Highly recommend staying at Marilena’s. Her place is beautiful, even nicer than in the pictures. The location is great, right next to the awesome neighborhoods of Brixton and Clapham. Marilena herself is a wonderful host - very generous and kind, with lots of great suggestions of where to go and what to do in the area. She has also traveled extensively and is great to swap travel stories with. I was a bit sick while staying with her, and she went above and beyond by offering me hot tea/lemon and medicine while I was there. Highly recommend!