Clean and tidy first floor flat just beside Ladbroke Grove Tube Station overlooking the main road. It’s compact (about the size of a normal hotel room) so ideal for a short stay. Comfortable double bed. Decent shower in a tiny bathroom. Photo’s are flattering. Listing says “beautiful” but I’d describe it as well equipped and functional.
My biggest reservation is the “bossiness” of the reservation process.
In what feels like a carry over from lockdown the management company wants to know who will be your guest (insisting on a separate photoID for my wife). They then asked me three times to explain purpose of my visit!
When you get into the property there are stickers on many walls/windows- it felt like a primary school classroom.
The “welcome” email tells you about all the things that you can be charged for if you breach the rules. This ranges from leaving makeup on a towel to breaking the window handles when you open or close them.
I use AirBnB in international cities very regularly and I’ve stayed in 50+ locations. I have not come across rules like those mandated by LondonFlatsDFM before. They seem mostly pointless and make you feel very unwelcome as a guest.