Me and my daughter, we had great days in London and felt very comfortable with our AirBnB-location.
Balham is a very nice place with great connection to tube and southern line - wherever you want to go. Rose´s house is in walking distance to both. It is a very nice and quiet street with a nice neighborhood.
Rose gave us a very warm welcome and we felt like home immediately. She had so many ideas and advices as she knows so much about London and where to go and how to get there.
Our rooms were wonderful. A nice basement apartment with a huge bed for my daughter in a wonderful light and quiet room and an extra bed for me in the living room. Choices of water, fruits, tea and coffee and chances to keep things fresh in a little fridge made the stay perfect. Everything was 100% clean. The bath provided everything we needed including some shower gel that I forgot to bring with me. The towels were great compared to what I know from English hotels.
So, this place was really wonderful, no doubt about it. But what I will remember the most are the nice little chats we had with Rose and her husband in the mornings before we left to see London. I like her style of humor and her way of seeing things.
And if you will stay with Rose, do not forget to ask if a new cake is under construction. You will be surprised – she is a real artist. :-)