My boyfriend and I spent three awesome days at Ana's place and, even if we didnt have the chance to meet in person, our host made us feel welcome in every way possible.
Communication with Ana had been very easy before our arrival and during our stay, she provided all the info we needed and quickly answered all my questions through whassup; On the doormat we found a welcome post-it and on the table a note with a list of suggestions for eating, drinking and see live music. Ana also lend us an oyster card, in this way we spent much less on tube and bus tickets!
According to GoogleMaps the flat seems to be a bit far from the city but don't trust it, the subway station is literally less than 5 minutes walk and the northern line is well connected to the others; the neighbourhood is lively but relaxed and safe, plenty of pubs and local shops are open until late and in 10 minutes you can get to Camden Town walking. If you arrive from Stansted Airport you can get to the house in ten minutes from Kings Cross station and if you are leaving late at night like we did theres a bus taking you to Terravision and CityLink stop in 15 minutes.
I loved the architecture of the area and of the house, which is located in a very quiet street with the bedroom window looking on a pretty garden (never heard a single noise except for the bird singing in the morning!), the bed was really comfortable too, with fresh linen.
The house is perfect for a couple, small but well organized and super clean, with modern and simple forniture but with a very personal touch. The bathroom is lovely too,, there isn't a shower but a bathtub with very low sloping roof (Ana was very thoughtful and warned me about it when we first got in touch) but since I really enjoy taking a bath especially after a long day it wasn't a problem for us. In the bath we also found towels, hair dryer and body products at our disposal.
Apart from all these objectively positive facts, what really made the difference for us were all the small details from which you can really tell that Ana takes great pleasure in hosting people: a blackboard saying welcome to London, a post it with a little house saying welcome home placed on the celing (i noticed it while i was taking a bath) and tons of other details that truly enanche and fit Airbnb spirit: while staying at Ana's we really had the feeling to be at our home and not in a stranger's house! We are just sorry we didn't have the chance to meet, hopefully next time.
Among our numerous Airbnb stays this really stands out!
Thanks again for making our stay and my birthday special
Giorgia and Federico from Italy