Difficult to get past the first impression.
When you look at the pagoda-like entrance on the above picture you don't realize that it has been cropped in order not to show you the aging building that most definitely look like subsidized housing. I almost didn't step inside.
The staircase smells of piss and the old and rattling elevator was not always working.
Once you arrive on the first floor and you pass the locked door leading to a hallway with all the apartments it's surprisingly clean.
The good surprise comes when you step inside Zdenka and Luis' apartment. It's been rehabilitated and is very clean.
I was welcomed by a nice young cleaning lady as it's the kind of place to make money where you rarely meet the owners.
My room was bright and spacious with a Queen size bed, a couch, a little desk and a tv exactly like on the picture. There's even a pleasant view on the trees.
There are 2 rooms that they rent out and a shared bathroom and kitchen.
I was lucky to share the flat with a quiet guest who was there only one night.
A few things coming I'd be improved like changing the shower head's rod that's broken and makes showering a challenge. Changing the toilet seat and the toilet brush that are both broken would be great.
Also maybe a solution could be found not to have the drying sheets and beddings of previous guests left to dry in the hallway that make it a drag to enter the flat.
All this being said it was a fairly pleasant stay nonetheless.
Keep in mind that there's no tube station nearby. There's a train line that takes you to Victoria, buses right downstairs and bicycles you can rent one street behind. Cycling in Battersea Park is a fun thing to do.