For my 1- day stay in London, I wanted to be sure I was comfortable, at a good location, and had everything I would need for an extended stay. For that reason, I purposely searched for an "Airbnb Plus" listing. Having stayed in Plus listings before, I generally had felt they were worth the additional price for better quality and more amenities. I also searched for a place with a washer AND dryer and a King bed.
On arrival, I was surprised that this listing had passed the "Plus" inspection team. It was bare bones. There were no hand towels or wash cloths, and the kitchen was the sparsest kitchen I had ever been in. No cutting knives, not potholders, no spatula, no ice tray... The host's team did bring a few of these items but not all of them. in addition, there was not a King bed, but rather a Full-size bed, which is two sizes smaller. There also was no dryer, which was one of my major requirements.
The listing says this is 1.5 baths. Which means 1 full bath and 1 half bath. However, this is not the case. There are 2 half baths with the shower in the bedroom and the toilet off the kitchen. This is both inaccurate in the listing and not convenient as a guest.
All these short comings would have been fine if the price had reflected that this was a basic, corporate style rental that didn't offer much and had the description of amenities been accurate. London is expensive and this flat is in a good area, but it is not good value. Guests rely on accurate listings and Airbnb markets their Plus line as being a cut above and being inspected. I'm very disappointed in Airbnb for not delivering in this regard and hold them responsible for not checking that the listing was accurate (something they claim to do with Plus).
One last thing I wish I had known. The bedroom and kitchen are in the basement level. There are windows in the bedroom but not in the kitchen. However, people can easily look in from the street. This means the blackout blinds must be pulled down most of the time. The end result is you are in a windowless room. Personally, this doesn't work for me as I like lots of light.