City Relay Reviews 

2,407
TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

4.7

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Evaluating 169 reviews, reviewers overwhelmingly had a great experience with this company. Customers consistently praise the excellent locations of the properties, often highlighting their proximity to major attractions, public transport, and vibrant neighborhoods. The accommodations are frequently described as clean, well-equipped, spacious, and comfortable, providing everything needed for a pleasant stay. Reviewers also commend the staff for being friendly, professional, responsive, and helpful, ensuring smooth communication and check-in processes. However, some people were dissatisfied with issues like strong odors in apartments, problems with internet connectivity, and unsatisfactory shower pressure. A few other people also felt that the cleaning standards were poor, with instances of dirty linen left behind and lack of proper disinfection. Conversely, a small portion of people felt that there were issues with communication and handling of problems, including property-related concerns.

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Location

Clients share positive opinions on location, with many reviewers highlighting its convenience and excellent... See more

Staff

Reviewers highlight positive aspects of staff, frequently praising their responsiveness, professionalism, and... See more

Service

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Quality

Consumers find quality to be positive, with many reviewers consistently praising the cleanliness and tidiness... See more

Facilities

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Reviews shaping this summary

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

We thoroughly enjoyed are stay in Stoke Newington through City Relay. Lovely accomodation, smooth process and easy to access with the Keynest system. Communications wise quick responses from City Rel... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The home is located in a beautiful neighborhood (Harlem Street). It’s an area known for its clean and peaceful atmosphere, with many of the country’s top doctors’ clinics nearby. Yet it’s only a 3... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

We had an excellent stay at the Fulham Residences for 20 days. Check-in was smooth, the apartment was clean and spacey, furnished with new and stylish furniture and had a fully equipped kitchen. It pr... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

This was an amazing location and an amazing apartment. There are three levels which allows you to be apart from your party or altogether on the first floor. The apartment was well equipped, the shower... See more


Company details

  1. Short Term Apartment Rental Agency
  2. Apartment Rental Agency
  3. Condominium Rental Agency
  4. Property Management Company

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City Relay is the easiest way to make the most out of your property in London. Rent your property with us and enjoy a hassle-free life! We are London's most trusted property management company and letting agency well established since 2015. City Relay specialises in flexible letting where we blend short, mid and long lets to optimise your return which is usually 30% - 40% more than normal high street lettings.


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TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Absolutely amazing apartment in London

Absolutely amazing apartment in London. Communication was great via WhatsApp and were had a guided tour around the apartment with contact number for any difficulties. Given the heat the fans were on ready. It was spotlessly clean. All amenities and spacious for a 2 bed apartment. Will look at using these guys again.

30 June 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Amazing managers Saadiqah & Carlyn

Saadiqah & Carlyn were very helpful in finding a flat and signing a lease as I was in a different country up until the move in date. Everything went smoothly thanks to their support.

30 June 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Perfect location to be close to…

Perfect location to be close to everything you could want in Wembley.

Comfortable space, beautiful balcony and great place to feel at home while you’re in the big city.

The host are lovely and supper accommodating.

10/10 we loved this location

2 July 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great location close to dining and shopping

Great location close to dining, shopping and tube station. Tower bridge is 20 mins walk away. Hosts were very responsive and helpful. We stayed during a heatwave and hosts got us extra fans delivered at home to make our stay comfortable.Beds were very comfortable and house was equipped with everything we need

28 June 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great apartment

Great apartment, good communication before we arrived made checking in a breeze. City Relay were very approachable for any assistance we needed, not that any was required

28 June 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The apartment was fully furnished very…

The apartment was fully furnished very clean and the location was great also it had all amenities and facilities that we needed. We will definitely stay again. Thanks for the property team they respond very quickly whenever we needed them.

19 June 2025
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Good location and nice place but could do better in amenities …

The location is really great and the place is nice too but did not realise that it was a basement apartment so the big windows opened to nothing but walls. Was also expecting some basic amenities like coffee pods salt and pepper which are really basic and not a big ask.

29 June 2025
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Reply from City Relay

Thank you for your feedback — we're really glad you enjoyed the location and found the place nice overall.

We’re sorry to hear the layout of the apartment caught you by surprise. It is a lower-ground unit, which we do mention in the listing, but we’ll take another look to ensure that’s made as clear as possible for future guests.

Regarding the amenities: we do provide complimentary coffee pods and other basics like tea and sugar, which are stocked before each stay. If anything was missing, we truly apologise — that’s not our usual standard and we would have been happy to drop some off right away had we known. Thanks again for the helpful comments, and we hope to welcome you back!

The City Relay Team

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Apartment near Wembley

Apartment near Wembley - Perfect location for events at Wembley, area felt safe & quiet building.

Apartment itself was not great and not as advertised via the pictures...
Awful smell that stayed throughout.
All furniture worn / dirty / stained.
Marks / stains on walls, light switches.
Kitchen felt grubby, dish washer smelled vile.
Bed too big for master bedroom - unable to move to the other side of the room without performing a gymnastic routine.

Host extremely slow to respond - issue checking in (wrong key given at key pick up location - 7minute walk from apartment) and they would not answer my calls, all 37 of them, they would only communicate via text which as you can imagine was not ideal.
It took over an hour and a call to Air B&B to resolve. If we didn't have a child with us we would have left and found somewhere else to stay.
Host more than happy to pester for a review after checkout though.

It's perfect if you just want a place to sleep and are happy that you won't be helped in a hurry if any issue arises.

27 June 2025
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Reply from City Relay

Thank you for taking the time to leave a detailed review — while I’m really glad you appreciated the location and the secure, quiet environment, I’m genuinely sorry to hear that the apartment didn’t meet your expectations.

We take feedback like this seriously, and I want to address a few key points:

Cleanliness and condition: This is certainly not the standard we aim to provide. I’ve already raised your comments with our cleaning and maintenance teams to investigate the issues you’ve mentioned — particularly the smell, furniture condition, and kitchen hygiene — and make improvements immediately.

Check-in and communication: I completely understand how frustrating the check-in experience must have been, especially with a child in tow. The key mix-up was a rare error, and I apologise sincerely that we didn’t resolve it faster. Your calls were not ignored intentionally — our team policy is to manage guest contact efficiently via the Airbnb platform (for traceability), but I fully accept that in this situation, a phone response would have been more appropriate.

Layout and furnishings: Thank you for the honest feedback about the bedroom setup. We’ll review the furniture positioning and room flow to see how we can improve usability.

While I’m disappointed that your experience was not a positive one overall, I do appreciate you sharing this in detail — it helps us identify exactly where to improve. If you’re open to it, I’d love to invite you back in the future to provide a much better experience.

City Relay

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great experience

My family and I had such a great experience! We booked an apartment for a short stay in London and it was absolutely an amazing place. The location was perfect, the inside super clean and (most importantly) the CityRelay team was lovely and kind. Couldn’t suggest it more!

27 June 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Location was ideal and apartment was…

Location was ideal and apartment was perfect for what we needed for 3 people. Instructions on key collection and delivery was ideal and hosts were friendly when chatting to them for booking and any questions we had

27 June 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great experience!!

Great experience!!

i have just moved into my new flat and honestly my experience has been amazing so far two lovely ladies named Saadiqat and Carlyn have been looking after me, their organisation and time replies are incomparable i had bad experiences in the past with other places so it’s really appreciated.

Highly recommend

30 June 2025
Unprompted review

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