This house definitely has old British charm. The location is very central and close to the Kensington High St, but on a quiet side street with little traffic. Spacious and with a garage for parking. Upstairs rooms did get a little warm, but it is summer after all. WiFi was available but weak on the upper level. Overall the property is enjoyable and comfortable.
Unfortunately there were some negatives we experienced with the host, London Residents Club. First, the house was not clean on our arrival, in fact it was extremely dirty. Ordinarily this wouldn't have been such a big deal as we could have made ourselves busy in the 3 hours it took to be cleaned; however, I was with my infant son, wife and mother during this stay and our mobility was limited because of the baby. We were forced to wait in a dirty house with the baby while the place was being cleaned. The delay also resulted in the place not being clean until 6pm (!) which made us very late for our dinner engagement. So, if you do end up staying with this host, make sure they are going to clean the place in time!
Secondly, the London Residents Club seems to be operating using some houses/apartments that are for sale - "Listed" as they would say. To my surprise they informed me that there would be a real estate viewing right in the middle of our stay, on Saturday afternoon. Not asking, more like telling. Needless to say, this was unacceptable as we are paying for a private residence without any strangers interrupting our stay and making my family uncomfortable. This was compounded by the host trying to convince me that this was normal and acceptable and "it wouldn't be such a big deal", "they will be in and out", etc, etc.
These lines are a bit disingenuous, as it's not acceptable in any world for strangers to be entering the premises, let alone agents having keys and access to the property while my belongings and valuables are in there. It made me very uncomfortable to say the least.
The host will probably respond to this by stating that "from time to time we feature properties that are listed", and "rarely we do request our guests to accommodate viewings of the property", and other glib lines to wave away the problem or to pretend there isn't a problem with this practice. However, it is a problem, the problem does exist, and while some people may be hesitant to push back and confront the host about this unacceptable practice, I certainly was not. They did "notify" me about this practice in one line buried in a multi-page e-mail....shady to say the least!
In short, be sure that if you stay here or at other properties the host manages, make it clear that you're paying for a private stay, and strangers/agents/anyone coming into the property while you are there is unacceptable. Don't let them try and convince you otherwise!