First off, we have had a lovely stay at Gareth’s apartment! The location is very good. It’s a short 15 minute walk away from two pretty large subway stations (Liverpool Street and Old Street) which will both take you to the city center. And just a two minute walk form a bus stop where busses stop 24/7. The neighborhood itself is also really nice. There are a lot of cozy coffee shops, nice bakeries, fruit shops and restaurants practically below the apartment. And on Saturdays there is a full blown street market right outside the door. The people are all friendly and it really gave us a fun look at everyday life in London. All this busyness comes with the small drawback of a noisy street though. Luckily the bedroom is located on the backside of the apartment, so this wasn’t a problem at night.

The apartment itself is unfortunately nothing special and could use some renewing. It is pretty old and not that well maintained. Especially the bathroom would benefit from repair work and we think some inexpensive and easy repairs would really improve the place. Furthermore we missed some way to access the internet (we don’t think WiFi is a luxury these days) and some decoration would give the place a more homey feel. But the ability to cook our own meals saved us a pretty penny.

We didn’t get to meet Gareth in person as he was travelling himself, but were welcomed by a friend of his. He told us that if we had any questions we could always contact him of Gareth by phone. With the few questions we had Gareth was very helpful and responded quickly, so communication before and during our trip was excellent.

In short, the apartment isn’t the greatest, but is isn’t too expensive either. Besides, we didn’t come to London for the apartment anyway, we came for the city. If you are looking for a place just to eat and sleep, in a nice neighborhood, like we did, we can fully recommend this apartment!