Arcore London Apartments Mayfair

It was an excellent experience for me and my family.

7.0

In the city center and close to the famous Oxford Street

− Noise from cars at night can be heard in the apartment.

Guest review

1.0

Nothing

Instead of a relaxing retreat, this place was a stressful challenge every day, but it could be very nice with better man

3.0

Good location. Newly refurbished. Nice kitchen and bathroom, once we finally figured out how to operate everything.

− No manager onsite and very poor responsiveness. We promptly asked for repairs of two broken shades, burnt out lights, nonfunctional garbage disposal, and other defects to be repaired. When we checked out after four days they still were not working. The kitchen sink was clogged and filled with dirty water when we arrived. After many requests the drain was finally repaired and a few of the burnt out bulbs were replaced. There were poor or nonexistent explanations of how several complicated systems and appliances worked. It took way too much research, experimentation and guesswork to figure out how to control the HVAC. The controls were hidden in a closet and not visible. Similarly the stove/range was an induction one with non-intuitive controls. It works very differently from a conventional electric or gas stove. Fortunately I had done extensive research on this new technology and had bought and installed one. So I know it only works if the specific pots or pans are on the burners. In the Airbnb apartment that I owned I tried to post simple, clear explanations of how the stove work, and other useful instructions. There were none in this place even though many systems and appliances were difficult to decipher. Apparently it was disclosed but I missed that there was no lift/elevator. The apartment is on the third floor (second story in Britspeak.) The ceilings are very high so I had to schlep our many heavy bags up dozens of stairs. There is no gym but I did not need one after that. This place could be much more pleasant if management was more available and responsive, they were more attentive to maintenance, and they put explanatory labels on the more inscrutable systems and appliances.

Wonderful

10.0

The apartment is absolutely perfect, ideal location in Mayfair and fully equipped with everything you need. I would highly recommend it.

Good

7.0

I liked that the apartment was close to the city center and the price was good.

− What I didn't like about the apartment was that it was on the second floor and there was no elevator, which was very tiring carrying luggage.