Communication with Sherief was excellent from our first enquiry onwards. Although he wasn't available when we arrived his lovely wife was waiting for us in the flat and made us feel very welcome. The description was accurate and everything we needed during our stay was available. It was very warm during our visit and we needed to keep the windows open for much of the time but the neighbourhood was surprisingly quiet most of the time so that wasn't a problem and there was also a small fan for the bedroom.

Sherief was also very flexible when we checked out and we were able to leave our bags at the flat until we left in the evening, which made our final day much easier, although we were lucky in that nobody was arriving until the next day - the flat is very popular!

The flat is a bit of a walk from the tube (Blackhorse Road) which isn't a very attractive stretch of road but there is also a bus, which will also take you down to Walthamstow Market. There is also a regular bus to/from Walthamstow Central which stops a couple of minutes away on the other side of the flat. Lloyd Park and the fantastic William Morris Gallery are an easy walk away.

Sherief provided a handy guide with recommended places in the local area - we would otherwise have missed the lovely cafe in the Blackhorse Workshop, just around the corner! Had a good breakfast at Demos on Blackhorse Lane and the kebab place next to the tube station looked very popular.

Victoria Line tubes are VERY frequent so the flat is as convenient as anywhere else in London, wherever you are going (we were mainly there for Wimbledon) and Walthamstow itself is well worth having a wander around. The market is legendary and the Village area is lovely - check out God's Own Junkyard and the Wild Card brewery!