This apartment worked out really well for us while we were visiting our daughter who's studying in the UK. It had everything we needed. We prepared most of our breakfasts there and a couple of dinners. It was close to the Overground, with multiple connections to the Tube. We got to where we wanted to go in no time. The Borough of Hackney is really interesting and we felt quite safe there. There was a grocery store nearby, as well as a number pubs, restaurants and other shopping. We LOVED Violet...a bakery a coffee shop about three blocks away. Amazing coffee, toasties and cakes. We would recommend this apartment as somewhere to stay that's away from the crowds of Central London, but close enough to all the tourist attractions.