If you’re going to London there is no better place to be than Alex’s flat. Alex is a friendly person and great communicator. His flat is a five-star best of the Air BnB world: loads of light, chic yet completely comfortable in every room; loads of space in closets and drawers, comfy beds bathrooms are interesting rooms unto themselves - yet Alex lives there so he has the cooking staples as well as an excellent provision for full-meal cooking. The flat is in a lovely part of Balham that feels like a small village yet five minutes from the station which is underground and main line rail, two minutes from Sainsbury’s supermarket and all the shops you could wish for - internet services, boutique clothing stores, highly rated restaurants, Starbucks, a pedestrian road where there is a brunch place for which there are lines around the block on Sundays and a regular busy high street just a block away. We didn’t want to leave and with any luck we’ll be back next year at this time for our annual visit to London. After being at Alex's we wouldn't want to stay anywhere else.