The location of this spot was great. Here are the negatives… It would’ve been nice to know the extent of the construction going on outside the window. They started using a gas powered masonry saw early in the morning when wished to sleep past 8 on our vacation. We definitely would’ve cancelled our reservation and stayed somewhere else. Keeping this information from us wasn’t appreciated.
Apparently Airbnbs are looked upon unfavorably in London…we had no idea about this. The host asked us to act like “friends of Amelia” instead of guests of an Airbnb was also an unwelcome request. It made us very uncomfortable and we had to hope we didn’t come across any neighbors or we would have had to lie to them.
The front door was difficult to lock. Although I read the instructions, I still couldn’t get it to lock properly for quite some time and we were in a rush to get to an attraction we had tickets to. When I tried to call, there was no answer which was frustrating. I’m glad it wasn’t a life or death emergency, but we still need to lock the place before we could leave. All I got was a reply to read the instructions…
In the instructions, the host stated what the temp was set at, and not to try to change it because it was complicated… The flat was very warm, and when I asked how to change the temp, I never got a response.
There were no thoughtful offerings like we’ve had at others Airbnbs. The instructions said to enjoy the nespresso machine…but there were no coffees available. The check-in process was sketchy (the guy at the sweet box didn’t seem to know what I was talking about when I first asked for the keys).
Overall it was nice place, in a great location. But the noise from construction, St. Paul’s bells and seagulls through open windows made for a couple short nights of sleep.