I had a lovely stay at John's place with 3 friends and the main thing I would say is that the pictures do not do the flat justice! It's very modern and has everything you need, especially if you plan to spend quite a bit of time there e.g. a modern curve TV complete with Sky, high range speakers, a PS3, high tec coffee machine and toaster. It also has underfloor heating which was so nice considering the weather in February. The way John has designed the flat was exceptional, it has very quirky little items like the mini cooper which has been converted into a small sofa. I stayed there with my boyfriend who is a product designer so thoroughly enjoyable for someone with a creative side. The cleaner/host - Svetlana as John doesn't live close to the flat and was extremely lovely. We were running a little late for check-in due to getting lost on our way which was completely our own fault (can't read maps) as John provided us with lots of information on how to get there. We called Svetlana and she helped us find our way and didn't seem put off at all at us being about 15 minutes behind time. On arrival we were showed around the flat, she explained how to use everything and gave us a complimentary water bottle each. The booking process itself was fairly straight forward and John did communicate fairly well, only criticism would be the he requires proof of employer which in daily life isn't very common so I was unsure of what kind of document would be expected - I used a snapshot of my contract in the end as nowhere did John state an example of what would be appropriate. The location of the flat was amazing and although we stayed in the depths of winter I can imagine it could be even more perfect in the spring/summer as the flat over looks the River Lea and has a view of the Olympic Stadium as seen in the pictures. This also means that it's located within walking distance to Westfield Stratford which for those who aren't from London is a one stop for everything in East London. There are numerous restaurants and retail stores etc. So lots to do. I would highly recommend The Real Greek if you're planning to go there for a meal. It's a Greek restaurant, very affordable and the food is amazing! My only negatives about John's place would be the layout as the master bedroom en suite is very small with quite a small shower situated in between the other smaller double bedroom and the main bathroom complete with quite a large bath. Therefore, people in the guest bedroom have to walk through the hall to use the main bedroom. It would be better perhaps if the smaller bedroom only had the small shower next door and the master bedroom had the en suite with the nicer bigger bathroom with the...