Matthews house is very, very nice and the room is perfect. It's on a quiet street (no need to worry about noise) with Lewisham centre with lots of shops and pubs just around the corner.
When we were planning our journey we thought we would use the DLR (Docklands Light Railway) to go into town as there is no tube station in Lewisham. Matthew advised us to use the train (National Rail - Southeastern)
instead as it's much, much faster. You reach London Bridge in ten minutes and Charing Cross in seventeen minutes with departures just about every ten minutes! Victoria Station (fewer departures) takes twenty-five minutes. Good advice! (Note also that the Oyster card and Travelcard are valid on National Rail. For information on traveling in the London area go to www.tfl.gov.uk)
Matthew is the perfect host. Very helpful, forthcoming and full of advice.
His place is highly recommended.

Christian & Maryse, Sweden