My family stayed at David's apartment for a week recently. Overall it was a positive experience but there were a few areas to improve that could have made the stay better.
Pros:
- The location is generally great for visiting London. Close to the tube, parks, museums and the neighborhood is quieter which is great for families but still has things to do which is great.
- Multiple groceries stores within minutes of the building which is great if you plan on cooking.
- The duty managers on-site are available all the time and have been able to help clear up any issues with the apartment during our stay.
- Greeted upon entry and given a tour of the apartment before the stay. The apartment also has a booklet with plenty of tips about the area.
- The bedrooms are decently spacious and the living room is quite large as well.
- Coffee (french press) and some supplies provided which were helpful after the long flight into London.
Areas of improvement:
- The actual building is located between two train tracks and it can be quite loud in the apartment when trains are going through
- The building currently only has one active lift, two others are in maintenance which makes entry / exit a bit longer. Also the path to the unit involves multiple lifts / stairs based on the building design so it takes a few minutes to get in and out
- The apartment is only stocked with initial supplies for its usage for things like toilet paper, dishwasher / clothes washer tablets, etc so you'll need to either request more from the duty managers or get supplies from the local stores.
- The unit laundry machine (combo washer / dryer) wasn't working during our stay. The duty manager was nice enough to wash and fold our laundry in the buildings machines to help with this but just wanted to flag for others to inquire about before their stay.