I would not recommend staying in this flat unless you don’t care about hygiene and location is all that matters. This was not a great experience for us! I have lived in London for 9 years in the same area and was excited to find an airbnb there when visiting.
The worst part for us was the check in. Apparently the rules of the bulding do not allow airbnb, so you’re not allowed to say anything at the reception.
You pick up the keys from a wine shop not so close to the building (which I luckily know where it is) and you have to give a password in order for them to release the keys. Our flight was delayed and we did not get there until 1 am. The guy said the password is wrong and cannot give me keys. It is my parents and I, with luggage in the middle of the night on the street already thinking we have been scammed and where would we go now…Luckily I was provided with a number and someone picked up. They gave me a new password and I finally got the keys.
We got in the flat. The next morning I see it has very little in common with the nice photos from the listing. I have had friends living in this building, I’ve been to a few flats in there so I know how they normally are. This one was so much exploited, not repaired at all, a lot of extra furniture or appliances around, stains on the ceiling, marks on the walls, lots of stains on the kitchen cupboards. The sofa bed is broken, old and very uncomforable. Only one person can actually sleep on it and it’s still unpleasant. The flat was dirty. We found a used condom sachet underneath my mother’s mattress. It was disgusting!
The only place that was slightly more clean was the bathroom.
I have immediately texted the guy, who was managing my booking with photos attached. He said he will investigate and get back to me, perhaps offer compensation. So far nothing has been communicated and I think he is waiting for the time slot to leave a comment to close, so I can’t do anything.
I hope this review helps other and all of this plus photos will be also forwarded to the Airbnb team for further investigation.
I saw a few similar reviews, but decided to ignore them.