I have just returned from a 9 day stay at Teresa's place after attending a course locally. First of all, this place is exceptionally good value for the space offered. The accommodation, while in a family home is right at the top in a loft conversion, so feels like a separate and very private apartment. It was also very quiet, being right at the top of the house, and in a quiet cut-de-sac next to a park area- there are lots of trees outside the window! I slept very well as it was so quiet and there are great black out blinds on the windows. Having such a lovely private bathroom all to myself was wonderful, and it looked very new and clean. The small living area had a table and chairs which gave somewhere to sit to do a bit of work or eat breakfast. There was a kettle and mugs provided and I bought my own crockery, cutlery and dish washing stuff, which meant I got by just fine with cereal for breakfast and salads/ takeaway for evening meals. The house is a short walk away from a Co-op and kebab shop, and around a 20 min walk from chipping Barnet which has lots of amenities and restaurants. There is a large TV in the room with "amazon TV" and good wifi connection. I also appreciated that I could control the radiator temperature in the rooms with some fancy individual thermostats attached. The other great bonus with this place was how easy it was to park- I was able to park right outside every day.
Apart from the evening I arrived I didn't really see my hosts for the whole time they were there, and was not really aware that there was anyone else in the house most of the time. They seemed to prefer to communicate by text message rather than have any face to face contact with houseguests.
The only slight negatives I found were that while the house is advertised as non-smoking, I found that there was an unpleasant smell of what I think was cigarettes throughout the house and sometimes in the room, although I didn't see any evidence of anyone smoking, so this could have been coming from a neighbour. Also, the duvet and bed linen smelled like mildew and were very thin and worn out (as I was there for 9 days, I ended up buying a thicker duvet and nicer sheets and towels in the supermarket to enable me to sleep comfortably, but this is probably just me being a fussy sleeper, and given the price of the room, I really cant complain!). Overall, I can recommend as a very convenient place to stay for a work trip.