This apartment has received glowing reviews. Suffice it to say that the 5 star rating is fully justified. We paid for, and expected, a premium offering and that is exactly what we got.
I won’t repeat what has already been said but will explain what we found appealing about our stay:
Dylan met us at the apartment and showed us around and was friendly, available and responsive when we had queries.
The apartment is a home rather than a holiday apartment so it is well stocked with all the items that you might need and the quality and quantity of linen, kitchen utensils, bathroom amenities etc were excellent. The hosts were thoughtful and left us some fresh essentials so we had something to eat and drink when we arrived.
The décor and furnishings are carefully and thoughtfully chosen so the apartment has a good flow and functional spaces. It is beautiful and immaculately clean. The two full bathrooms (one with bath) were great to have. The air conditioning in the living area and the bedroom is effective and was appreciated on hot days.
Noise was not a problem because there are double windows (i.e. not just double glazing, two separate sets of windows) throughout the apartment. The only noise disturbance was the fire sensor in apartment 6 which was malfunctioning and the alarm, which is loud, went off about 3 times – presumably this will be fixed.
We liked the proximity to great coffee (Monmouth Coffee – the best in London) and yoga (Yotopia/ Yogarise is around the corner and Tri-yoga Soho is a short walk away. There is also a Pret a Manger around the corner and lots of other choices, including an excellent vegan restaurant (Redemption, in Neal’s Yard, off Monmouth Street).
There are 2 tube stations (Covent Garden and Tottenham Court Road) within a short walk so you have very easy access to the Northern, Central and Piccadilly Lines. The Piccadilly Line runs directly to Heathrow which is very convenient if you want certainty about travel times and want to avoid traffic delays.
We have stayed in many private apartments over the years and this was the best one so far. We’ll definitely try and stay here again in future if we can.
Note: I particularly enjoyed the Sonos sound system. There is also a large smart TV which we didn’t use but it has Netflix and Sky TV if that’s of interest.