1 bedroom flat in Whitechapel, London

The bed sheets need to changed as they are old

5.0

It was near lots of restaurants

− The bedding was dated

Book elsewhere for this money

2.0

On a metro line directly to the city centre and Paddignton station. Spacious bedrooms. The host replied quickly when we could not find the correct flat in the building.

− Everything else. First, the place felt sketchy as hell when we arrived. I often sleep outdoors in the woods and travelled many places, so I am used to different environments, but I did not feel safe here at first. The front door had broken upper lock, so we had to lock with the bottom lock and a half working chain, but the door would still move a little - so, sketchy. The walls were thin and windows did not insulate sound, so we could hear sounds from the building and the neighborhood - not pleasant when trying to fall asleep with this makeshift frontdoor lock. The cleanliness was a big problem. Not mentioning that bathroom, toilet, and kitchen need a renovation. Although I do not mind old furnishings, I mind when it is dirty. All rooms were only superficially cleaned, bathtub drain was clogged and smelly. Sink tap was dirty. Kitchen had old sticky dust and there was a strong smell of clogged drains in the whole apartment. Underneath our beds, there were dust piles and trash like papers, biscuit wraps, tissues...One mattress was so stained that it looked like it was taken from the trash (there were actually mattresses disposed right in front of the building, so we made fun of it). Neither of the bedrooms had working door handles, we could not close the doors. And what nailed it for me was when I saw the picture in which the hosts asked for a good review and then messaged to not give them lower score for silly reasons. They also messaged me to give them 10. I give extremely low rating, because we booked this place for its relatively good 7.5 rating and ok reviews (I read like last 10 reviews). I feel like the last few posts are scams and do not represent the reality. I definitely think this was not a good value for money. Go read older reviews, they better match the truth.

Exceptional

10.0

It's pretty close to everything in the city. The house is enough for a group and very easily accommodate.

Exceptional

10.0

Clean

− Toilet has no sink.

Location is perfect . Some work needed

7.0

The staffing is good and respectful The location is the best in this flat as it is in close proximity to the Centre of London where 20 mins trip by subway is enough to put you where London Eye and BIGBEN located .

− Both bathroom and kitchen need deep cleaning with some renovation Some more attention needs to be paid for hygiene. If this is sorted, I will make a very good place for booking for future guests

No Frills but great location and very reasonably priced.

7.0

This is a very reasonably priced flat in an excellent location. It was clean and comfortable for our family trip, there was fast wifi & plenty of towels.

− This is a simple and basic flat for an affordable price in London, while the kitchen is a little dated and one bedroom door handle is in need of repair, it served us well.