Portland Place | Central & Racecourse | Parking

Basic accomodation, good location Positive: Location was good. only a few mintues walk into town. Very quiet at night. The weather was hot whilst we were there and we were glad to have somewhere to sit outside. If you are just looking for somewhere to lay your head it is definitely adequate. Negative: This is not a loved property. The kitchen was dirty, particularly the oven and microwave. There was an ant problem in the kitchen meaning we could not leave any food out. This is something which could easily be managed with a bit of care. The house sleeps 7 but there is not enough room for this number of people to sit comfotably together. Little things such as only 2 mugs, drank coffee in relay until we could go out and buy more! The "outside sun terrace" has 4 chairs and a table, the area has weeds, overflowing bin and recycling boxes and plant pots full of cigarette butts. It feels like student accomodation and is very basic and not as clean as it could have been. Saying that, It would not take much to make some improvements.

Location, location, location Positive: Location, location, location. Easy to walk in to town where there were lots of pubs & eating options. Clean & had everything needed for a short stay. Mattresses / bedding / Towels were good. Sofa bed fine for a short stay Negative: Would benefit from some lamps around the house (lounge & bedside) to soften the lighting as main lights are fairly bright. Bedside tables where possible as well. Also a little more cutlery would be great for when dishwasher running. Basement lounge / bedroom had a little bit of a basement smell / damp air feel when we first arrived but the heating & hot water were completely off. We put the heating on whilst going out for food and it was fine the rest of the stay. Certainly wouldn’t let it put you off as wasn’t damp as such. A little pre stay heating would sort it. Off road parking space is roughly VW Golf / Hyundai i20 size in terms of length so you won’t get a family estate / saloon car on there. However there is an on road resident permit if you ask the owner. NCP car park is 95p per hour via the app so you can top up as required

Ideal for somewhere to stay close to the town Positive: The house was ideal what we needed to for, close to shops, theatre and places to eat