My friend and I stayed for four days at Barry's place and we had a great time there. Everything worked as it should (shower, fridge, etc.) and the place is really quiet at night. The living room is cozy, the bed comfortable for two and the neighbors were quiet too.
There are two tube stations close by (Stepney Green and Whitechapel) but there are also two or three bus lines stopping every couple of minutes close-by. Also, there are some supermarkets (ASDA being the closest) and a couple of restaurants. The Tower of London is only three stations away (from Whitechapel ~10 minutes) and it only takes about twenty minutes to Westminster Station.
Barry was very kind to us and even let us leave later than usual since our flight back was in the evening.
All in all: great host, great apartment!