This place has a really great location. It is just minutes from Borough Market, London Bridge and right behind Borough tube station. We found ourselves mostly walking to everywhere we needed to be as it was all so close.
The apartment is pretty modern and updated. You’ll find the renovations to be quite nice inside the unit, and bonus, it has a cool little rooftop patio with views of the Shard.
The front door is located in an alley, however since I’m from a big city and am familiar with London, it did not bother me much. I felt safe, even popping out to pick up delivery from the alley entrance alone. But, if you are visiting solo or just wary of high traffic or urban areas, you want to be mindful that you will have to walk through this alley everytime you need to enter the building. Sensor lights come on as you get closer to the door, but having a walking partner could make you feel comfortable in the evening if you need it.
Something to be mindful of is the temperature in the flat on hot or warm days. I stayed during late August when the temps didn’t pass 75F/23C, actually I arrived in evening so it was a bit cooler out, but the apartment was really warm inside. The unit tends hold in heat when the windows and glass door are closed. It is London so most places, including this one, don’t have A/C, but the host provided a fan (and at request arranged another) to help alleviate that heat and we kept the glass doors open for ventilation. It was fine after that. However if you stay during very hot times like the heatwave from this year, I’m not sure how you well it will stay cool to be honest.
There were a couple hiccups on communication and check in but they were smoothed out. Likely with more guests they’ll perfect it and make the process more seamless for all.