Staying in Michael's flat was arguably one of the highlights and key reasons why we enjoyed our 4-week stay in London as much as we did. Having a beautiful space to come back to after a long day out and about was a blessing. The rooftop was an ideal place where we spent a lot of time throughout the day - tanning, hanging out, or enjoying a drink in the evening air with the amazing sunsets looking out to central London in the distance. Extremely cozy, laid back, and safe neighbourhood; even with slightly thinner walls in the flat, there wasn't any notable noise or disturbances from the neighbours or the general neighbourhood.
There are lots of great food and coffee shop options (we were partial to being return customers to T&Shop and 13th Floor Coffee). You could find almost anything you would need to buy on Green Lanes, with the independent stores that are open super late and carry everything, or Tesco Express and Sainsbury Local within a 15-minute walk.
The proximity to many transit options was extremely convenient for us. It could easily get us to wherever we wanted to go, with typically no more than 2 easy transfers at main transit hubs. In particular, the 141 and 341 bus routes were the ones we used the most often; they came frequently and we often didn't even have to transfer because those routes covered so much of where one would need to go in London. If you like staying out and enjoying the London nightlife, the 24-hour 341 route will be your saving grace. We saved so much money not having to take Ubers at peak surge hours because the 341 could get us back to the flat at any hour of the day.
In case it wasn't obvious, we are so happy and satisfied with our experience with the flat and we'll undoubtedly have Michael's flat at the forefront of our minds when planning our inevitable next trip back!