Great experience in Mara's home. She was very kind with her friend Alessandra. They gave us the Breakfast :)
I have also had the opportunity to speak Italian with them.
The apartment is near of everything... 15 min walk from Liverpool street ...
20 minutes in bus (205) from Liverpool street - St Pancras.
The district (Brick lane) is very nice (You can eat very good fish and chips, salads) or drinks ( beer ) there is a lot of pub, that's pretty cute and it's moving a lot ! (Hipster district :p )
There you can find a little market, underground, shopstore etc..
I recommend this stay. We were 3 people and the room was enough spacious for us ;)