Even though we haven’t met Danielle as she had to leave somewhere, we felt very welcome at her place. We arrived at night at 3am and found everything prepared for our stay: some notes with all important info, towels, London transportation scheme, etc.
The neighbourhood is lovely, easy to reach at anytime. Nearest bus & metro stops and Tesco shop are 5mins away from the house. It takes ~20 mins to get to Liverpool Street, where you can get off and have a walk or take another metro line for further ride.
Moppy & Tucky (cats) are very friendly. And we actually spent most of the time with them while at home, since Dani was away. :)

P.S. Could not find the Hair Dryer that are mentioned in the Essential. And don’t forget to bring EU to UK adapters when coming here.