I have mixed feelings about this place after my stay...
First, the positives:
Rhian is lovely, her dog is lovely, and her place is lovely. Check-in was easy and Rhian was very friendly. The bed was also the most comfortable I have experienced in an AirBnB; I had two great night's sleep.
Now, the negatives:
Firstly, I am pretty certain I didn't get the room I paid for. Rhian has two listings for this property, and I'm certain I got the other (cheaper) room than the one I paid for. She looked a bit confused and undecided when showing me to my bedroom. I didn't make an issue of it - at the end of the day the rooms were pretty similar - but still this was disappointing.
On my first morning here the shower was cold. I notified Rhian of this later in the day and she was very apologetic and showed me again how to run the shower. The next morning everything seemed fine, the shower was warm to begin with. However, after two or three minutes, the water went cold again.
So the most disappointing thing - I was having a conversation with Rhian about the location and I remarked how her place was on a lovely quiet street. She agreed, but then started explaining how the local African Caribbean centre down the road was a bit of an issue for her due to the noise they often make late at night. This is a fair criticism, if true. However, the thing that disappointed me was when she referred to them as "the blacks". I was pretty taken aback by this. Being an ethnic minority myself, I couldn't quite believe how easily this statement came out of her mouth. Such a shame.
Anyway, the casual racism and cold showers aside, this is a pretty nice place at good value.