Pros: The apartment very well decorated, bright and lively, with heated floors, in an excellent location, with a very modern living room and kitchen. Makes you feel like a million bucks.
On top of that. The location is excellent as the apartment is located in Shoreditch, a hip neighborhood with many awesome pubs and restaurants and a great place for young, but not too young, people to live or visit. It is also very close to many public transportation options and only a half hour walk to the Tower of London.
Check in was later than had been communicated, but the host was told I’d be arriving in the evening when I reserved the Bnb. It was only on the day of check in that I asked to move the time to the afternoon, and when I arrived at the agreed to time, they were still getting the bnb ready. Thankfully, I was directed by the host to a cool cafe when I arrived to stay away from the cold.
The host was responsive in explaining to us why an alarm was ringing in the building. It was due to someone setting a fire alarm in a cool pub/restaurant at the bottom floor. The alarm was shut off really quickly, but the host did respond to my inquiry even before the alarm was shut off.
Cons: The furniture was cheap and the bedrooms could’ve had better furniture, especially in the room with twin beds.
When someone from my party opened three dresser drawers, the dressed tilted and fell on top of her. She was able to stabilize it but a cup of coffee on top of the dresser fell on a removable carpet. Luckily my guest wasn’t hurt. However the host attempted to charge me, even though the cup fell due to furniture that was not stably secured. I would’ve had no problem paying if someone had done some intentional damage or was clumsy, but this was due to unstable furniture in the apartment.
On check in, the bathrooms were dirty, with mold in one of them, and there was a smell of rotten eggs coming from one of the bathrooms. Other than that, the Airbnb was in reasonable shape, as far as cleanliness was concerned.