I was very excited seeing all the positive reviews and booked a 2 week stay. Unfortunately due to my experience I had to cut short my stay! I stayed at this airbnb for 10 nights so can give a holistic picture of my experience. Personally I would suggest the house only if you are looking for a nights stay and a place to crash. My tip would be to communicate in advance with the host of expectations because I was told multiple rules set by the host which if I knew before wouldn’t have booked this place.
Pros
- The bedroom size is good and has some nice touches
- Brixton is a good area with restaurants and cafes nearby
- Host provided a welcome kit with fruits and water which is much appreciated after a long journey
Cons
- Cannot work from home: I was planning to work from home and go to office a couple of days a week but after the first day itself the host raised concerns of people working from home and spending more time and electricity while at the airbnb even though I had told the host about this at the time of booking.
- Lighting: I found the room to not have adequate lighting so turned on one light inside my bedroom in the morning but as soon as the host saw this I was told not to turn on lights till its night because she was concerned about electricity cost. Also light inside the hallways are removed so at night the entire house is dark, just a heads up.
- Heat: In the list of amenities heat was mentioned so when I was feeling very cold below 12 deg inside the room I went and turned on the heat. The host mentioned I cannot control heat and its not upto me. According to house rules it can be turned on for a couple of hours a day with host approval. There were nights I had to use double blankets and during the day wear jackets inside the house because it was so cold and heat was not turned on. The reasoning behind this was cost of heating is high and it did not make sense for the host to turn it on for the guests.
-Cleaning: Please ask the host about her rules before choosing this airbnb. I was asked to clean the bathtub after every shower and after a week I had to clean the bathroom because of hair from my trimming. Even though the listing said new sheets would be provided and bedroom cleaned after a week this was not done for me. But I always made sure to clean up after myself but had the assumption host would clean the bathrooms and common spaces as mentioned in the listing.
- Amenities: All the amenities were low quality. There is no proper shower just a hand held shower which barely has any pressure. Even the flush had no power. There is no microwave also incase you want to heat up something quick.
- Experience: This is more personal but I did not feel welcome in the house from the first day.
-Communication: I didn’t hear back from the host about my enquiry and had to contact airbnb for help to get in touch. Host response time was also an issue for me.