My room was a spotlessly clean oasis in the urban grime of Seven Sisters. My hosts were friendly and quiet.
I wasn’t sure how safe I’d feel in the area, but actually I did, there’s lots going on and people around all the time.
I found the (queen-size?) bed – with my hosts’ carefully crafted homemade bedding – very comfy and the room was quiet while I was there (no cars come past the room as it is at the end of a gated cobbled street).
The shared bathroom was also spotless and had a decent shower. Those who like to be next door to their bathroom might like to know that it is situated at the other end of the hosts’ (atmospheric and guess what… spotless!) workshop – around 40-feet away from the room.
The room is smaller than I expected from the picture and there are no facilities to make any kind of food or drink, which I would have liked.
The little green courtyard outside my room was a lovely place to sit in good weather – and welcome as the room didn’t have anywhere to relax other than on the bed.
There’s some fabulous street art in the area and a park and the River Lea 10 minutes walk away. The area is well-placed for buses and tubes across London (13 minutes walk to the tube for me, not rushing).
The hosts prepared a tray of beautifully set out breakfast of fresh bread, butter, jam, fruit/or juice as well as instant coffee/tea to eat in the room each morning.
It’s an unusual place to stay, but in my two weeks there I grew to be fond of it.