The most important things I wish I knew before staying here was that it truly is a basement flat, meaning there is a staircase down that made me (as a woman traveling alone in her 20s) feel unsafe to walk down at night alone. I want to note that I did not have any problems, but just being in the situation itself did put me in a bit of a worry. There is a major lack of light as well, as the front of the apartment sees no light and the back of the apartment is closed in. There are no toiletries and you have to get your own paper towels, toilet paper, detergent, oil/butter, etc. etc. However, it is near a lot of great grocery stores, such as LIDL & Aldi.
Now for the great stuff!
Alvaro is AWESOME! He is an amazing communicator. I did not feel for one second like I didn't know what was happening. Especially with the havoc of my COVID tests arriving, he was always on it. Even when I was worried about the safety of the flat, he called me to discuss it. He's really on it. The flat is clean, shops are close, it's close to the tube and major bus stops. The only thing I will say after all of that is that the price, to me, is a bit high for not having the light I expected. Other than that, it does the job.