Pros and cons of this Airbnb
Pros: It's an affordable spot that is well-connected by public transport to most of London. You have a ton of privacy and all of the amenities you would need.
Cons: The owners are not there and have hired a woman to run/clean/look after the place for them, from what I gather. She lives there and doesn't seem to like guests being there. While she is nice at times, she also has covered the whole house in notes about how guests need to clean up after themselves. She supplements these notes with handwritten angry notes scolding guests and calling the house disgusting when any of the many people who are constantly in and out of the 6-bedroom Airbnb don't do things to her standards. She also talked to me about how disgusting she found another guest, so I'm guessing she talks poorly about guests to other guests regularly. The whole thing was very high school, passive-aggressive, and inappropriate. Also, the house is not that clean to start with, which made the constant onslaught of passive-aggressive notes extra uncomfortable. Staying in a house where there are bugs crawling in the shower but multiple angry notes slapped on the bathroom door demanding that guests shut the bathroom door after they use it was super weird. There were also no trashcans in the bathrooms or kitchen, which was weird and really inconvenient and leaves you with the options of running outside every time you use a teabag, tissue, or eat anything in plastic packaging, or hoarding your trash in your room. So, while you have access to the amenities, you will get slammed with passive aggressive notes, talked badly about behind your back, and possibly even confronted if you show any sign that you used them. I feel that it is possible that the woman watching over it does things specifically to try and stop guests from using things in the house. As well as no trash cans, the stove only works if you light it, but you are not provided with matches. She might even check in with you while you are cooking to remind you that she just cleaned. If you are not sensitive and don't care or notice things like that, this is probably a good place to stay. However, based on my experience, I really wouldn't recommend it. When I told friends and family back home what was going on they asked for pictures of the notes because they couldn't believe that I was dealing with that in an Airbnb. Ultimately, staying here was pretty stressful and anxiety-inducing for me.