Richard’s place is generally as depicted in the pictures, a standard one-bedroom flat. The flat was clean, located in a secure building, and conveniently near a large grocery store.
Unfortunately, the noise from the street directly outside the windows of both the bedroom and lounge (sitting room) proved to be a significant problem. As another reviewer here has noted, loud sirens from emergency vehicles can be heard well into the evening. There is a nearby police station, and a busy intersection directly below the apartment building that carries a lot of car and bus traffic. Even after having been here for a week and a half, we still found ourselves lying in bed after midnight, unable to fall asleep, listening to the police and ambulance trucks pass by. Tried blocking the window with a bedsheet, and using a “white-noise” machine, to no avail. If you are not a heavy sleeper, or want a quiet place to relax in the evening, I would recommend finding a different place to stay. We ended up cutting our stay short because of the noise. A refund for unused nights was promised but has yet to happen after two weeks of waiting.
Otherwise, there were several things to enjoy, including the comfortable bed, fast and reliable WiFi, and a 10-minute walk to the nearby Overground/National Rail station (we used the Queen’s Road Peckham station)