BRING EARPLUGS because the walls are paper thin. One of the walls is up against the main stairwell for the building, so you can hear people coming and going late into the night. The upstairs neighbors and various people on the street are also quite loud.

Other than that, the room was good. The pictures do a pretty good job at showing the room/flat but I'll add that it was nice to find a lock on the room, the front door, and a security gate outside on the landing. The bed was comfortable, too. The flat was no more than 90 seconds from Shadwell Station, which offers free WiFi if you need to contact Kamal during the check-in process and don't have a local phone number.

There were some other guests in the flat, including one staying there long-term, none of whom I had any problems with (in fact, I barely saw them). There was some renovation work being performed at the other end of the flat, but I probably wouldn't have even known it was happening if it hadn't been pointed out during check-in.

I didn't get to meet Kamal, but he was always quick to respond on Airbnb and when I checked in, his partner/assistant was very friendly.