I have spent 3 days at Helen's place with my mum as part of a short mum & daughter holiday trip in England. I have chosen her place because of 3 points:

1. location and transport
2. very good previous rating
3. possibility to have 2 separate rooms for us

LOCATION : the flat is around 7 minutes for Clapham Juntion station on foot. Trains run here from Victoria (the heart of the city) in every few minutes. There are also several buses that take you to tourist attractions (the Tate, South Kensington museums) so if you have time it is a great and also cheaper way to get around. There are also nice restaurants and pubs around the station both in the town centre and not too far from Helen's.

THE PLACE: when we arrived on the first evening after already a day of sightseeing, tired, a bit cold and wet (that's London in August) and saw the neighbourhood, well I had some doubts if it was a good choice, but all of it disappeared when we entered the flat and Helen showed us around. The flat is really like on the pictures, or even better, tidy, clean and stylish. It was great to have 2 rooms for the extra 20£ and I can tell that the sofa bed is comfy enough for a short stay (and by the way this is the room witch muuuuch less noise). The main room with a double bed may be a little noisy because of the traffic, although if you are like mum and sleep like a log it won’t be a problem. We had our own bathroom with shower gel and towels (just don’t forget ask Helen how the shower works before the first use!) The kitchen was also nice and cosy, Helen kindly let us use some coffee and tea and of course we could store what we bought for to make breakfast and sandwiches (there are a tesco and a sainsbury’s nearby). On our last morning the weather finally changed and we could have our morning meal on the roof terrace – a real treat!

I agree with the 5stars rating. London is quite expensive and I personally had very bad experience with in town hotels which were pricier for far less quality….

I definitely recommend Helen’s place to stay.