I think being careful with air bnb is a must. Cat fishing is common and this was the case. Aesthetically pleasing at first however the beds are extremely uncomfortable, the house is clearly lived in and left just when booked so no place to hang up clothes or even keep your belongings. The bathrooms do not measure up with the water pressure being extremely low, their is also a loose toilet so you have to be extremely careful when using the toilet to make sure you don’t hurt yourself, one of our pregnant friends almost fell off. Could of made for a nasty accident. The water pressure is bad in the bathroom and even worse in the kitchen. The sink tap does not work. The television does not work, with the internet being none existent. Absolutely no suitable for children. The stairs are extremely steep and their are 4 flights before you even reach the flat. And then 3 more sets inside. That’s if you can even enter the flat with the two entrance doors being super dodgy, this is if the neighbour even shut the door as it was left open on our arrival and several times during the days we stayed. The hallway is reminiscent of a scruffy/smelly college dorm with rubbish and letters covering the floor then on top of that needing a “special nack” to get into the doors. Not the best thing when you’ve had a full day on your feet in London and have to spend 15 minutes trying to get into the door. The roof terrace is nice enough, but the fire pit doesn’t work and their was a strong smell of sewage at certain parts throughout the day. On top of all these discrepancies, the host is putrid. Paid 310 for a cleaning fee and service charge, cleaned up before we left but left a bin bag and a couple of balloons just because we were unsure of the bin rules in Notting hill (collection dates etc) and as we had paid the cleaning fee, assumed this would be covered, to be sent a torrent of abuse. Her house rules state for extra cleaning it’s £13 an hour and she sent a message asking us to cover the 2 extra hours it apparently took to pop a couple of balloons (we had cleaned the rest of the apartment already) she sent a £100 bill, how this was worked out I’ll never understand. she also stated the keys were missing but then sent a picture of the keys clearly in view. She was incessant that a party was had but when proof was provided to show that very little time was spent in the apartment and certainly no party! Picture evidence, restaurant reservations and receipts etc. She provided a fake statement from a “neighbour” and a picture of a cigarette when none of our guests smoked. We are a group of mums who travel a lot between us, with no previous problems and have never stayed somewhere with somebody so blatantly disingenuous and scheming. If we wanted to have a party we would use our own homes. We certainly would not come all the way to London to do so. Do not waste your time. Stay somewhere which won’t leave you with so much stress and deception.