This was a five star stay all around.
First, about the host. Kelly was super responsive in communicating at all times of the day and the week, as well as helping out with anything that I needed. The checkin itself went smoothly, and was done by a couple of Kelly's friends. What really stood apart was how helpful and considerate Kelly was with my requests. On noticing that there wasn't a microwave in the apartment, Kelly bought and shipped a new one the very next day, on asking about a coffee maker, Kelly bought a new Nespresso machine and got that delivered too! Even when I had a more unreasonable request for a spare front key, Kelly went above and beyond and got one done and delivered. Incredible!
Now about the apartment. Location is fantastic, smack in the middle of Shoreditch, the hip part of town with great restaurants and bars all around, even though thanks to the lockdown I couldn't take much advantage of that :) Even with the central location, since the apartment is on the back, the noise from the street and the revealers from the nightlife was very minimal. With close public transport all other parts of London are also very accessible.
The place itself was great for an extended work from home stay. Plenty of room with two beds, two couches a large communal table (which was the perfect workspace for me) and a large living room. As a solo traveller, this was much more space than I needed but definitely appreciated comfortable though I imagine it could easily accommodate a group of a few people.