Aneesa’s place is perfectly located in Notting Hill near Portobello Road where the famous market happens. Totally walkable to shops, restaurants (our favorite was Books for Cooks), coffee, and bars. Aneesa had plenty of suggestions for things to do in the area which was helpful. Upon check in, the lock box would not open and we had to wait an hour to get in (after flying overnight from the US and being completely jet lagged) which made us late to our afternoon tea reservation. She did apologize and her father finally brought us a set of keys. The flat is very clean and the back garden is nice even though we never really used it. Aneesa was quick to respond to any messages or communication. The guest bed room is situated right next to Aneesa’s which made my partner and I feel like we had limited privacy and had to whisper most of the time. We knew we would be sharing a home with Aneesa which we were fine with, but didn’t know it was would be such close quarters. Unfortunately, what ruined our stay was when we tried to do laundry in her washer/dryer combo. Aneesa helped my partner start the clothes and did not provide any further instructions or warnings. I came home later to take the clothes out and the door wouldn’t open. You could see our clothes were still soaking wet even though we dried them. I messaged Aneesa and asked how to open the dryer. She then told me that if the clothes are too hot, the dryer will need time to cool down and then the door will open. Our clothes were wet, but I waited a couple hours anyway. The door still wouldn’t open. We informed Aneesa that the door still wouldn’t open, she called a repair person who had to pry the door open. He took our soaking wet clothes out and we had to go to a laundry mat to finish laundry and waste a couple hrs on our last day in town. On our last night, Aneesa contacted us asking us if we wanted to go ahead and pay roughly $500 USD to fix the washer/dryer without going through Airbnb (which is completely prohibited and she should know as a Superhost). We were really bummed about this situation and wished it had been a better stay. I wouldn’t say avoid staying here, but I would recommend asking for details instructions before using any of Aneesa’s things.