We very much enjoyed our time here in Christopher’s place. This is set up like a hostel rather than a home, something like The Generator (down the road) BUT with your own comfortable space with access to a bathroom (another down the hall with a hot shower) and kitchen with a kettle, microwave, fridge and freezer (just look behind doors that look like cupboards).
I found this to be the perfect accomodation that served my work at The British Library. Christopher had cleared the room we were in so that we could stay comfortably and spread out a little for the five days we were there. We were very comfortable. There were two queen beds so it was luxury for us! (Please don’t eat sushi in bed as one of us did (not me) and spill soy sauce on the beautiful white doona cover!).
I recommend the 4 minute walk to The Brunswick Centre for Waitrose for groceries, Boots for pharmaceuticals, and there’s a cinema (which we didn’t have time for). We recommend Punk Pasta for vegan goodness, the 15 yr old recommend Itsu sushi and our old standby, when travelling, Starbucks. Heading the other way on foot we recommend Itadakizen and Mildreds for more vegan goodness and excellent food. All of this we walked to. Although Kings Station is 4 minutes walk and will take you anywhere you want to go in London. And this room is the perfect base for you to explore this wonderful city (yes, I would come and live here in a heartbeat!)
This accomodation is in a very unassuming place but if you are in London to work then you could ask no more than a bright and quiet space to come home to with a desk and wifi; the enclosed grass area that our room opened out to had a relaxing effect on us. We were here in October, so kept the door open in the evening.
There’s ample heating in this hostel. I had to ask for the heating to be turned down, Christopher had kindly turned it up because he noticed I had a cough. And so, I imagine this would be quite a cosy place in winter.
I would highly recommend this room (Number 1) for anyone researching at the British Library. It is 4 to 5 minutes on foot and VERY convenient for spending days in the Reading Room researching your brilliant thesis.