Corrine's place is lovely. It is nicely decorated, gets tons of light, very clean, and in a great location. Overall, we enjoyed staying at her place.
There are a few things we wished we had known before booking it, however.
First, the unruly neighbors: I lived in Hoxton and Dalston so I understand that East London gets loud at night and that is part of the package. However, I did not expect neighbors to blast music at top volume from 6am to 730am even on a bank holiday Monday.
Second, the never-ending fire alarm: Every 60 seconds, the fire alarm beeped in the hallway outside of the apartment. I understand this is out of the owner's control, because it is the responsibility of building management to replace low batteries in a fire alarm. But still, it was annoying and it kept us up at night. I notified the property managers of this issue right after checking in. Although they said they would contact the building management, this was not resolved during our four-night stay.
Finally, I had some difficulty unlocking the flat's front door. The property managers told me that a handful of other guests have had similar problems. Thus, I was disappointed that they were unable to help resolve the issue after an hour on the phone. Eventually, I figured it out (a metal protector around the lock needed to be spun 180 degrees). This should not be a problem for future guests, because I documented how to fix the issue and sent this to the property management company.