This is without a doubt one of the very best AirBnB's we have ever stayed in. Expectations were high from photos and location, and still I was impressed.
As you can tell from the photos, this is a beautiful apartment. What you will only know by staying here is that you are in the best part of Portobello Road; that you will find a welcome box with coffe, tea, scones, maps etc., plenty towels, soap for bathing, for the washer and dishwasher, toiletpaper as well as plenty of room for your clothes, etc. etc. etc. Every corner of the apartment is squeaky clean.
The location is the very best - Portobello Road in the daytime is lively and charming, but not noisy - and quiet but not boring in the evening. Go to other parts of Central London with the Circle or Central line - or hop on a bus just behind the church you can see from the lovely balcony. In the morning you will shoot pictures of the sunny other side of the road with the pastel coloured houses, in the afternoon you will be in the sun, enjoying your tea or drink.
We are certainly coming back!
We recommend:
Buy your breakfast from Maison Puget just down the road on the same side of the road as the apartment. Best croissants etc. outside France!
When in London, it is almost mandatory to dine at the pub at least one evening. The Sun in Splendour (in no. 7, close to Notting Hill Gate Station) is my personal favourite, but the Earl of Lonsdale down the road is also quite good and perhaps more of a traditional pub than the first.
If you are bringing your children: Buy hazelnuts at Waitrose supermarket and handfeed the squirrels in Hyde Park or Kensington Gardens.
Enjoy your afternoon tea at Bar Equus - it's a bit of a hidden gem in Whitehall Gardens. They have a lovely outdoor lounge.