If you want to pretend that you live in the past, this is the house for you. It's a preserved Georgian house, with terrific art--but also very comfortable. Nice appliances, including a washer and dryer in the basement, a great bathtub, not at all precious: it doesn't feel like living in a museum, despite the excellence of the furnishings and decoration.
It was more space than we needed--but what an incredible luxury to have more space you need in London. The main house is five stories--the top floor is a very large cinema room. On top of that, past the courtyard, there is a little cottage, with a roof garden. If you are the sort of person who believes that interesting accommodation makes a trip, you'll love this place.
It's ideally located, about a block from Spitalfields Market, near the curry houses and vintage shops of Brick Lane.
Alex and Paola were exceptionally kind and helpful as well.
We genuinely hated to leave.