Brick Lane is the heart of London's street art and graffiti scene - there are lots of bars and nightlife which you can clearly hear so be sure to bring earplugs you can use while sleeping. We did experience numerous downsides: the staged pictures looked nothing like the actual living space, the water heater had to be reset daily, the wifi died in the evenings, the beds did not have a full set of sheets, and the area can be rough as we witnessed a serious barfight that escalated outside the window. We got used to staying there, but it was not a vacation we'd like to repeat.