Overall, this place was worth the price and has a fantastic location.
Pros:
- 1.5 blocks from the Covent Garden underground stop and only 5-10 mins walk to other stops (with other lines). Fantastic for quickly getting around town.
- Close to the action at Covent Gardens but far enough that there isn't a ton of street noise at night. We were able to step outside the flat and be in the middle of everything within a 5 min walk but were also able to sleep
- Beds were comfortable compared to many Airbnbs I've stayed in and there were PLENTY of pillows
- Netflix included on the smart TV, which was great since we have a lot of kids and the flat was too small for them to play in. It meant any time we were in the flat they just watched a movie.
- Elevator in building, so you don't have to carry all your luggage up the stairs
- Only two floors up, so when the elevator is busy it's not a long walk
- Not a crowded or busy building, never saw neighbors, ect
- Good wifi speed, though we never tried to use it for video calls
- Host was extremely helpful (we had a hard time finding the building) and responsive to all questions
Cons:
- Biggest issue is the lack of hot water. We had 8 guests and only the first one or two people showering in the morning got hot water. We ended up having to space out our bathing as much as possible and not shower every day.
- Images online show a kitchen table that holds 6, that is not a picture of this flat. This flat has a table that only sits 3. If you have a large party, while there are plenty of beds, don't plan to eat at the flat very often unless you want to eat while sitting on your bed.
- This flat shares a wall with the theater next store so at 9:30 every night there is a faint boom and some applause as the show ends, but it only lasts 5 mins and didn't wait us if we were already asleep.
- No instructions on how to use the appliances and as Americans they were extremely different from what we are used to. We ended up having to download instruction manuals to figure out how to work things.
- Maybe this is just a difference between cultures - but the listing says this has two king size beds but these are what American's would consider Queen beds, not Kings.
- While we were given enough towels, we were missing things like washcloths, hand towels and kitchen hand towels. It made it hard to dry hands and wash dishes
Overall - the pros outweighed the cons since the location is fantastic and the beds are comfortable.