Finsbury Park is a good area to check out, there’s something for everyone here. Plenty of shops 1k from the house, and of course the park itself is just up the road. The city (St Paul’s) just 4 miles and the 141 bus perfect to get there. The room I stayed in was very basic. Good mattress, creaky floors though and paper thin walls for a modern house. I could hear telephone conversations next door quite clearly! There’s a bathroom with sit down shower or a proper shower on the 2nd floor but that was broken at the time. Quite a busy house with other guests, but the host, Eric, is quite relaxed and very friendly too.