The place was beautiful, well kept, centrally located and well managed.
There are a few pros and cons to the flat.
Let me start with the pros:
1) check in- the check in was very smooth. The host was very helpful and ensured I understood how to get into the house and how to use the key.
2) the location- very centrally located. Oxford street was barely a 2 minutes walk from the flat and quite a few high end brands were right around the corner.
3)the flat- although small the flat has been done up very well. The furniture was tastefully done and the space smartly utilised. Lots of storage space available.
4) amenities- the house is loaded with high tech amenities and all of them were new and well maintained including the gas, oven, microwave, tv’s and fridge.
5) Cleanliness- the day we arrived the house was very clean and we had no complaints.
6) the team managing the house- the team managing the house was very polite and co-operative and came down to help us with a few things that we needed. They were also very responsive on text messages via the app.
The Cons:
1) No Fans- the house was not equipped for the heat. There are no fans or Ac’s (neither of the houses in London have them) but we were still provided with table fans at a few other locations which despite requesting were not provided with.
2) location- the location has pros and cons; given that it is centrally located the street below can get noisy, there would be people talking loudly in the middle of the night under the building and laughing as also a lot of noisy cars passing by which can cause problems in sleeping given you have to keep your windows open to not feel hot and bear with the noise since there are no fans.
3) no cleaning during your stay or changing of towels- i had booked this apartment for 11 days and yet had no once coming to clean the apartment even once or change my towels which is a common practice in some other air bnb apartments but not in this once.
4) the steps - the steps are quite steep. taking your luggage up all the way to the third floor is a task with the steps being not only steep but also spiral.
5)the check out time- the check out time is at 11 which is okay as it is a regular practice but despite having requested a late check out and having been told that the check out was extended till 1 , the housekeeper turned up at 11 and i was asked to vacate asap and told that the check out has not been extended, i was lucky to have been packed and almost ready to leave or I would have been in a state of panic.