I stayed for three nights at Diane's apartment in Notting Hill as a business traveller.
Firstly I have to reiterate what Diane and others have stated before - this apartment is tiny and a little cluttered which makes it feel more so. Admittedly I'm not a small person but I didn't expect one of us to have to back up in to a doorway to pass each other in the corridor, and there would be little chance of fitting more than one person in the kitchen.
Diane is lovely, friendly, kind and helpful (and her two little pug dogs are sweet and well behaved), so it is with some reservations that I write this review, but I feel I have to make it clear to other potential guests that Diane herself moves out of her bedroom to accommodate a guest and then sleeps on the sofa in the sitting room. This situation made me feel rather uncomfortable especially as Diane was not feeling very well when I was there, suffering from a bad cough.
The bedroom itself is nice, with a big window and a really comfortable bed, in fact one of the best beds I have encountered on frequent airbnb stays in London. The bed linen is beautiful, clean and good quality and both the bedroom and bathroom are clean and neat. The shower however is terrible, a hand held device in the bath with barely more than a large trickle which made getting clean very difficult and washing hair impossible.
I have suggested to Diane in the private note that she consider installing an electric shower.
The location however is fantastic, with the tube station right next door and buses nearby too. There are decent restaurants not far away but you'd have to google to find them as they are not obvious in the location. I felt safe at night and it was easy to wander the area although I didn't have time to walk to portobello road which is also not far away.
Overall the stay was fine but unfortunately I wouldn't stay again.