Positives
- Excellent host, communication was excellent.
- Location is good. It is a block from a tube station that can quickly get you about anywhere fast. For example, 2-3 stops south of Buckingham palace. There are probably better locations, but the price difference made this a better value for us.
- Has a small kitchen with fridge, microwave/oven combo, sink, toaster, and kettle. Not huge, but was enough for basic meals.
- Has small washer/dryer combo, with drying rack, and laundry basket
- Shower was great! Amazing water pressure. looked small, but has an optimal shape that has plenty of room in practice. Had shampoo and body wash.
= Can open windows for ventilation
- Two couches. One has trundle. The other may pull out? Good enough for a couple kids.
More about Location:
- 2 convenient stores at end of block, about 3 doors down. Used several times.
- A Tesco Express a few blocks away, an easy walk
- Large park diagonally from property at end of block.
- A block or two from the river. This part of the river has a seawall.
- Laundromat around corner. We did not use.
- Pub at end of block
- Coffee shop at end of block next to the tube station
- A couple blocks from a larger road. There are several restaurants along it if you want to walk.
Neutral, things that are neither bad nor good.
- TV is in bedroom and mounted kinda low. Was not a deal breaker for us, we were not in London to watch TV.
- The washer/dryer combo is small.
- Not a hotel, so plan on washing towels on long stays
- This is a multi-unit house, so you can hear people walking in apartment above
- As Americans, we forgot that "ground floor" in the UK means partially submerged in the ground. It does have ample space outside of the building so it does not feel like a basement, but does mean stairs down. Not a big deal for us, but may matter if you have mobility issues.
- We found the bed a little hard, but this is obviously subjective. For reference, we usually stay in the cheaper Marriot's.
- Only one set of spare bedding. One of our kids used a blanket and the other a sheet so they did not have to sleep together. You may want to bring more.
- It is close to the tube... Not loud, but you can hear the rumble of the trains.
- Wifi does not reach the bedroom well. We had to manually backup our iphones in the living room where wifi was excellent.
Negatives
- Nothing jumped out at us.
Bottom line, we would stay there again in a heartbeat!