Overall we had a good stay but was massively let down by the "free parking on premises" which turned out not to be correct and if we stayed there during the week instead of the weekend, we would have end up paying a little fortune to park the car there!
let's start with The Good:
- Great Location and felt like a very safe area- 10 minute walk from Victoria Tube station and same distance to Pimlico.
- Self check in was easy and smooth, I received the information two days before our arrival, so all good.
- Communication with the host was quite good, it took on average 1-2 days for them to reply. Joseph was friendly and informative, so overall good.
- The place was fine overall. What you see on the picture is what you get, which was enough for us (however it felt a basic and to us going downstairs to the shared area and the kitchen felt like we would disturb the host.
The Bad:
1. Parking! On the listing, one of the main features of this place is that the parking is for free. It even worded this way “This is one of the few places in the area with free parking.” “Free parking on premises” It is not! The parking is on the street in front of the building, luckily we found a space there, but that is not guaranteed. Parking in there is free during the weekend, but Monday to Friday its £3.99 per hour (or £5.99 if you have a diesel), so if you come there during the week you will pay through your teeth. The “free parking on premises” was one of the reasons we chose this place, so it’s very very misleading putting that information there.
2. “Shared gym in the building” really? Where, sorry? I didn’t see one, or wasn’t shown or pointed out where it is. Again, misleading info.
3. Just overall the list a whole bunch of things that the place offers- but it felt to me like just listing what you have in your house, which may not be available to you when you’re just in your room. I find it a bit misleading again, like it was a private area I shouldn’t be in.
4. The floors were a bit dirty. One of the house rules was to take off our shoes downstairs, in the hall, which we did, but you should have seen the state of our socks going up and down the stairs- they were super dirty. I wish I didn’t have to take my shoes off, but I did not want to disrespect. Overall the place was pretty clean, but just about. It was a bit of a letdown for us.
5. Quite old windows that don’t properly open or close, so might be problematic when it’s the hot season or during winter. Also the door lock was old, we were just about able to lock it and unlock, it did not feel secure at all.