The location was very good. It’s also a bonus you can park for an extra £20.
However, overall experience wasn’t brilliant. First of all the check in experience was a bit stressful. We had been originally told we would get the keys for the place and fob for the garage from the porter at the place. However, it then changed and we were told the owners friend “Max” would meet us on the road outside of the apartment.
When we got there, max wasn’t there, and instead told us we had to walk to “136 Cromwell road” which was a 10 minute walk away. He then handed over the keys and said he knew nothing about the parking arrangement. This was a bit frustrating as we didn’t know what to do. We asked someone who was outside who helped us find our way into the building and then we could ask the building manager for help and luckily he showed us where the car park was and then showed us where the apartment was.
We then arrived into the apartment and it smelt and felt like it hadn’t been lived in for a while. One of the chairs under the table is totally broken. My girlfriend fell down partly through it. Luckily didn’t hurt herself!
There were only 2 towels (for 4 people) and no toilet paper at all. There was no soap either which was not a great start. After we messaged Alfie to say this, later in the day he dropped these things to the porter which was great.
We also couldn’t see the WiFi code written down for us.
There was no salt, pepper, milk, tea or coffee or anything like that. No dishwashing liquid either.
One of the beds is very old and squeaky. In the morning we went to cook but couldn’t find any cooking oil which was a disappointment.
This apartment would be nice if some improvements were made, and there was some effort to provide some of the basics you come to expect from an air bnb.