We had a really nice four-night stay at John's apartment. John was a great host - met us very early in the morning for a late arrival and spent time ensuring we could get oriented to our new surroundings. He was very helpful.

The apartments best feature is its location in London. Very close to several Underground stations, and walking distance to several attractions including Westminster Abbey, Buckingham Palace and many others. It is so easy to get around from this location.

In addition, this apartment is close to several very nice restaurants as well as grocery stores - I recommend Westminster Grocery where the operators are very nice and helpful.

I really appreciated the washer/dryer unit in the apartment - with two young kids, it really helped to have an option to clean clothes in small quantities, but if you needed more capacity there is a laundromat close by.

The apartment is in a courtyard about 20-30 meters from the street so it is very quiet and secured by a locking gate.

This was certainly a better option for our family of four compared to a hotel room. The sofabed in the living area easily accommodated our two kids, but with the bed extended, space becomes cramped. Having a separate bedroom for the adults was very nice and the bed was comfortable.

The single bathroom was just fine for us, although I would caution those who have mobility issues that it may be difficult to get into and out of the tub as access is a bit restricted by the placement of the toilet.

On the suggested improvements side of things, I would recommend the addition of a fan in the living area as the space can get a little warm. There was a fan in the bedroom which helped out.

Not that we all go on vacation to stay connected, but it would have been nice if the internet in this unit worked better. The connection was very unreliable - it kept coming and going and when it was active speeds were pretty slow. I needed a better connection to stay somewhat connected to work and it would have been nice to allow our kids to watch some programming they were familiar with. None of these options was possible with the connection in this unit.

Overall we really enjoyed our stay and would recommend this location to other small families as a great base from which to explore London.