Commercial Rd Homestay

The room was basic, but clean, and for the price you really can’t complain, especially in London. Check-in was a little late, though it moved along pretty quickly after a friendly reminder. All in all, I had a positive stay.

The setup is an apartment split into four separately rented rooms, with a shared toilet, bathroom, and kitchen. There’s a balcony facing a quiet area. The rooms aren’t large, though they’re bigger than plenty of London hotel rooms. It was clean, the beds were made each day, and the WiFi was stable. I did notice some mould on the bathroom ceiling. If you rent all four rooms as a group, it’s a great deal. Otherwise, it depends on your neighbours, though we had no issues. Just make sure they’re coming with the keys by arranging it ahead of time.

It was affordable, and I thought the price was great. The room and bed were okay. I couldn’t find anyone to help when I needed something, but having a washer and dryer on site saved me from spending time finding a laundromat. It was quiet apart from traffic, and I’d stay again.

It felt more like an Airbnb, but it was decent enough. The apartment was quite clean, and having a kitchen and washing machine on site was handy. The internet was much too slow, though, and the road-facing room came with traffic noise. I had to sleep with calming YouTube music on, or I couldn’t have fallen asleep.