I stayed two nights at Gill's place and it was brilliant, lovely spacious and neat as a pin room and home, Gill is a really interesting and friendly person to talk to while having a cuppa, I felt right at home. Getting there from City airport was also very straightforward, took DLR to Stratford and jumped on a bus which brought me to Sir Alfred Hitchcock hotel stop (which I found interesting and might look up more info about its relation to him). It's 7 min walk from the bus stop, while Central line tube is 12 mins walk away, so also very accessible. Even Overground is not too far, about 16-18 mins walk, so well connected overall. I found slightly challenging to see house numbers in the dark as there are quite big front gardens in the area but made it just fine to Gill's place. The area is nice and quiet, never been to Leytonstone before. I definitely will consider coming back as it was lovely and I'd recommend it to anyone looking for a nice, quiet stay in East London area.