Before getting into our experience/tip for future bookers below, I just want to acknowledge and say that this is a fabulous apartment in an amazing location of central London, very close to the tube and Waitrose and Tesco and plentiful shops. It was very clean, safe, large, and the duty manager was extremely nice. While we didnt take advantage of it, the kitchen was well equipped, perfect for a long term stay. This apartment/location is one of the reasons why we want to come back for a longer-term stay in London.
Now, this is intended to be a tip for future UK (an even EU) visitors... We didn't know there were planned transportation strikes occurring all over the country, since we had just been on a roadtrip in Scotland, we weren't exposed to public transport just yet. So, we excitedly booked this stay first, THEN went to buy our train tickets and because of the strike we were unable to leave Scotland when we planned and had to remove 1 night in London. This happened within 5 minutes of booking the Airbnb with LAK apartments. and within that 5 minutes, I lost $250. My husband and I fully know that the mistake was ours, but just a tip... look at transportation BEFORE booking your Airbnb OR book a flexible Airbnb. Angela was willing to move our dates, but because our itinerary didn't allow for it, we had to pay for the empty apartment.
Anyway, we had a big learning, but we still had a great stay.