On the surface this is a very nice flat. The terrace is fantastic and the kitchen/ dining/ sitting space would be fantastic for entertaining (albeit that any form of entertainment is strictly forbidden in the house rules!). For us, entertaining wasn’t really an option, we have a 10 month old baby and had specifically chosen the place for its convenient location and the fact that it has 2 bedrooms and a bath for the baby.
Firstly, the location is fantastic. Super close to Charlotte St, brunch at BT, Kaffeine 2 secs away and of course Soho etc on your doorstep. The challenge for us was that to live in, the flat had a number of foibles which appear to be routed in its fabric given that earlier reviews highlight the issues and they are still not fixed!
1) there was no hot water throughout our stay so we had to fill the bath from a boiling kettle to bathe the baby which took forever. It was also cold showers for us every morning!
2) there is a pump which goes on every time that a tap or any other form of water is used in the flat. It is very noisy and appears to turn on throughout the night whether there is water running or not. This rendered the 2nd bedroom opposite the pump’s location unusable as the occupant was woken all through the night by this very loud pump
3) there are no blinds that block light or lights in the 2nd bedroom also making it unusable from our perspective
4) the lights in general throughout the place are finicky - they sort of work but are generally just a bit of a pain in the arse.
All in all, we made it work and we were so busy with a family wedding halfway through our 10 night stay that it wasn’t the end of the world but I’m just writing this review so that others have their eyes wide open when booking this accommodation. Finally, we were provided with a high chair upon advance request which was very helpful!