So this flat is in a good location at an affordable price. I stayed for seven weeks while I looked for my own flat and attended school. I spent a lot of time in Greenwich, Woolwich, and West Ham because of my program, so it really was a very convenient location.
There are two different DLR connections within a 10 minute walk and the Jubilee line is a 15 minute walk. There are a few grocery stores nearby and you may find that you often go through Canary Wharf to get home, which has a ton of shops and a great Tesco Express literally in the DLR station.
The room can be a bit loud. I used to live in New York City, so it never bothered me, but if you're sensitive to noise, it might not be the best choice for you. There is a very busy road right behind the room. Additionally, you have no control over who rents the other rooms in the flat or the flat next to you, which the bedroom wall butts up against. One weekend they held ragers in the flat next door every night that might as well have been in my bedroom. Overall though, the other people in the actual flat were considerate and not very loud. A Brazilian guy lives long term in the downstairs bedroom, and he is very nice and helpful.
Some concerns you should be aware of - I contacted Celina a week before checking in, asking if it would be ok to check in a few hours early, since I was flying overnight. She said it shouldn't be a problem but to check in a day or two before arriving. I did and then never heard from her. I got to the airport and messages, texted and called. No response. I figured I might as well go wait over by the flat. By sheer dumb luck, the gate was open when I arrived. I knocked on the door and the Brazilian guy downstairs let me in and told me to call Celina. I did. No answer. About an hour later, someone else in the flat suggested I try a certain number on the key pad in the shed to see if the key to my room was in the box. It worked and I was able to get into my room after trying all the different room door knobs because there is no indicator of what goes to what room. I never heard from Celina and received the check in details three hours after the stated check in time on the website.
I would have been livid after flying overnight if the people in the flat already hadn't helped me out. It's fairly ridiculous she doesn't just send them the night before.
Essentially, you will not be able to contact Celina. This is generally ok other than the debacle that could be your check in - assuming nothing goes wrong.
However, one day the internet went out and I got a popup the bill had not been paid. I texted her along with a screenshot of the notice I got and she did reply and said she would look into it. The internet was back up by that evening, but if you're working from the flat and need reliable internet, that could be concerning. There were no other internet issues over the seven weeks there.
The door to the room I was staying in locked but the wood was so worn by the lock that if you pushed hard, the door just opened - so essentially it doesn't lock anymore.
One window was missing a blind, so the room is very bright, especially early in the morning.
There is no heat in the room. I had to buy a portable electric heater for the first week I was there because it was way too cold to deal with. The heat does work in the rest of the flat.
The bathroom is pretty gross and common items like toilet paper and soap are not stocked by the host. I bought soap a few times because the idea of everyone using the bathroom and not washing their hands freaked me out a lot - and we all also got Covid from one of the girls in the flat at one point too, so it seemed a bit crazy to me that there weren't basic supplies like that available. You do get one roll of toilet paper when you check in.
A cleaning lady comes once a week and she does do a great job, but it really depends on who else is in the flat for how clean the bathroom stays. Sometimes it was fine and sometimes it was really nasty. There can also be a pretty intense build up of garbage bags over the course of the week.