Wow, we kicked off our trip to the UK/Ireland with a 3 night stay at this apartment and we are so glad we did. After lodging at different apartments, hotels and family homes during our trip, our whole family concluded that this was our very favorite accommodation! We walked in on a gray, raining afternoon yet the apartment was flooded with natural light from the back doors and cool skylight addition. The apartment was far larger than we had anticipated and it was fantastic because everyone had their own space. The basement had a family room and laundry and bathroom (although this bathroom was rather musty so we didn't use it). The cool design included a clear section to let some of that natural light down. The ground floor was the kitchen/dining and although we didn't use the kitchen for cooking (other than toast and tea), it was well appointed with Miele appliances. The 2nd floor had two bedrooms joined by a jack and jill bathroom. With jet lag with a 9 and 5 year old, it was key to have separate rooms to start as their sleep was completely off but not everyone had to suffer. My 9 year old loved that "his room" had a writing nook and he was quick to start journaling about our trip. The floor above had the master bedroom and a fantastic bathroom, my husband said that shower was "the best one in all the UK". Unlike a lot of airbnbs, I'm guessing the upgrades and updates to this Victorian were done with love by the owner not just a quick, cheap makeover in order to make it a rental. It was really a quality, modernized apartment.
Things to consider about this place: It has a lot of steps to get to each of the floors. It is a wonderful neighborhood Angel/Islington and not touristy. It was super easy to jump on the tube (5 min walk) or a bus (the bus stop was right outside our door) to get to the tourist attractions and we found it really nice to be out of the main crowds of Piccadilly or Westminster but if you want to be really in the main tourist sights, note that this is more of a residential neighborhood with good restaurants (sorry our schedule did not allow us to get to Ottolenghi Islington) and groceries right nearby but the main tourist attractions are not right outside the door (again, I saw this as a real positive).
The hosts were very communicative and had great suggestions and quick replies and checkin/checkout was super easy with the lockbox outside the door. They also allowed us to checkout a few hours after the required time because we wanted to go to the British Museum before leaving and did not want to haul our bags. The British Museum is only a 20 min walk from the apartment.
As I said, this lodging was the best of our 2 week travels. At the end of our trip we were back in London and stayed at a chain hotel in Kensington and wish we had back at our Angel apartment instead. (We were closer to Heathrow though which is why we decided on the finale being in Kensington). We whole-heartedly give it 5 stars and will recommend this property to any friends traveling to London and hope we'll have the opportunity to return to it again someday.