Broadly I enjoyed my stay at Jo's place. The two other tenants and one other AirBnB guest were welcoming, relaxed and nice to be around.
The good points:
- The house is recently renovated with a very nice looking bathroom and kitchen
- There's a good hob, oven and plenty of fridge and cupboard space in the kitchen
- There is a garden with outside seating
- It's in a quiet area
Some useful points:
- It's a 25 minute walk to the closest tube station (but there is a bus that stops right outside)
- The closest big supermarket is a 10 minute walk
- The room is probably ~3.5mx4m
Some negative points during my stay:
- There was no one to greet me when I arrived at the agreed time and consequently had to wait outside for 30 minutes or so
- The living room was in a partial state of renovation
- The workpeople hired to repair the garden fence spent a whole afternoon arguing loudly which was a little distracting
- The washing machine was not installed correctly, leading to
+ The socket being smashed and live wiring exposed
+ The electric tripping when water short circuited the wires
+ Me spending a couple of hours with one other tenant diagnosing the problem on a work day
+ The wifi router being irrevocably broken so there was two days without internet
- After my checkout I was asked to reimburse the host for:
+ A broken clothes drier. This was broken before I arrived, and later retracted.
+ A stain on the carpet. This was not caused by me and, apparently, removed by the cleaner.
+ A stain (~2cm) on the duvet cover. My immediate offer to pay the requested £30 for the "ruined" item, provided I could pick up the item, was refused. Again
the stain was removed by the cleaner.
I would recommend the property but not the host.