The Aylestone- Leicester City 1 Bedroom Apartment, Free Parking by YO ROOM!

The place was quite spacious and cosy place. Perfect for my little infant (as he had more items than myself and the wife) so it meant the place wasn't crammed even after we set out out stuff giving him plenty of room to crawl around. I loved the ample light we got through the huge windows first thing in the morning and even in the evening. The facilities were moderate and enough to get us by with functioning microwave, fridge-freezer, toaster and kettle. The shower and general taps gave us hot water but takes a good minute or two (so bear this in mind). The place was nice and warm (possibly because the temperature was 19/20 degrees that weekend) and they did provide fans and an extra heater which was good to have incase of any changes in weather.

The place has huge potential but just needs a bit of a touch-up (woodwork slightly broken, tiling cracked, blinds not fully functioning - strings snapped). The oven and cooker was a no go for us as it was really dirty and messy which was a shame as I was looking forward to using it. There is parking for 3 cars but very tight!

Easy access and location

The room smelled of smoke and the mattress needs to be replaced.

Location was good. Spacious apartment with all the facilities needed as a base for our stay. A neat and tidy kitchen area, with all the utensils required to cook breakfast before venturing out for the day. Bedroom had comfortable bed and hanging space for clothes. Bathroom was functional. Large flat screen TV with streaming services via Wi-Fi. Contactless check in worked well.

Info on booking.com said no Wi-Fi was available but this is incorrect. Wi-Fi password was provided in check in info provided by host just a few hours before arrival. Wi-Fi is the only way to get the TV on. There is no aerial, cable or satellite so had to set up through Wi-Fi. Not really a problem for us, as we didn’t go to Leicester to watch TV!

It was clean and a good location with off street parking.

Both electric heaters in the living spaces bedroom and open lounge kitchen had no heating due to them not working. I'm sure the host would have known this previously. Had to resort to using a small portable heater, which had to be moved from 1 living space to another.