This could be a lovely apartment in a very good location if only invested time and money to upgrade the very tired and worn down decor and above all hired a maintenance company that cleaned and made sure this was to a hygienic standard.
We moved out after one night as we felt the lack of hygiene and cleanliness was extremely unacceptable. The dining table chair covers were visibly grotty with multiple stains on them. A thick layer of dust on the skirting boards, bed headboards, and lampshades must've built up over months. A thick layer of Toothpaste residue in both glasses in the bathroom. The high gloss kitchen units had fingerprints all over them and were stained, also food markings and leftover food inside them. All the surfaces including the kitchen, bedside tables, dining table, and coffee table had not been wiped and some things were damaged. After this much dirt in plain sight, we decided to check the bedding more closely and discovered the mattress covers had not been washed, were badly stained, and with hairs all over. This for us was the final straw.
After being told by the maintenance company they could not change the seat cover or the mattress covers, we decided that this was not an acceptable place to stay. This lack of hygiene and cleanliness is not acceptable for a rentable property and would be surprised if this has not been an issue before as it was clear some of the dirt had been there for a long period of time.
We provided plenty of detailed photographs of all these issues to the maintenance company as well as Airbnb. The cleaner that was sent by the maintenance company also took photos of these issues. Really sad and disappointed with this as trying to resolve these issues with the maintenance company robbed us of our first day in London.