Gene is a friendly and generous host, who shows real interest in the people staying at her place.
She answered all my questions, gave me direction and maps and even let me print a file I had forgotten to print when leaving home.
Due to a delayed flight I arrived after midnight - She welcomed me cordially and showed me the house never the less.
You can use the kitchen and there is a lot of room to store ingredients in the fridge - helpful in an expensive city like London.
Note that it takes over an hour to get to the City Center, but there are several buses close to the house - so you have a wide range of choice and no long waiting periods.
If you are sensitive to noise remember that there might be other guests staying at Gene's house, who need an early start/ arrive late (as I did).
If I come to London again, I'll stay with Gene again!