False advertising!!! Hardly anything was real except the views. The surrounding locations are NOWHERE NEAR, and the room was NOTHING like the photo, either staged or from when the host lived there. It was striped as if I was some vagrant off the streets not a paying guest - no curtains on the window, naked light bulb on the ceiling, 2 flat (cheap) pillows that I had to pile up to protect my neck, a single (cheap looking) sheet directly on the mattress that had no topper, I could feel the springs; 1 single bath towel, NO complimentary anything, not even a bottle of water to welcome me. I asked if there was a fan before I booked and there was none when I got there. I had to ask again. It was as if the host said “how I can be as cheap as possible and provide the barest basic minimum and make the most money”.
Could it be worse? YES!! I was sent a laundry list of “house rules” – no cooking (???), no fixture throwing (what?), bathroom use not more than 10-15mins (are you spying on guests?) and a list of penalty fines from $10-$150 to use anything in the flat. I was walking on eggshells throughout. It was the most unpleasant and uncomfortable stay. More effort was clearly made on the ridiculous rules which ended with “please treat and take care of it as your own home”. Really?!
The host made such a fuss about “wanting to meet and welcome me”, I thought it was sincere. Don’t pretend to welcome your guests, make them feel welcome. Very disappointing for a place with so much potential.
It's also in Wandsworth council not Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea! BIG DIFFERENCE. Airbnb needs to make more checks.