Joanna was very kind to let us check in early and we were pleasantly surprised to find a bottle of wine, snacks and cold water in the fridge for us along with a list of places to eat and drink. It made us feel welcome and right at home. The appartment was nice and clean with beautiful art. It's not a large appartment but was no problem for three of us. The street outside is very noisy and we did get woken up several times. (people like to honk their horns a lot and you hear buses and people talking, my husband and I heard a heated arguement one night) The area is very nice a coffee shop just around the corner with wonderful coffee and the market is a minute away. Gail's for pastries was wondeful and several good places to eat and drink within walking distance. It takes anywhere from 5-10 minutes to walk to the tube which wasn't bad at all. We enjoyed our stay here.