Jerome’s communication throughout our stay was exceptional. I always revived a speedy and considered response!
I have stayed at many air bnb’s across the world and Jerome has a cosy place but I have to be honest and say that I found it overpriced in comparison to many in the area with 1 or 2 bedrooms opposed to a studio. We booked last minute so didn’t have a wide selection available to us. I missed the small hospitalities such as a coffee machine or tea and coffee etc being offered during the stay (no notes to state whether the items in the cupboard was for guests), tourist/local information pamphlets or a note on his personal recommendations etc. My opinion is this place is more oriented for short stays and for singles as the amenities are lacking in some areas such as the tiny shower or even a funny thing like the toilet seat being of an odd shape for the bowl which was uncomfortable. The pillows were old as the stuffing had split and are in-effective, little things like this affect a stay over 3/4 nights, as we stayed 10 nights seeming small things like this were more noticeable.
I did let Jerome know prior to booking that we had a late flight so it was possible for a late-check out (mainly for the hassle of our luggage) which he was not able to accomodate in the end suggesting we leave our four suitcases at the entrance of the apartment (which is too narrow to fit one). We spent 60 pound keeping them in a baggage storage at the railways station. Overall I would recommended this air bnb for short stays up to 3 nights.
A note on location - A short bus ride just around the corner on route 55 took you into oxford circus or to Shoreditch and the tube station Farringdon was a 7 minute walk away. My partner and I didn’t eat in Farringdon for dinner but there was a Paul’s French bakery and a Italian pizza slice store opposite the meat market which we liked for brunch.