Alan was a very nice host, helpful, picked us up from the train station on our way in, and offered to take us all the way to Paddington when we were heading back to the airport. He had lots of recommendations for things to do in London, and pointed out good places to check out in the neighbourhood. His place is about a 10 minute walk from a train station, so it's pretty convenient as well. On our last night, I needed items from a first aid kit, and Alan was quick, accommodating, and had what I needed, so big thanks for that.
However, we felt the room was very dirty. There was a large cobweb in the corner above the desk, and dust bunnies all over the floor. The tops of the dressers were cluttered with containers of toiletries left from past guests, and most of them were almost empty and could've just been tossed after they were left there. He told us we could help ourselves to whatever was there, but we were uncomfortable using random things people have left behind. A few of the dresser drawers had other people's clothes and misc. items in it as well - the room felt like a lost & found. There were also 3-4 air fresheners in the room and the smell was so overwhelming we had to hide them and keep the windows open so we could sleep.
I feel bad talking negatively about our stay since Alan himself was very nice, but this is the experience we had.