My stay at David’s place was fine until the day I was ready to check out and realized that my friend had broken the fire brigade key in the key hole and we were stuck in the apartment for a while before being let out by a locksmith. Obviously, I knew that I would have to pay for the replacement of the lock and key, which I did, but the frustrating part was when David decided that he would take advantage of the situation to cheat me by requesting an additional payment of $791.15 (which btw is higher than the $694.24 I paid for the 4 nights I stayed) JUST to replace the lock. Every reasonable person knows that there is no country on earth where it costs that much to replace a simple lock. What David didn’t realize is that I had already done my homework by calling locksmiths in the area to get estimates, which were no more than $100. So, I offered and paid $200, which I figured was a reasonable amount given the situation. But, David wanted more money, so Airbnb got involved and in the end, Airbnb ruled in my favor.
I am pretty sure my experience would have different if this incident had not occurred. As I said earlier, everything was fine prior to the incident, so I am not suggesting that people don’t stay at David’s place; however, beware that in the event of an unfortunate situation or incident, David will be unreasonable in his request for compensation. So be careful and good luck!
As far as the place itself is concerned, it was relatively modest, clean, there are some restaurant and bars nearby, which is good and it’s about 10 minutes of walking distance from the Greenwich line (Meridian Line), if that something you want to see. The things I didn’t like were the tiny spiral stairs, which were very inconvenient especially if you have a luggage and the fact the place is not that close to the London’s city center. Getting to the city requires a few train exchanges or expensive Uber ride.