The place was clean and although the location is not in the best parts of London, it was suited for the wedding we needed to attend. The host was there to greet us and show us the space, which was clean. Unfortunately, everything else was downhill from there. I booked the place several weeks in advance and asked at least twice re the parking situation and was informed that there was paid parking available nearby. I would have expected a super host to provide more relevant information to help us plan. We arrived to find that the parking was only for 2 hours at a time and we needed to physically move the car every two hours during the day. This info was obvious to those living in the area and we really should have been advised of this as we had planned to pay, park and take public transport. That was not possible and we had to change plans after arriving.
The space itself is in the converted loft. The ground floor is open plan and there are no doors between the ground floor, first floor and the loft space, except for the bedroom. So when the hosts are cooking the place was filled with the smell of onions and garlic, with loft windows which don't open more than a couple of inches.
Because of the above design, there is very little privacy unless you are inside the bedroom. You can hear every word spoken in the rest of the house which was not helped by the fact that the hosts were either on the phone speaking loudly past 11 pm.
In the bedroom and living space itself, one half of the bed is tucked under the eaves of just about a metre in height. The second person has to crawl into bed and risk hitting their head on ceiling if they got out of bed without remembering that the ceiling is a mere 10 inches from the face. Extremely uncomfortable for two people. So my friend slept on the safe side of the bed and I took the too small sofa which was also similarly tucked under an extremely low ceiling. Again, only one person can safely sit on the sofa.
I understand maximising space by using the eaves, but this design and set-up was simply untenable and bordering on unsafe as you will bang your head at least a good few times. My friend and I are both just about 5 ft 3 inches, so I have no idea how anyone tall could move around comfortably.
Overall, I cannot recommend this airbnb.