We stayed at the Pimlico apartment studio 2 from Jan 6th-11th 2019.
Location:
The location was excellent and was close to Pimlico and Victoria Underground. We found Pimlico closer than Vic - less than a 5 min walk. There was also a grocer next to Pimlico stn and a wine store. Plenty of restaurants nearby the studio to choose to eat from. Also larger supermarkets like Tesco and Sainsbury nearby. We also walked to Buckingham Palace from here and it was about a 30-40min walk - great site seeing a long the way.
The neighbourhood is nice and feels safe with many other hotels nearby.
Studio:
Just like the photos, it is a small studio room perfect for short stays.
Considering the studio is in London and you're only here for less than a week it's perfect. We didn't utilise the little kitchenette for cooking like we thought we would. We just had an easy breakfast (yoghurt, fruit and granola) every morning before we went out to site see. London is massive so we didn't want to come back after we left in the late morning for lunch or dinner. Plus there are so many places to eat we just spolied outselves. The kitchenette has only very basic utensils and a couple of pots so cooking up a big meal maybe tricky anyway. The bed would be great for one person but a bit small for two. But my partner and I made it work.
Shared bathroom:
Next to our studio was the shared toilet, sink and shower. Lucky for us there were not many other people staying on our level therefore, the bathroom was mostly available. But I could image that on more popular months it could be a bit of a hassle having to queue for the bathroom with other guests. There are more toilets upstairs if your level is occuppied but it's better to stick to your level. The laundry on our level (lower) doesn't work but the one on the 4th or 5th level does.
Noise level:
We found that during our stay it was pretty pleasant for most of it. Again, it was not a busy and popular time of year so we only had a couple and a single guest stay at the other two rooms downstairs plus ourselves. The doors are heavy and they squeak and slam close very quickly and there is not much you can do about it. So the noise does travel down the corridor and can be annoying when you are sleeping when other guests are coming in and out. But luckily we didn't have to many people staying at our level so the noise level was minimal and not constant.
Host:
We didn't get to meet Alessandro but he was a great host and replied to all my queries very quickly and in detail. Check in and out was easy.
He also left a few goodies and snacks at the studio for us.
Overall we enjoyed staying at Studio 2 and would recommend it to people who are staying for short term (less than a week) or short busy trips. Thanks Alessandro!