Elegant 1-BR Retreat in Ilford Centre Ley

There wasn’t much to like about the property of I’m being honest. Perhaps it had enough space for 2 people and the bed was comfy that was it.

The property had a terrible smell. The tiles were cracked and there were small dead flies in random places. The walls were cracked and you could tell that the property really wasn’t being used. Having to wait 12 days for my deposit to come back was frustrating especially when the property was left in perfect condition because we barely stayed in there. There wasn’t even courtesy toilet roll which every Airbnb I have been at has.

The kitchen was clean and equipped, The heating pad and hot water was okay

The location was very noisy especially at night, all sorts of shops, cabs , and a bus stand and station is just separate by a road. The structure doesn’t look good- there are cracks all over the ceiling. There were cobwebs all around the property. The bed was not comfortable it sunk in, the bed spread was stained, requested change but they only requested evidence through email which we did but no response. So for 17 days no bedding changed. Mostly had to sleep in the living room . The floor in the living room was vibrating and neighbours walking next also produced the same effect of vibration and causing pain in the body of my wife who just had surgery and we came to rest but the bed and the floor did help. Next door is a religious house where almost every minute someone is entering and coming out- a bit scary; strange sounds, incense coming from there.

Nice decor but work in progress.

False advertisement that there was private parking with property but there wasn’t and I was advised by host upon messaging them once I had got there to find near by parking. One of the main reasons of choosing the property was private parking so I could park my vehicle. Bathroom tap constantly running, but host sent instructions to deal with it. Bedroom blind broken, mirror in bedroom was covered in finger prints.

The apartment was comfortable and located close to the town centre which made it easy to shop . It was spacious and provided enough linens for the period. Loved the way the kitchen was laid out even though I had a problem with the fridge provided

The entrance to the apartment was filthy and was grimy and covered with moss. I was not informed that the apartment could only be accessed using a steep flight of stairs, so it was difficult to get my luggage into the apartment all by myself. The fridge door kept coming open, there were no door shelves in the fridge to store drinks like milk or water and the freezer compartment had rust on the shelves