homely - Central London Camden Town Apartments

Pleasant
Traveller Type: Family with Young Children
  : The apartment was spacious and comfortable
  : The floors were not very clean and there was a nest of spiders in one of the bedrooms.

Very Good
Traveller Type: Family with Young Children
  : Great location, clean, spacious bedrooms and toilets/bathroom.
  : Balcony was too tiny to use and had broken slats on chair and table.

Fair
Traveller Type:
  : So here are the good points: 1. Location. Really close to Camden Town underground and loads of buses so easy to get almost anywhere in London. Close to Regent's Canal, too, so good for walking/running. Plenty of bars and restaurants around and very lively area 2. The apartment was spacious, with enough room for three of us sleeping separately. 3. It was easy to get in to the apartment with the door codes
  : I have used booking.com to book accommodation for a decade now and have stayed in a wide mix of accommodation all over the world. Only twice have I been asked for a refundable deposit and in both instances, the accommodation has not met my expectations. This booking is one of those occasions. In future, if a host asks for a refundable deposit, I shall cancel my booking as, in my experience it flags up an issue with previous guests. Both times I've been asked for a deposit, there has been broken/inadequate furniture or fittings. We stayed downstairs, in apartment 154b. Here, the blinds in the main living area were broken, letting in light at night. It is an issue if you're using the sofa bed. The standard lamp didn't work. One of the electric plug points wasn't properly fixed to the wall. The small table and a chair on the tiny balcony were broken and unusable. The standard of cleaning was very average. The glass tabletops were smeared and didn't look very clean at all. There was a large cobweb in the upstairs loo, the extractor fan was full of dust, the windows were dirty and filthy finger prints of previous guests are very visible on the staircase. Some of the amenities you'd expect as standard or were advertised as included were missing: the shower in the bathroom was over a bath and no rubber mat was provided. I'm fit and agile, but very nearly slipped over in the bath. I couldn't locate the hairdryer and don't remember finding a tea/coffee maker. Almost every place I have ever stayed has included enough tea or coffee to be able to make at least one drink on arrival. Here there was nothing at all. I didn't appreciate having to pay extra to check in/out earlier or later or to leave luggage and the verification process was over-engineered. Why on earth do you need photo ID? Overall, everything was a little bit tired and sub-optimal, and I didn't feel we got value for money.

Very Good
Traveller Type:
  : Location! and facilities
  : Smell on lower floor was a bit musty

Good
Traveller Type: Family with Young Children
  : Great location, many shops surrounding and easy to access to different landmarks in London. Rooms' size and facilities are good, suitable for groups of friends or family to stay.

Very Good
Traveller Type:
  : Fantastic location, 2 mins walk to the underground station and 5 mins from Camden Lock. Spacious apartment and plenty of bedding, towels and cooking utensils etc.
  : Cleanliness was severely lacking. Hair on bedding, towel rails dusty, sticky surfaces and generally not clean enough.One sofa only so, for 4 of us not too comfortable really. Very damp in bedrooms which are in the basement so smell is musty.

Very Good
Traveller Type:
  : Located close to the station, Camden markets and shops. The place was spacious and accommodated a group of three. Clean kitchen and had washing machine.
  : Would have like better blinds for privacy, as the apartment was on the ground floor of a busy street.

Wonderful
Traveller Type: Family with Young Children
  : Fantastic location very convenient for the tube and Camden amenities. Very spacious apartment with comfortable beds, modern and very well equipped kitchen. Easy check in process and extremely responsive customer service.
  : There were some damp / mould marks along the wall in one of the bedrooms.