Ian is a excellent host and made our booking and stay as smoothly as possible. He responded quickly and gave good advice and tips both before and during our stay. We really appreciated his readiness to help out. His apartment is very clean, lovely decorated, secure and with a wonderful view over East-London. The neighborhood seemed very save and secure and there are two tube stations (Tower Hill and Shadwell) only a short walk around the corner. Besides all the go-to's in London we pretty much enjoyed the area around Shordich which is just two stations northbound from Shadwell station (5 mins walk from the apartment). In Shordich, if you love music you should check out the record stores, if you love chocolate you should go to Dark Sugars, if you love lifestyle, bars and pubs, there are plenty of it, and if you love a tasty, diverse and multicultural food experience, you definitely should check out the Brick Lane Market every Sunday. When coming back to London, we would not hesitate staying at Ian's place again.