Chiara is a very very sweet person and an extremely helpful host. Unfortunately I never got to meet her in person but she was always very quick to respond to any messages and/or questions and she truly comes across as a very warm and generous person. A friend or her met me at the house and passed over the keys and explained everything in detail and I felt very welcome in the house. Everything was in place for me and I didn't miss a thing. Clean sheets and very tidy though the house is filled with Chiaras personal things and colorful interior. The house is beautiful and extremely charming. Big bedroom with a very comfortable bed (it got a bit cold at night but that's more or less London standard and the warm duvets helped), a living room with entrance to the garden and a comfortable sofa (that also is a bed sofa which means you can have an extra person staying) and a projector that you can use for movie nights. The kitchen has everything you need for cooking but is rather small if you're more than two persons, but when the season is right which is was for me (spring), you have the terrace outside and the garden as an extra room. The sunny garden was really what made this place unique and made my stay a great experience. I was in London for work and coming home to the quiet, calm and green every day was just wonderful and the perfect relaxation after a busy day. You can tell Chiara and her family has put a lot of love into their home and garden. The street outside is very quiet and calm but in the surrounding area and especially out on Stoke Newington road you'll find an eclectic and colorful ethnic mix of people and different cultures. It offers great food from different parts of the world but especially the turkish cuisine which is significant for the area. On saturdays they have the Ridley Road Market that truly is worth a visit with beautiful and cheap food and within walking distance you'll find Broadway market down by the canal, also on saturdays. The canal is a must if you're staying in this part of town and I would also recommend Columbia Road flower market on sundays. You need to go early because it gets extremely crowded after a while. There is also a Rio Cinema if you want to go to the movies out on Stoke Newington road and the not so known about Abney Park Cemetery Trust. A deserted cemetary that now is more like a very green park. A unique experience and just a few blocks up the big road. On the whole my stay in Chiaras house was perfect. I felt so at home in the warm atmosphere of the house and because Chiara is such a lovely person. I would definitely go back here again though I would choose to go in the...