This flat is described as a "1 bedroom Notting Hill apartment near Hyde Park," it is not in Notting Hill.
It appears in the listing as upscale and well-kept, it is neither. In reality, it is housed amid a row of filthy, rundown homes. The entrance to the building is disgusting and the apartment itself was dirty when I checked in. In the bedroom, I found bedding in a shocking condition; worn out, discolored and stained - so much so, I purchased new sheets, duvet and pillows for my stay. Nothing worked as it should. The lamps wobbled, practically every drawer in the place was struggling to stay in place. In the kitchen, the stove was hard to light, the kettle covered in yellow limescale, the cupboards and freezer full, which meant I struggled to find space for my shopping.
In the bathroom, the shower door only closed after a struggle, one of the glass shower panels had come out of its bracket, the shower caddy was barely holding on, forcing me to place my body wash and everything else on the floor and the shower itself never stopped dripping.
The entire apartment was unbearably hot and I kept a fan on for every hour, of every day I stayed in the place.
To top it all off, the internet stopped working and while the outage wasn't the host's fault, his handling of the situation was infuriating and disrespectful.
My stay here was deeply unpleasant.
In no way, is this apartment value for money.