This was our first time using Airbnb and our experience couldn’t have been better. Even before arriving in London from the US, we had several friendly interchanges with Jack, who with his wife Emma, were our hosts. The flat was welcoming, charming and very clean, with lots of light from the big Victorian windows. The pictures posted on the Airbnb site are indeed very accurate. Jack even provided starter foods in the kitchen: bread, butter, milk, coffee, tea, juice, cookies and fresh fruit.

The location was excellent: nice neighborhood, convenient to the Piccadilly Line, and very near a shopping area with restaurants and food stores. The flat was remarkably quiet and there is a lovely, fenced-in backyard.

Jack and Emma live in an adjacent flat. They made themselves available when needed but were completely respectful of our privacy. It was a good balance. They are lovely, very easy to engage with and accommodating. On our last day, they held our bags for a while after we checked out so we could do some final sight-seeing before heading to the airport.

We were very fortunate Jack’s flat was available the week we wanted to be in London. We hope return here our next time in London!