Marylebone gem apartments

We loved the decor, the fact the apartment was cool, the comfortable large bed, the big wall-mounted TV, and a table to work and dine at. The kitchen was really well equipped too. The location was excellent, just a short walk to the office on Duke Street and easy access to Marylebone High Street for lovely restaurants, as well as Oxford St for shopping. The booklet provided for our stay was extremely helpful too, and the host was attentive.

I think it could have been slightly better finished in places, around the tiles in the kitchen and bathroom for example. It certainly wasn't enough to put me off though.

Excellent location, flat very well equipped, nicely furnished

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The decoration of the rooms are amazing. Well thought out

The windows were very thin and could hear everything outside

Overall the flat was nice and clean with a comfortable bed and a good amount of space despite being a studio. Having two hallways connect the bed/living space with the bathroom and kitchenette helped make the accommodation feel spacious. Large windows in a garden apartment keep it from feeling like a basement. There were three tube stations nearby which open up your access to other points of interest and they were each around a ten minute walk from the flat. The host was kind enough to say leaving luggage outside of check-in/out times was available, but we did not need to utilize this.

Hands down, the big ding for this rental was the bathroom. Dear Lord, who chose the shower head and decided to remove the curtain bar to put a short, narrow swinging glass panel in its place?? When I first attempted to take a shower, I noticed the piercing streams of water coming out of the head and tried to rotate it towards the wall so it didn't slice open my flesh. Big mistake. The teeny clip to hold the large head could not contain the slight adjustment and the thing fell off to land on the bottom of the tub facing straight up, thus blasting me in the face with the force of ten firehoses. I believe even then the stream was enough to reach the ceiling, not that I could see whilst fighting blindly through the torrent to pick the thing up. While this was quite humorous in the moment, no matter where you angle the head, sprays of water will never be fully contained within the tub area and we resorted to using the bath mat and two modest-sized towels to cover the floor. It's a good thing we brought our own bath towels because the only two provided were the size hotels love to give that never quite cover your body and we wound up leaving theirs on the floor to protect it from the monsoon that occurs with each shower. The other issue with this bathroom is the lack of space to set one's toiletry bag and items. Removing the fake plant between the sink and tub and adding a small table/shelf in its place would be a big help. Swapping the shower head out with a less lethal unit is a must. I'm guessing the location of the toilet limits what type of barrier can be used so if a curtain is a hard no, switching to a rain head should solve both problems. With a couple simple modifications, this rental would be a great option for a week or longer stay. At present, you might want to avoid the shower experience and perhaps take a bath instead (which I did once and enjoyed). I'd give this a 7.