Marc's place is really great value for money! It's a clean and modern flat with everything you need. The exterior common area (the entrance hall and the stairwell and the front yard) are a little dated and untidy, but the flat itself is in great condition, clean and neat. The location is convenient to local groceries and coffee shops. It is very convenient to Cricklewood Thameslink station for services to St. Pancras, London Bridge, etc., but the trains are a bit less frequent than the tube. It is a bit further to other stations for the tube system into London. Buses to Paddington and Marble Arch run from very nearby, but signs suggested that the bus service into central London may be being cut soon.