It’s a lovely room. Clean, very quiet, very convenient for Brixton, Streatham, south London and the center. I believe most travelers will feel very much at home at his place. Dennis leaves the place impeccable, and there are many nice little touches.
Dennis was very helpful with advice and is always quick to answer. He also let me give his address for a parcel pick up which was super nice. Thank you so much for your kindness!
Am afraid I still wouldn’t stay there again for these reasons.
1. It says on his profile that there’s central heating. When I asked about the heating. I was told it wasn’t possible to put it on. Even though it was a warm October the nights are still cold and the windows are badly insulated leaving the room freezing cold. As I needed to do some work I actually had to find a cafe to work in as I was too uncomfortable staying in the place.
2. Internet is unstable. Had to hotspot with my phone adding extra costs for zoom meetings.
3. It says in the description that the room can be locked. But that’s only true from inside. It’s natural to me that I respect anyone’s space so I would never go Into his room and any other area his house he doesn’t want me to. I closed the door to my room every time to mark that I expected the same respect in return. Every time I returned the room door was ajar. Yes, it’s amongst his many rules. But there’s such a thing as mutual respect. Having said that it’s just a slight discomfort and I can honestly say I’ve always felt super safe at his place. Dennis is a very trustworthy person and we all have our little issues. If I’m someone who is a bit of an anarchist who has no room for rules and regulations but respects people’s needs, and if I believe in equal treatment then in the end it’s my little issue and intolerance of his issues, isn’t it? And no real harm done. I’m sure most won’t mind, just felt as some do like to have the privacy of being able to lock one’s room when going I’d mention it.