This is one of the nicest AirBnB places and hosts to stay with you can find (at least in London!), I'd want to argue. The loft was a pure calm oasis of coziness, feeling far away from the bustling city, which just felt great after a day at work. For some socializing and perhaps even dinner (into Italian food? You've come just right…) together with Leo, Veneranda and some other guests, the living room and kitchen (well-equipped as well as orderly) were just a short ladder descent away. Although I didn't spend much time there, the backyard patio is just as nice as the loft – Leo claims he doesn't have green fingers, but I'd like to think otherwise.

As for connections, you're in luck. Stratford, with its Westfield shopping centre, is 15 minutes away. Buses frequent the stop just up the road, quickly taking you to Canning Town station, where the central parts of town (or Stratford in the other direction) are a simple Jubilee line tube or DLR ride away. Also very close to London City airport, as well as the O2.