This was my first experience of airbnb. Karen's home is bright and comfortable and exudes a sense of tranquillity – the photographs don't do its atmosphere and quirkiness justice. There's no tv and I actually found that a relief (although there's good wifi). The house backs onto the vast Crystal Palace Park, and particularly given that the weather was excellent during my stay I very much enjoyed the nearness of this facility. Karen herself is thoughtful and welcoming and extremely pleasant to talk with - and she bakes great seed bread ( I had it each day for breakfast and it set me up until lunch!). Maybe I “lucked out” with my first airbnb experience but I'm sold on the idea. Many thanks Karen.