The place was as located in a nice area of Paddington. It’s right next to a school and you are able hear the children going to school in the morning.
The place was not very comfortable even for the short duration of the stay. The living room area was uncomfortable and we were not able to relax after a long day out. The place seemed to be furnished for the sole purpose of the house not being empty and not catering to the comfort of the guests.
The beds were not the most comfortable either as well. I believe not much not thought was given to these areas and were just meant to serve their purpose.
Unfortunately, a few days in, during the middle of winter, the boiler which was exposed outside, stopped working, and we did not have any hot water.
We did try contacting Caroline and John through airbnb, texts and calling them. However, we only received a reply from them after contacting airbnb. This would be quite worrying especially if there was something more serious had occurred during our stay.
We had to make a hard decision and cancel the rest of our stay as we didn’t know if the boiler would be replaced/fixed in time as we were there for a wedding and being part of the bridal party we needed to get ready for the wedding and without hot water it would be very difficult.
All in all, not the most pleasant experience, and hope the hosts could work on this to improve other guests stay.