We stayed in Vivienne's beautiful home for three nights. We loved the beautiful decor, the extremely comfortable bed, and the wonderful shower. It looks like the apartment has been recently renovated, and everything was extremely clean and tidy. It was so useful to have access to the washing machine after many days of travel! We enjoyed playing classic board games and cooking in kitchen. The garden in the back is beautiful, and the bedroom is very quiet and peaceful. There is plenty of closet space if you need to hang anything!
The neighborhood isn't exactly central, as you can tell from the map, but it definitely feels more like a real place with real people than a lot of central London. It is easy to get to and from Vivienne's home on the bus, and since those double as fun sight-seeing opportunities and are cheaper than the tube, it's great all around. We flew out of Gatwick and found it easy and convenient to take a bus to the train station to the airport--all in under an hour, and for £9.60.
While walking to the tube station one day, we stumbled across a really interesting-looking nanobrewery; later, we heard from a friend that there is a network of these breweries in this area. They're only open on Saturdays and we didn't have time to stop for a drink, but it might be worth checking out if you like beer! We also attended a great orchestra concert given by The Multi-Story Orchestra at Bold Tendencies, a converted car park not so far away. If you like classical music, you might look into this too.