On the positive side:
-Check in process was easy, the host reached out and I was even able to check in 15 minutes early
-Provided clean towels
-The location was as specified
-All the furniture and appliances listed were present, there were clean sheets on the bed and the building had a fob entry front door
-Very convenient to Edgware tube station
-They did have nice plastic flowers out on the table and in the bedroom.
-The clothes washer, kettle and fridge worked.
Unfortunately there were some negatives:
-There was no toilet paper, laundry soap or hand soap available when I arrived, I consider one of those an essential item. A host representative did come by later and drop off some toilet paper.
-After a few days the water heater stopped working, I reached out to the host with no response on any of the contact lines provided. It was fixed the following day (after I had to go to work) and the only host response was when I informed them that it was working again the next day.
-The place was generally clean, though someone forgot to hoover the carpet or sweep the floor.
-A place where the windows are of such poor quality that it sounds like you are outside, even when you are inside. It is directly on a busy street, so bring earplugs if you want to sleep.
-The Wifi worked, but they don't qualify that it is connected to an ancient DSL system with less than 1 MB/s bandwidth. This was a work trip for me, but I ended up having to use my phone for meetings and messaging as the bandwidth was so poor.
-No renter instructions available, so I had no idea what to do with the trash as it piled up during a longer stay, and no guidelines on how to check out at the end.
-The toilet seat and the blind on the living room window were both broken.
-One of the worst shower heads I've encountered. Though the water pressure in London, and here specifically, was good.
-The ventilation was non-existent unless you open the windows (noise and pigeons)
-The chain lock on the door was installed backwards - so might as well not be there
In summary, if you are looking for an inexpensive place to stay with a little space and basic kitchen, this would work for you. Bring earplugs.