Our stay at Samantha's place was fantastic. Although we did not get to meet her as she was out of the country when we arrived during new years, her sister came to greet us at the apartment and was very friendly and helpful. Samantha also bought us some bread and all essentials that we needed before she left so everything was ready for us to use. She also bought us a bottle of champagne and popcorn for the new year which we thought was very sweet of her. We received quick responses from Samantha and she checked in on us to see if we got on okay which was appreciated.
The place itself is about a 10 minute walk to the tube however, we thought that it was a good area and did not feel unsafe at any point when we were walking home very late at night. The tube was very convenient and we were able to travel to all places from there to the central and tourist areas. The apartment was furnished nicely, extremely clean and the bed and pillows were comfortable. I definitely recommend staying here and will come again if I am back in London!