Portobello Road Artistic Studios

It was serviceable. I'd go back if I needed to visit the area. The bedding was clean, as was the room, but generally the place was rather shabby, cramped and run-down inside. Excellent of course for access to the local market etc, and not off-putting for a short stay. Toilet smelled a bit despite constant noisy fan, however. I needed advice from the off-site admin on getting in. The place itself sent messages via the agency which I couldn't open because I id not have an account. This practice is tedious.

The room had a very strong smell of cigarettes, the curtains were different colours and didn't fit the window. There was only 1 double socket in the whole room. The TV didn't work as it had no socket to plug into. There was a cracked tile on the floor, which was dangerous, the drawer to the sink unit in the bathroom had mouldy water and hairs in it. There was 3 pains of glass cracked in the window , and the windows were so dirty it looked foggy outside. This is the worst place I have ever stayed in. I will recommend people never stay here

Dette er et ubemandet sted, hvor man får udleveret koder via mail eller WhatsApp. Vi kunne godt se ved booking, at stedet er rated lavt, men pga flyaflysninger i massevis, var dette det eneste sted, der var muligt for os at booke (og betale) for os. Man skal sende billede af sine ID oplysninger via WhatsApp (eller mail), og det føles faktisk ret utrygt, fordi man ikke aner, hvem man faktisk sender det til. Vi havde fået et værelse i kælderen. Der lugtede mærkeligt allerede ved indgang i gangarealet, og selve værelset lugtede som om nogen havde røget en del pot derinde tidligere. Stedet var gammelt og nusset, og der sad mug flere steder i badeværelset - særligt i brusekabinen. Sengetøjet var dog rent, selvom følelsen fra den slidte og beskidte stand fra resten af værelset dog smittede lidt af på følelsen af at det rene sengetøj ikke var så rent. Vi skulle bare have et sted at sove, og det lykkedes. Jeg ville ikke booke stedet i andre tilfælde.

This place hasn’t been cleaned for months, but someone had wiped the tables and gotten new bedsheets/towels before our check-in. - Cigarette smell in the whole flat due to a drinking glass in the cupboard that was caked in cigarette ask. - Dirty toilet. - A 100+ dead flies in the bathroom ceiling - Stains everywhere (permanent and washable ones) - A huge window which you can’t see threw - Dirty wall to wall carpet. +++ The fire alarm was also going off one early evening we came back to flat. I contacted the support threw the app (app often crashes and useless) and someone came the NEXT day to turn it off, so the whole night with this alarm going of right outside in the hallway. Do yourself the favour and find another place to stay in London.

There are no sharp knives or a dish drying towel. But never the less it is very comfortable and the benefit of a washing machine is great. Very central