I stayed in Laurel's apartment with my two daughters for 4 nights and we were very happy with our stay. The house is lovely, thoughtfully decorated, and much bigger that I thought. It really is even nicer that the pictures. Had no problems with the check-in and could reach Laurel with message even though she was abroad at the time. The house has everything one might need and the loft was a nice surprise as we didn't know there was one. The area is quiet, there is a little park and a playground right in front of the house. Also a little shop just some 50 meters away. Did not feel at all uncomfortable getting to the house after dark with young daughters, not a party area but just people living their lives. Getting to and from the center of London took us around 1 hour, first by train and then bus no 229, which was fine for us. You need around 2 hours to get to Heathrow or Gatwick. In my opinion the distance is perfectly reasonable for a city the size of London. I would recommend Laurel's place to anyone wanting a peaceful and comfortable place that is good value and with good travel connections to central London.