Staying at Paul's place was awesome! He picked us up from the station and took us to this fantastic place. Initially we thought it was too far from the tube but for the 4 days that we stayed there we didnt feel the need to use the tube at all. Just outside the house is a bus stop that takes u everywhere in London. And there's also Tesco right there, so you can fill up on breakfast. We had the most fantastic stay at Paul's and would highly recommend this to everybody visiting there.
PS - The Big Ben view is a reality and sometimes you can even hear them chime in the night!