Staying at Kaye's place completed my conversion to Brixton acolyte. Quiet, comfortable secure and yet a stones throw from all the daytime/night time action in Brixton. Having written about travelling and lived abroad herself, she Kaye understands the home-comfort needs of the traveller; she went beyond the call of duty providing e with additional information I really needed prior to an exam I was taking: joining the local library for - almost free - printing and internet services a and nice place for hotdesking.
My tip: Hootenanny Pub for outrageously good live (I.e. afrobeat, Balkan-style beat) music and ambience). Kaye has other good suggestions.