I cannot express how much my daughter and I enjoyed our stay with Mirjam and her family! From the moment we were greeted by the family friend Zara, Mirjam showing us the historical area of Walthamstow, or our last day when Mirjam offered to take us to the airport it was an absolute pleasure. We had the pleasure of tasting a fabulous breakfast cooked by Mirjam's husband Hussein on our first day there and that set the tone for the warmth, homey, comfortable feeling that we experienced our whole 2 weeks we were there. Their son Tarkan was absolutely a pleasure, always pleasant and upbeat offering to make our stay as comfortable as possible but not invasive at all. The family knew how to give us our privacy without making us feel like outsiders, a true gift indeed.

The house is only a 5-10 minute walk (according to how fast you walk) to trains, rail and buses into London and about a 20-30 minute ride into the heart of London. The trains ran very frequently but only until approximately midnight. There was the 78 bus that ran well into the night however. We came home late a few nights and as two women walking alone always felt safe at night. The neighborhood is wonderfully diverse with plenty of shopping available although we didn't have time to have that experience.

No question we would stay with Mirjam and her family as many times as we are in London again!!!!

Lynnett and Anjele