Lara was a delight and the flat was great. We found the neighborhood extremely welcoming and friendly, especially the people at the cafe on the corner. A cab driver did feel uncomfortable dropping me off by myself at night once, but I never felt unsafe at any time. The flat was clean, the bed comfortable and the security top-notch (four separate locked doors between the flat and the street!) If you're not used to city noise, the garbage trucks in the morning and occasional yelling (and fireworks!) at night might bother you, but I'd say the noise was no more than what you'd find in a typical city center. As this was our first Airbnb experience, we didn't know quite what to expect - in the end, the value of the extra space and the feeling of being in an actual community and not a cloistered tourist environment made Lara's flat a great choice for our week in London. Thanks Lara!