This was a really lovely, cozy, garden apartment at the northern edge of Notting Hill, very close to Royal Oak tube station. It is small but very beautiful, warm, and welcoming, with a lovely little garden surrounded by wonderful rose bushes, jasmine, and blooming cherry trees (we visited in June). There is a reasonably well equipped kitchen with wonderful cutlery and dishes. Two bathrooms (en suit with tub and a second one with a shower and drying rack). The second bedroom is small but lovely. Beds were very comfortable with down comforters and pillows throughout. Very comfortable living and dining rooms and the desk across from the dinner table is a godsent for anyone who has work to do. One of the problems in the apartment is the relative scarcity of electrical outlets (especially by the desk) but you can make do with electric extension hubs. The building is located very close to the open tube station but it is surprisingly quiet (you can hear the people upstairs walk around but this is a trans-European thing; it happens in all old buildings, and it's not distracting at all, barely noticeable). While we were there there was a leak that the manager tried to fix as soon as possible. They were very nice people and very understanding when one of us broke something--we offered compensation immediately which they accepted and everything was resolved in a most amicable way. It is filled with Sophia's items, which makes it even more cozy and welcoming, but I am not sure that Sophia really lives there or if this is just a rental--in either case we hope to be able to stay there again.