I kind of accidentally booked this last minute in a hurry as I didn't know this was a shared house even though I later noticed it stated so clearly. It was my bad as I didn't set the search results correctly. Every other time I had booked a complete space not a shared room. It was the first time I would and I was skeptical about it but when along with it. It proved to be a great choice.
I guess it has something to do with Joe. He is the kindest and most discreet person. An ideal host. A true professional. I wish he ran places like this on a bigger scale. It was the cleanest place I have ever stayed on, airbnb or hotel. Pristine. Also every feature from automatic lights to refreshing of the bathroom every time it was used shows a host who cares deeply about the smallest detail.
An extremely tidy house. If I wish something was different would be the bathroom door opening, maybe for it to be sealing completely instead of almost totally, which is by design, to save space, but I wouldn't call it a deal-breaker.
At two minutes walk from the flat there is a Tesco Express up to midnight and also a bus stop that leads to Stratford station. Otherwise one can reach the station through about a 20 minutes walk.
At midnight though this walk seems a bit off as the main road is very quiet and if I wasn't a guy maybe I wouldn't feel as relaxed. But during the day the neighborhood seems great.
Highly recommend this place. If you need a room near Stratford station it is ideal.
I would return. Great house, host, services and value for money, a steal.