THIS PLACE WILL NOT DISAPPOINT! It was amazing! Karin was beyond hospitable and lovely every single time I talked to her! When last minuted booked this place because our previously booked place flooded and they canceled last minute. I was worried that this place was outside of our "ideal" location, but took the risk because it was spacious, had 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms, oh and a washer and dryer! It did have all of those things, but plenty more. The location ended up being perfect for us. The tube ride was reasonable and completely doable into the center of the city, the station was about a 8 minute walk to the station, it was really quaint and pleasant walking through a neighborhood that reminded you of something out of the movies. We felt 10000% safe in the area and had no worries about walking late at night or with our children. There were 2 small grocery's right by the station, which was amazing! It was easy to just grab a couple things while walking to home or grabbing a snack before getting onto the tube. We did walk downtown, it is darling and had tons of food options, shopping, salons, etc. We only went once but did order food multiple times for delivery through Uber Eats and it was perfect!
The day before we arrived in London, I reached out to Karin to ask if we could drop our bags prior to the check-in time, due to us landing in the AM. She was incredibly accommodating and let us check-in early (HUGE THANKS)! When we arrived we discovered all of our luggage had been lost and we were without any clothes, personal items, toothbrushes, etc. We went to the house to get our baring and try to sort out our lost luggage. The home was SO inviting! Like you were staying at a friends place- immediately we felt at home. We settled in, our kids started playing right away, we loved the backyard and the spacious home. We were able to purchase some essentials for the day close by in town and take long, warm showers/baths to unravel from long travels and frustrations of lost baggage.
The place was perfect for us- 3 adults, 3 children. We had our nanny with us, and it worked perfectly to give him the upstairs bedroom with a bathroom right there so he had some space and privacy. Our kids were comfortable and settled right in to the 2 middle level bedrooms, while my husband and I slept like babies in the master. While we were in London, it was unusually hot... we are from Seattle and we don't do hot very well- no where in London has AC, so it was hard to escape and cool down, but the main level of this house stays VERY cool and was so welcoming, even though the upstairs was warm, there were fans in every room, which were so helpful! With curtains closed and windows open at night it was very comfortable.
The washer and dryer was a lifesaver! We were able to rotate 2 outfits for days! We finally did get our luggage, the delivery company failed to let us know they had received the luggage or that they would be delivering, so we were in the center when they called from the doorstep. You can imagine our relief/panic/frustration when we couldn't get our bags that were found. While my husband was on the phone with the company who was threatening to leave, the next door neighbor graciously stepped in and took our bags! We were so overwhelmed with thanks! Thankfully Karin and her neighbor's are friends and she arranged for the bags to be put inside the house so we could have them that night! We are SO thankful! It was really a testament of the neighborhood and people that live there!
We felt 100% at home and would love to stay again! The value, the space, the location- was all amazing!