I highly recommend staying here. We stayed during a very hot August week and we were able to manage without the AC (I was a bit worried about that) especially needing windows closed at night for security- but we were able to manage with cooling it down after dinner as much as possible with windows open- it was still hot but we had no trouble sleeping or dealing with the heat. My daughter loved the backyard and as the pictures show it’s a stunning visual- very beautiful. I loved the London theming. Don’t worry Balham isn’t too far away from the attractions everything is easy to get to on the nearby Tube and you are close to many restaurants and grocery stores. I want to share that we found a playground for the early evenings for our 7 year old that she LOVED called Upper Tooting Park playground. You can also get ice cream from Jefferson’s. We slept well here. I will always remember it.