We are a married couple, in our mid sixties,who just spent 19 days at Gary's place#5...he has thought of everything to make his place up to date, space efficient,attractive, and safe...he has put in light sensors, so you never walk up to a dark entry. We never met Gary, but he answered all of our inquiries immediately. We did meet Irina and she went out of her way to make us comfortable.About the location...We felt safe as many times we would walk to the East Croydon station, which brought us into London, but on nonwalking days we picked up the#197 bus across the street, which took us to the station and later would drop us off right in front of the apartment.I recommend to buy a 7 day travel card...gives you unlimited train, underground, and bus service. And do yourself a favor and try out the local pubs and take out eateries ! We hope Gary accepts us back if we decide to return to the London area.