Comfortable apartment in Kensington

This is our third stay in this lovely flat. The flat is well appointed and is in a quiet neighborhood within walking distance to the V & A, Natural History Museum and Kensington Gardens. Grocery stores, restaurants and the tube only 5 minutes away. After a day of sightseeing you will enjoy coming back to this comfortable flat.

We enjoyed our time at this charming basement apartment. The walk to the tube station was perfect and a very quiet neighborhood. The only thing I would suggest is that the owner labeled all of the switches and outlets, it takes a bit to realize what they do and not all of them do anything. It would be so helpful to be able to know what were working switches and what aren't. Also make sure you bring a usb adapter for your phones etc. They have 2 usb ports but neither of them worked for us. They did have a converter on top of the microwaye for us to use which was helpful. Also be aware that the flat does not have air conditioning. We stayed in April and only one day it was too warm. Summers in London can get quite warm. They also had a fan there to use which we did use to keep air circulating. Hot water ran out quickly when taking a shower after about 7 minutes. I feel like I had to reach out to the owner several times with very basic questions. They had a blue folder that had some information in it but could save themselves some of the frequent contact by adding more information to that folder.

Can’t say enough about how convenient this flat is. Easy access to public transport, quiet neighborhood, and the space is much larger than the pics would have you believe. It is a basement flat, tho, so if you have mobility issues, the stairs to the entrance may be tricky.

Love the location, and quiet neighborhood. BUT, this is a studio, not a 1 bedroom. There are numerous deferred maintenance issues, such as rotting and peeling windowsills in kitchen and door frame to half bath. Half the lighting was not functional in the kitchen, and many missing lightbulbs. The “heating” is woefully inadequate, and consists of 3 electric devices, one of which is falling off the kitchen wall. There was a pervasive foul odor in the flat, as if a drain was blocked. While the kitchen was well equipped, there are numerous chipped dishes and no kitchen linens, which I bought myself. The towel rails did not function, and this was reported on check in day and not fixed after 2 weeks of our stay. Sadly, although we love this location, we will not be back to this flat.