I stayed with Maria and Aksen in London for 2 weeks whilst I was moving flats. The room was a good size, light and had a nice double bed. The shower always had hot water. The flat is in a nice part of south west London with good transport links.

I'm a clean and tidy person and had respect for the hosts flat, however I felt the pressure from the hosts to clean everything perfectly (including the cooker itself) almost immediately after cooking was quite OTT. I was told the cleaning of a pan was not good enough, when is was absolutely fine. I was also left a note to always turn lights off when I forgot to turn the hall light off just once, which was another pressure.

Another little thing was that there's no locks on either the bathroom or the shower. This is obviously a little disconcerting when entering a strangers home for the first time.

However, the main issue was that in the second week the hosts decided to rent their bedroom out to a student. I was not informed of this and suddenly found them to be sleeping on a blow up bed in the lounge. This was a shock as I was not warned of this prior to booking. It was also inconvenient as it was a busy time for my work and I was sometimes working late, coming back to the flat and wanting to access the kitchen but not being able to. This also happened one morning. I understand this may not have affected past guests and may not affect future guests, but I feel it is definitely worth mentioning.

As I said the room and location were good, but I feel these points should all be mentioned.