Barry was very patient, waiting for our arrival for over an hour (delayed Eurostar).
He obviously has two very similar flats, which we didn't realize, and were initially disconcerted to find that the furniture and flooring didn't match the photos we'd seen, but this didn't in any way spoil our stay, (which was in the cheaper one).
The building is fantastic, a tenement straight out of "call the midwife", with a central courtyard containing lots of plants and a bee hive. The flat we were in is on the ground floor so no stairs to climb, however perhaps because of this the windows don't open (this wasn't too much of a problem when we were there as the weather was quite cool, and we kept the front door open to air).
The flat is small, clean and fairly basic but the mattress is firm and comfy, the shower hot and strong, and the WiFi and TV worked fine. The building is also surprisingly quiet (with the exception of the rubbish bins collection at 5.30 am Saturday!).
The crockery is all funky mismatched pieces, but could do with the addition of some wine glasses. It is only 5 minutes walk to Stepney Green tube, slightly more to Whitechapel, and there are useful buses. On the main street there are several small restaurants that also do takeaway (Thai, Turkish, Chinese etc) and nearby several supermarkets.
We had a good stay and would recommend this flat to other couples.