Birkland House

The host communicated well and even emailed to make sure all was well. The location was brilliant for local shops, restaurant’s , bars and historic visitor attractions. The apartment was easy to find and very reasonable parking within a few minutes walk. Tea coffee sugar and fresh milk all provided. Kitchen very well equipped for self catering

On arrival at the property and upon each entering there was a slight unpleasant smell, not sure what it was but after being inside a few mins you became nose blind to it. The bedroom was very small and the bed too, and uncomfortable, access only from one side of bed with no room for bedside cabinets so nowhere to put a glass of water down etc. There was a small desk like piece of furniture with a chair but no mirror on it. There was a round mirror in the hall and one above sink in bathroom and my hairstyler cord reached the hall from the bedroom but had to stand to do hair and make up etc.No full length mirror at all. We used the bed settee quilt that was stored in a bag on the bedroom floor and placed it on the main bed mattress as it was quite uncomfortable this solved the problem. Shower was painfully slow and weak pressure. The apartment is ground floor and the window had shutters so very little privacy when open and unfortunately the view was an over flowing dustbin skip. The view from the back window wasn’t great either, overlooking a shabby court yard with broken furniture. All of these issues were not easily sorted by the property manager during our stay but I’m sure if they had been any minor issues they would have been very helpful as all communication with them was excellent.

Location

Bed was very small. Shower wasn’t very powerful and didn’t have hot water on second morning. Had a flickering light which meant we couldn’t have the lights on on the lounge. (It was strobing like a night club)

Located on a tree-lined street right in the centre of Leamington Spa with Regent Street steps away. Well equipped and everything worked - wifi was nice and fast, TV had good channels and Netflix, ground floor, plenty of towels and a fan for the hot night. The milk in the fridge when I arrived was a thoughtful gesture and much appreciated.

Had to park the car a few streets away - but not really a problem as I know Leamington well. Would have been nice to have had access to the garden.

The occupier of the flat above was noisy! especially early hours of the morning. Disturbed our sleep.