TLDR: This is a real winner. As someone who lived in London for a year and had to please two parents that were firmly pro-hotel, this place checked all our boxes. Amazing location. Near a good coffee shop. Steps from the Southwark tube station. AC that actually works. Lots of natural sunlight. 10/10.
This place made the PERFECT home base for my week in London. I went to grad school and London and had my graduation ceremony deferred for two years due to COVID. Being back in the city was great and this airbnb was the cherry on top. It is less than a three minute walk to the Southwark station (you can see the station entrance from the living room window), and about a 10-15 minute walk (depending if you're in a rush) to Waterloo station. Both are perfect if you're interested in getting to and from the big tourist destinations or just neighborhoods that young people like spending time in. INSIDE: The building itself was great--the concierge at the desk was super nice, both the morning and night guy. Inside, the room is on an upper floor so you don't hear much street noise and we didn't hear any footsteps above us. There was someone having a party next door one of the nights but we were impressed at how it was pretty muffled unless you were right by the doorway. The party ended at a reasonable time, so either way we were fine. If you're not used to very soft beds, then both rooms may be a bit of a disappointment, since the mattresses are quite plush, but my mom felt the same way and ended up sleeping on the couch for a few nights and absolutely loved it. So if you don't mind that, it is an option. OUTSIDE: Additionally, there's a few pubs around if you're too lazy to walk more than a block, and a little convenience store across the street with chips and soda and other "oh I forgot this at home" stuff like nail clippers. There's also a coffee shop less than 5 mins away called "Origins" and it is AMAZING! Coffee is so smooth and the brunch/breakfast was insanely good for the price. If you're new to London, you should know that no city is super safe to walk in alone at night, especially as a woman, than being said, the walk from the station to this airbnb was so straight forward and well lit that I didn't have any uncomfortable feelings walking even at 3/4am. It is also nice that someone can literally watch you make the walk from inside. I've stayed at a LOT of airbnbs across the world, and this one was definitely a winner. Would recommend.