My boyfriend and I stayed at Dorothee’s place for 5 nights in October at the end of a long Euro trip and adored London. Communication with Dorothee was quick and simple— she gave us some advice about which transportation pass to buy (we went with Oyster) and places to eat nearby (ish) but other than a few messages exchanged there was little communication needed.
We were about a 15 minute walk from the tube station which was very well-connected.
Some of the things we liked: very quiet area, kitchen was well-equipped for cooking (though you do have to light the gas stove yourself so that may intimidate some people), water stayed hot in the shower, bathroom and bedroom felt clean, safe area —although when we first arrived at the apartment building at night we were a little surprised by its appearance.
Some things we think could use improvement: A house/neighborhood/recommendations guide would have been really helpful, the living room sofa had stains all over it so we were hesitant to hang out there, there was coffee and an espresso pot provided but the pot looked very old and unclean inside so I didn’t feel comfortable using it, there is no closet or dresser so there is nowhere to hang or stash your clothes (only an issue if you’re staying for several nights like we did) & the refrigerator could’ve used a clean out. We saw no restaurants nearby (we arrived at 10 pm and hadn’t eaten so had to order delivery) so you have to take the tube or bus to get somewhere.
Overall, our stay here was fine but for the price we should have stayed somewhere more central and paid for better amenities.