Being able to stay in the heart of Knightsbridge for under £100 per night makes Caty's Airbnb good value for money, whatever else is on offer. Unfortunately, the rest of the experience didn't impress us one bit.
We were shown into the basement flat, which was nothing like the cosy balcony apartment on the listing. That in itself is fine, but we expected this substitute to have an equal or higher level of comfort to what we'd paid for. But, the kitchen lacked basic stuff like bowls and only had a measly selection of old-looking tea. The bathroom only had one towel, and no toilet paper. There were lots of illogical rugs and things on the floor which only served to catch on doors and make it hard to get in and out of places.
The main living space was massive, which made the random selection of furniture look even more out of place. It was like when estate agents 'stage' a property before selling, so none of the pieces matched each other, and there was nothing on any of the walls. The TV also stopped working in the morning, which meant we were just sat in a basement eating our breakfast in silence.
Also, and this is outside of Caty's control so i'm not deducting marks, but the road isn't as quiet as you might think. With it being in a cul-de-sac, you might imagine getting a peaceful night's sleep. Wrong! We had a group of drunken men try to break into our basement flat at about quarter to 4 in the morning. When they couldn't get in, they started knocking on the door, then ran up the stairs laughing and proceeded to play music and laugh for some time right outside on the street. We were horrified enough by that, but then in the morning, having not slept well, removal men arrived. We could hear literally every sound as they clattered around outside and scraped things on the floor above our heads.
All that being said, i can see massive potential in this flat. With some new furniture and basic supplies for the kitchen/bathroom, the work of an interior designer, and some sound proofing, you could probably charge at least double for this studio.