turn a gimmicky shower on, let alone hope to use it!). Well, Bruno's shower is a winner in this regard, too. It is modern yet simple and easy and works beautifully! No Epiphany for me just yet...
In a nutshell, this is not only a commercial enterprise but a lovely, caring and sharing air b'n'b. Thank you Bruno, Bridget and the family.
After such a verbose review (I was, obviously, inspired), one short message: book this place, you won't regret it (but leave a few days free for me, please!).