I highly recommend staying at Juan's place. I felt at home immediately. It has a very homely feel and I'd recommend long term stays to really "experience" the apartment as it is not really a "hotel type" airbnb but an actual home. It has a very 1960s feel going on and some things can appear "old" like the windows or the bathroom, but it is part of the charm of the place. There was some construction work going on in the area but the noise wasn't too bad. I slept peacefully every night.
The area is very quiet at night and quite secure too. The location is excellent, literally just around the corner from St Paul's cathedral and the sound of the bells every hour is very soothing and nice. There's lots of local shops around to buy food (but no big supermarkets like Tesco Metro etc). Only couple minutes walk to millennial bridge, Tower bridge, the Barbican and Hoborn, Strand and Smithfield market
Juan is a great host and answers every message very quickly. He is very friendly and easy to talk too. I would give my experience at Juan's place 5 Stars as I become very fond of the apartment and didn't want to check out in the end! Thank you Juan for hosting me and my Dad! We really enjoyed it