Hi @Susan4069 I hope you’re well.
I manage a penthouse apartment in central London, you can see the London Eye from the bedrooms- it’s lovely!
The downside is it’s on the 4th floor of the building and there is no lift. It’s a new build so it has wide stairs and landings so getting up there isn’t as challenging as an older building might be.
I mention the walk-up nature and the top floor location of the apartment and lack of lift several times in the listing body, as well as the post-booking message to guests, so it is very clear to most guests before they arrive.
A few guests have cancelled straight after booking after realising the situation, a few have even turned up and been surprised when there is no lift 🙂
Would you want to live in this apartment full time and do all the walking up and down the stairs, probably not- but for a city break of a few days guests don’t mind, and in fact love the city views!
There is no perfect Airbnb apartment- the building of the listing I manage contains several Airbnb listings, and there is one on the ground floor- I’ve looked at the reviews and guests complain about hearing the main building door open and close, and not being able to open the windows as they look onto the street, and hearing people walking past the windows when they do.
The important thing to do is understand your market- who visits your city, what their age might be, will they value the city centre location, are the city views a great pay-off to the climb up to the apartment and so on.
Best wishes
Paul 🙂