WOW. I don't know why, but from the photos I'd assumed that we'd booked a lovely, SMALL, house. This is not a small house. It's amazing. Beautifully decorated, and beautifully 'lived in'. (This was my first AirBNB in a house that had someones stuff in it!)
Our party of four were in London for a gig on a Saturday, so arrived Friday and left Sunday. Charlies place may be in Cricklewood, but is SO removed from the hustle and bustle it may as well have been in the cotswolds. We were actually surprised by all the locals saying hello- we didn't think that happened in London! Everything you need is round the corner. We loved the little touches, like the book about the history of the cottages left for us to read. Charlies tastes matched our own, so we had to force ourselves to leave. It was just too comfy!
The only (slightly) negative point I would make is just a niggle with the description about the parking. AirBNB lists this house as having 'Free parking on premises', but we arrived to find that visitor parking is £5 a day. Charlie provided parking scratch cards, and a 'trust jar' for payment, but while this was fine, it would be nice to have been pre-advised.
Wouldn't have changed anything though - we had a wonderful chilled weekend, with super comfy beds and an amazing kitchen/living room layout downstairs.
It's gorgeous. BOOK IT!