1. The area is great. Genuine village feel, but easy to get into centre. I used to live in Elsham Road in the 90s and it hasn’t changed a bit. Glad to see Cibo is still there at the end of the road. The best Italian restaurant in London.
2. Some noise from family upstairs, but nothing too bad. These old London townhouses are never totally quiet. I had much worse (wooden floorboards upstairs, piano next door) back in the 90s.
3. As mentioned by other reviewers, there are notes from the owner absolutely everywhere, but she obviously just loves her flat and doesn’t want it trashed, which is fair enough. Unlike some other Airbnb properties, it is very obviously a flat lived in by the owner, but this means there are nice touches like lots of houseplants and family photos. It also meant some things looked a bit worn, especially the carpets.
4. Check in was very easy. The key drop is 10 minutes walk, not 30 minutes, and is right next to Shepherds Bush station. However, using an agency to manage the property did feel impersonal and meant there was no flexibility. So I couldn’t drop my bag early even though there was no previous booking. Also, I said I expected to arrive at 8pm and was then told I couldn’t arrive any earlier, despite having paid for the property from 3pm!