I was very much looking forward to my stay at Marty’s studio however I did have a few issues.
Marty was unable to be there when I checked in so I was left standing out on the street with my bags until another guest let me into the lobby. His lovely son then showed my to my room. I had to call him back 3 times as I discovered that the kettle, hairdryer, iron, ironing board and advertised robe were all missing. Marty apologised and said this was due to him not being able to check the room.
I found the photos a bit misleading as they make the place look very new and smart so I was expecting a boutique studio when actually it was a bit shabby. I later discovered that there was blood on the kitchen floor which obviously hadn’t been cleaned and what looked like spilt yogurt (I’m hoping it was yogurt!) on the chair. The cleanliness over all wasn’t great. There was thick dust around the edges of the carpet and every time I used the bathroom there were beard shavings in the sink and one time no toilet paper. It says the bathrooms are cleaned daily so maybe I just had bad timing! It also says that the appliances are high end. I would disagree. My fridge was very old and froze all my food. I looked at the settings and it was on number 6 (not the highest) so I turned it down to number 3. It then defrosted the ice box over everything so I had to throw my food out. However the bed was very comfortable. I couldn’t work out how to use the smart tv and there were no instructions so gave up.
I was there for a week and wouldn’t recommend it for long stays as my room was never cleaned and my bin was very full by the end. There were no bin bags for me to empty it myself.
Strangely when I returned on my second day someone had clearly been in my room as I’d locked the balcony doors and they were standing wide open. It clearly hadn’t been cleaned so I was a bit annoyed and concerned about that as I had left valuables in there.
I think it’s fine for a short stay. The location is good and there are some great restaurants and bars close by and It’s a 7 min walk to Kings Cross station. Marty and his son were very nice and responded quite quickly. Maybe I’d been unlucky as he hadn’t been able to check my room?