For a comfortable stay in a very desirable London neighborhood at a reasonable price, this place delivers. The biggest issue is the smell: it's a basement apartment and so if you don't run the A/C all the time, it will smell musty and mildewy when you arrive back home after being out all day, especially in warm weather. The A/C helps and keeps the room at a comfortable temperature. Bed is comfortable and shower works nicely. I appreciated the updated kitchen and bath fixtures. It's also quite dark, because it's the basement.
Ali was upfront about these issues before I made the reservation, which I appreciated, and his check-in instructions were detailed and clear. He responded promptly to my messages, bringing more clothes hangers when requested, but did not address other issues (the desk lamp was missing a bulb and it was not replaced). The room has some maintenance issues--there's damage to a wall and a badly mounted shelf had to be taken down--but basically it was a good affordable option in central London run by responsive and professional-seeming people.