We stayed 1 week in Richards flat. Some pros and cons to beware of:
Pros:
- Excellent location. In the middle of ethic shops and very close to brick lane and two underground lines. It made walking to several destinations and taking the tube all across the city very easy.
- Richard, the host, is very friendly and easy going. There aren’t signs with rules, etc. as can be the case in some Airbnbs. He communicated to a minimum which was perfect for us. He was very flexible with the check in time as well.
- The bed was very comfortable.
Cons:
- The flat is in need of some TLC.
- Not clean for my standard. I found hair from previous stays. Even the garbage can, cleaning supplies themselves were all quite dirty. Upon check in, there was beach cleaner on top of the toaster oven which was very odd.
- The shower head is held up with a rubber band.
- The blinds are worn and old.
- No soap, shampoo.
- While this is out of the hosts' control, something to be aware of is that the neighbours can be very loud. There is a patio right beneath the window of the bedroom. It gets hot at night so we needed to sleep with windows open, one morning the neighbours were out on the patio at 5:30am talking very loudly and woke up. Another night, another neighbour was having a karaoke party well up until 4:00am. Consider brining earplugs.