Nana’s place is a student hostel. It has a private shower room but toilets are shared with other occupants. Inside the room, there is a ladder for you to climb up to the bed. It could be troublesome and noisy at times when you need to climb down the ladder to go outside the room for toilet.
The hostel has washing machine (£3 for about an hour) and dryer (€1 for 20 minutes supposedly but it will continue to be operational until you open the dryer compartment). This is a huge plus point for travelers who can do laundry at their convenience.
Nana’s place is strategically located just under 10 mins walk from Earl’s court station along Picadily line, which has most of the tourist spots along the line. You can find plenty of restaurants (try Byron) and supermarkets such as Sainsbury and Tesco nearby.
I have never seen Nana, but she is responsive towards my messages. Mr. Dmitri who is the manager in charge of the hostel is also helpful.
Just one incident where some students were looking for their friends who they thought were staying in our room in midnight. They even knocked on the door and apologized when I got up and open the door. But then the door bell ringing continued for few more times before stopping.
In short, Nana’s place is value for money with good location and amenities. It can get noisy sometimes so bring along your earplugs :)