Ali was brief and quick with our meeting. However, he was friendly and nice. The taxi driver scared us about it being a 'bad' neighborhood. It was just a typical neighborhood. Everyone kept to themselves, and no one gave us any bad vibe as we were expecting from the Taxi driver's 'warning'. I don't remember the (basketball?) court but we didn't really explore the apartment complex that much. My kids enjoyed running around in the front yard with the grass. The apartment we stayed in had 5 BD, 2BR and 7 beds. The living room was turned into another bedroom and there was no dining table. My husband and I took our kids, a nephew and one of my kids' girlfriend on this vaca with us so it was an appropriate choice considering our large party. The rooms were fairly decent. I would say there are some upgrades that could be made, but I can't complain. It was actually better that way for us because I didn't have to stress about the kids destroying anything (being that they are kids and accident prone) We had a nice time and I would pick this place again if I were lucky enough to visit London a second time. One weird thing was we couldn't flush the toilet paper. We survived alright though ^_^ I was pleasantly surprised to find a vanity mirror in the apartment and a new iron. Ali is a very busy man so the replies were a bit slow. However, he was VERY nice and accommodating so that was more important. Again, for the price and the long stay, it was the perfect choice. I love all the neighborhood mom and pop stores and restaurants. Felt like we were 'home'. Also it was only 5 minutes to Kilburn station underground which made it absolutely awesome!! Another bonus not many would care but there's an aikido dojo 2 blocks away!!!