There are so many positive things to say about Isabelle's home, but it's almost as though you have your own sparkling clean, incredibly comfortable, centrally located small pied a terre in London along with a most amazing neighbor who stops by every morning to prepare a delicious breakfast, is delightful to talk with about jazz, London, food, art and life, and lives with Mr. Darcy, a large, handsome and self-contained cat who would never dream about being a pest or in the wrong place - and you begin to approximate the comfort and pleasure of staying in Isabelle's home. No, she doesn't actually live next door, she really lives on site, but her own space in her home is arranged so you have the same degree of privacy as if she did, and yet she is close at hand for anything that might be needed. Her sense of hospitality is genuine and generous, her home is full of delightful touches and little special flourishes (yes, there ARE chocolates by the bedside, along with homemade jams and often freshly home-baked banana bread for breakfast), the linens are pristine and elegant and the neighborhood is full of little shops, wonderful little- and medium-sized restaurants and just a few minutes walk from the District Line tube station and a number of bus lines. Can't imagine ever staying anywhere else the next time we're in London!