We have had some mixed experiences with Air BnBs in the past, so we were exceptionally pleased with our stay - this was the best Air BnB we have stayed at.
We arrived to a generously provided bottle of Cava set out for us on the table, and chocolates on the beds, which were pleasant surprises. Overall, the apartment is clean, cozy, and well appointed. The heated floors are exceptionally comfy. We have some food intolerances in our family, so we very much appreciated the well-stocked kitchen. Pots, pans, good, sharp knives were all there. The kitchen also included a nespresso machine with plenty of cups, and a lightening-fast electric kettle which we very much appreciated. There was plenty of sugar already available, so morning coffee was ready to go. All in all, this was exactly what we want in an Air BnB; we could not have been happier with the apartment.
Islington is a quaint but lively area of London. There are also tons of restaurants covering almost every type of food you could imagine: pubs, indian, thai, vietnamese, peruvian, equadorian, burgers, fisn and chips, mexican, french bistro from memory. We obviously didn't try them all, but the places we did dine at were quite good and reasonably priced for London. If you want to cook (eating out all the time gets old in a hurry when you are traveling), there are two grocery stores less than a 5 minute walk . We did a bit of both
There were plenty of people out and about in the day and evening, but it wasn't rowdy or loud at night. If you want to be in the thick of the party, this is not the place to stay. But there are plenty of buses and the Angel tube station is about a 10 minute walk, so you can get to where you want to go pretty easily. On the advice of a friend, we mostly took the bus - if you're not in a hurry, its worth the extra 10 minutes for the views. There are also several bus stops that are just a block or two from the apartment, so it was easy to get anyplace in the city.
We thoroughly enjoyed our stay. If we make it back to London in the near future, this is the first place we will look to stay.