We thoroughly enjoyed our stay at Palmerston place right on the doorstep of St Mary's church. We were able to walk to every attraction. The rooms were extremely spacious. The bed and sofa were really comfortable. The parking was perfect. The bedding felt lovely and the pillows were perfect.
However, we feel the finish lacked personal touch. It felt like a hotel and like nobody had thought about living in the space. There was a list of issues that could easily be fixed. This includes: no curtains or shutters on bedroom window just a blind which meant we struggled to sleep with a lamp on right outside the window still on at 2 am. Some facilities in kitchen in need of an update or upgrade. Its a luxury apartment with a cheap feeling microwave and old oven. The oven really needed a good clean. The main lights in every room either had a bulb out or mismatching bulbs. In the living room the light would cut out every ten minutes and the switch would get really hot on the dimmest setting. One of the bedside lamps wasn't working. The bathroom really needs a little update as it feels outdated with the rest of the flat. I felt like they could provide some more milk and teabags as they only provide like 4 teabags and little UHT milks. The freezer and fridge needs a wipe out and there was still packaging in the freezer. Some of the frames aren't drilled in straight so there's a row of pictures that don't sit straight. A few bits on the wall such as in the bedroom theres hinges left in the wall where the shutters were and holes where handles used to be. Finally, the carpets really need changing. I understand that's why you don't allow shoes in the apartment. There are lots of stains and wooden flooring or laminate would look more luxury.
Overall, it wasn't to our expectations of a luxury. But there was lots of potential to be a lovely apartment.