The apartment is large and overall in good condition. The location is fantastic, minutes away (walking) from some of the best museums in London, at the crossroad of several bus and tube lines so it was extremely convenient to move around London. Plus all the convenience of the great neighborhood of South Kensington on your doorstep.
A few things to keep in mind though: it’s 3 flights of stairs up, with no elevators. And these stories are high, so it feels more like 6 ;-) Also, it’s right on the street, and you can hear the traffic all night long, so pack good earplugs. And get an eye mask as well since there are no blackout curtains and the main bedroom is facing south, and the sun it up around 5am.
Unlike some people who buy to rent, Dario clearly leaves here, which is part of the charm of VRBO of course. However there are a few things we’d expect to find but didn’t: hand soap or paper towels in the kitchen, a trash bin or shower gel in the master bathroom, a lid on the trash can in the kitchen, etc.
Unfortunately the Wi-Fi isn’t fast enough to work remotely from there: it’s about 15Mbps down, and only 0.5Mbps up so your colleagues won’t see you well (or at all) on video calls.
Dario was prompt to reply and always very kind in his replies.