After more than two weeks traveling around the capitals of Scandinavia and then taking another two weeks to explore parts of Scotland and England, I can definitely say that Spencer’s place was the crown jewel in my trip to the UK. This was my first booking with Airbnb and it made me wish I would have booked all my stays in UK with this website. However, Spence’s place was an oasis of understated elegance, balance and good taste. First of all, location, location, location! The place is incredibly near a tube station within easy walking distance with luggage and all. It was very easy to find the place, and on the short walk, amazing restaurant and a very, very, very good coffee place.

The bedroom features a very comfortable queen size bed with covered duvet and also beautiful bed sheets (I know this is a detail, but bed-sheets were not common on the place I stayed around Scandinavia and the rest of the UK), plenty of daylight and a designer colour scheme. It is definitely a place where you can recharge mentally and physically after walking and exploring all that London has to offer. The private washroom was another highlight in the place: modern, elegant and so clean featuring a huge and deep bathtub, rainfall showerhead and hand-hell shower head. The water pressure made it a pleasure to take showers before heading out to walk around the town. If I had the time, I would have had a spa day in the bathroom, with those plushy huge pampering towels. It also includes a powerful hair dryer for the guests to use. Spence’s place also offers only for guests amenities like coffee, tea, bagels with butter and hazelnut chocolate spread, as well as cereals. Of course, as a good guest, please take care of your own dishes, as you are using their beautiful dishes and cutlery. Also, I loved that, like at home, the guests and hosts remove their shoes to keep the apartment clean this detail show me the care of keep the cleanliness of the place. The rest of the apartment is beautifully arranged, the whole atmosphere portrays a sense of modern good taste of professional world traveller Londoners with great European sense. Finally, if you are lucky to have a conversation with either host, you could enjoy some insight of this amazing town; a local’s point of view is invaluable on whatever topic about London: the little hidden corners out of the tourist traps, trendy places to enjoy a glass of wine, a bite to eat, great coffee or a glimpse on what Londoners think about the current world affairs. Overall, this place is an A++ .