My friend and I had an amazing time staying at Russell's fantastic pad in Angel/Islington. We were there for two weeks and the place easily accommodated the pair of us - it's bigger than it seems in the photos and we were super comfortable there.

The flat was clean, bright and had really cool touches like the concrete floor and plants everywhere. It has a lovely balcony with a view to several big London landmarks including St Pauls. There's a kitchen and a washing machine so you can cook for yourselves and do your own laundry to save money - a big plus. There's also fast wifi so we were able to keep in touch with our friends and family back home.

The area is surprisingly quiet considering it's in a major city! There's not much street noise since the bedrooms are on the other side of the flat. There's a school just behind the building on the bedroom side but the kids were only noisy during the day when we were heading out and about anyway, so it wasn't an issue.

If you walk 5 minutes up the road there is a Tube station (Angel) which stops at some of the major connecting stations like Kings Cross and Euston, so getting around London is really easy. There's also another station about 7 mins in the opposite direction (Farringdon) which services another line. Plenty of buses up at Angel too which can take you to trendy east London neighbourhoods like Shoreditch in a matter of minutes.

Even though the flat is in a quiet area, it's still close to the action. Islington high street/Upper St, right near Angel station, are bustling with lots of people (locals, not tourists!), cool shops and great places to eat and drink. Exmouth Market is a pedestrianised street about a 5 minute walk from the flat and is another great area to grab a bite to eat or a drink. The flat's location really couldn't be better! There's even a little Sainsbury's supermarket next door where you can grab all your essentials, and bigger shops are just a walk away.

We didn't really need Russell much since everything went so smoothly - he ran through everything before he left and we only had one question while we were staying which he answered very promptly! He's very friendly, keeps his place super clean and knows the area really well. He even left us some snacks and bubbles as a welcome present - such a nice touch!

I'd definitely recommend Russell's pad as a great base for all your London adventures!