We always try to stay in authentic places and to avoid holiday apartments. This time we stayed in Xanthes flat, where she and her family actually live in. So when it comes to this point good choice! When we arrived late in the evening Xanthe and Zeb were still in the flat to welcome us. Unfortunately, this meant more than just saying hello and leaving for their place as they were still trying to clean the flat. So check in took about 2 hours, which was nice as both are very nice and friendly, but on the other hand, we were quite exhausted and just wanted to arrive in a nice, cosy and clean flat. Anyhow. The flat itself is located in White City and thus, quite central. You can reach everything comfortably by bus or tube. The area itself gets nicer and nicer when you walk towards Notting Hill. The garden is wild, but perhaps it is worth to mention that you do not find yourself close to nature, but it is rather a narrow green space which separates the line of houses from the railway which runs just 15 m in front of them. Good thing is that you honestly do not hear the trains at all. Perhaps in summer when you sit in the garden, but inside the house - it is very quiet. We liked the layout of the flat – very bright and decorated in vintage style with 3 rooms on the ground floor. Unfortunately, and this is the major downside the flat was not clean at all. And I am not talking about the occasional dust that every household has or the dirt that arises from the fact that the flat has recently been renovated – just hoovering the floor from time to time would actually help a lot or cleaning the radiators and cupboards front etc. The linen and towels were definitely clean, but we still had lumps of dust between the sheets. So you get vintage but in a rather dusty way to put it mildly. Somehow, I am sorry to write all this, as we actually liked the flat. But for the price we paid (280 Euro/night) I would expect even in London! a better value for money specifically when it comes to cleanliness.