My husband and I spent 5 days at Vix's place and had an incredible time. We took the Gatwick Express from the airport to Victoria Station and had a short 10-12 minute walk to Vix place in Pimlico. There were quite a few grocery stores, restaurants, pubs, and cafes along the way as well. We easily walked to a number of locations we wanted to visit including Tate Britain right up the road, Trafalgar Square, Buckingham Palace, Hyde Park, etc. Whenever we didn't want to walk it was incredibly easy to hop on a bus to our next location. Check in was a breeze, and the apartment was perfectly comfortable. Note that the stairs are narrow for those that have difficulty with stairs. We didn't mind.