CONS:
1) TERRIBL response time from property manager. 24hr response to first email - good start! Then it went down hill. 72hr response to 3rd email. Then, no response to phone calls. 6 days for a response my email by which time the cancellation period had passed.
2) Property manager changed the check-in time (1-hour later) than the confirmation, and changed the check-out time (1-hour earlier). These changes were made AFTER the cancellation period, and different to the original confirmation.
3) 48hrs before arrival I still had no communication from property on how to access. After many calls to the property manager (none of which they responded to), and calls to VrBO for help, stress was added to my travel plans as I had no idea how to access this property. 12hours before my flight, the property owner finally contacted me via the VrBO platform stating they had tried to email me (no emails were in my junk folder or anywhere else - why they hadn't used the VrBo platform to contact me in the first place is a mystery). Their communication stated that I would receive instructructions on how to access the property at 5pm the day of arrival. This was NOT HELPFUL given that I was taking an 11-hour international flight, arriving at 10am London time and would be jet-lagged and searching for wifi to enable me to access this information on where to collect keys and access the property.
4) When I finally received property access details, we were able to pick up the keys, but being jet lagged affected my ability to absorb the additional information of a) locating the property as there the building is not numbered, and b) once we entered the building, the keypad to enter the unit caused another set of issues. These last set of problems could have been avoided if the property manager would have sent these vital pieces of information 48hrs earlier when we were in a rested and relaxed state with a reliable internet connection to read and absorb the information.
PROS
1) 7 minutes walk to Seven Sisters Tube station (Victoria line)
2) Very spacious studio
3) Clean with good amenities. Full kitchen (oven and hob, dishwasher - no microwave)
4) Good internet. (Note: no TV)
5) Quiet surroundings. No noise from neighboring apartments or street sounds.
The HORRENDOUS communication from the property manager will deter me from booking any accommodation with them AGAIN. I see they have more than property at this location listed on VrBO.