Sam's flat is great! It's spacious and decorated with lots of charm and humour. Even though it’s a basement flat, it does not feel dark or claustrophobic thanks to the large garden/patio area where you can sit and chill if it’s sunny. The kitchen is well equipped and you would easily have everything to hand to create a fine dinner. A further highlight is the extremely large and varied library of books available throughout the flat– for the bookish amongst you a paradise that will keep you from leaving the place. Location wise, the flat is ideally situated with underground and overground rail connections just 5-10 minutes walk away. There are two supermarkets (Tesco and Waitrose) right next to the underground station (Highbury and Islington), making food shopping hassle free. Upper Street, which is very close by, is full of great shops, bars and restaurants as well as multiple bus connections into and around London.

We stayed in Sam’s apartment for one week in May/June 2014 and had no problems communicating with him, though unfortunately, we didn't get to meet him in person. However, he arranged everything to make our stay comfortable, and we felt we could easily call/SMS him at anytime if we had questions. He even went out of his way to buy a new baby-cot for us for our 8-month old son!

I think we were Sam's first AirBnB guests so got the place at a reduced rate, which was a bargain given the flat’s location and qualities. There were a couple of details to be ironed out which we pointed out to Sam, and given his openness and generosity, we’re sure he will have the place perfect for the next guests. We would definitely recommend Sam's place.