I have mixed feelings about this stay.

Alison is a nice person, she was extremely flexible with the check-in and check-out time, and she always replied straight away to my emails. She also helped to carry my luggage.

The house is at a great location, close to Archway station and local shops and cafes, there is even a little supermarket 1 minute walk away.

The room is quite cramped and the whole house is smaller then expected, specially the bathroom which is super tiny.

My bed and the newer furniture were reasonably clean, but the carpet and the older furniture was quite dusty.

My biggest issue was with the cleanliness of the kitchen. The fridge was filthy, full of half opened jars and there was a moldy melon in the fridge for at least a week. What also annoyed me that I wasn't provided with my own fridge shelf, which for me is a minimum in shared kitchen. This meant I couldn't cook for myself during my stay. Also, the bin is outside in the garden, and I didn't want to go out in the dark/rain every time when I wanted to throw something out.

The other annoying thing was around doing laundry. There was only one airer (which was also broken) for 3 people, and because my room was so tiny, I can only air my washed clothes in the hallway. Alison maybe wanted to help me, but she took off and folded my half-dry clothes, but I really don't like when others touch my stuff, specially my underwear.

I would only recommend to stay here if you are in London as a tourist and you need a bed at a good location, but you don't want to use this place as a second home doing cooking or laundry.