Sunil was a lovely and interesting host - our first evening chat was a highlight. Sunil even shared a beautifully cooked Indian meal with me, which was divine!

The flat itself is beautifully furnished and in an excellent location about an 8 minute walk from Warwick Avenue station or a 20 minute bus ride from central london.

The room itself is bright and clean, with a beautiful floor to ceiling window and tonnes of storage space. I loved it (apart from the bed, see below).

Sunil made an excellent recommendation for a coffee shop on Formosa Street, Toast, where I spent quite a bit of time. Other restaurants and stores within a short walking distance.

The few downsides for me was that though the flat was advertised as having a real-bed, it was a pull out couch, which, had I been staying for a few nights wouldn't have been a problem, but after three weeks, it wasn't ideal and I would have probably opted to stay elsewhere on that basis alone.

Our key exchange, too, was less than ideal, as Sunil wasn't able to meet me at the flat and was late to meet me at Paddington where we'd agreed to meet (my flight had arrived early but I had advised that I would text when I arrived at Heathrow to give him enough time to travel to meet me), so unfortunately, I had to forfeit my taxi, paid for by work, and pay 30 pounds for waiting time and eventually, a new taxi, to take me and my three large suitcases back to Sunil's.

The outside balcony is lovely, but it would have been nice to be able to use it; there weren't any chairs or a usable table out there, and the weather was warm enough to have been able to enjoy the outdoor space, so that was a bit of a shame.

The dining room table, where I would have preferred to eat, was a bit dominated by Sunil's three trading screens and computer, as he works from there, and so I took most of my meals sitting on the pull-out couch in my bedroom. It was probably me, being a bit timid and not wanting to intrude or clear off the area, but it wasn't ideally set up for a guest. I didn't mention this to Sunil, so in fairness, he wasn't able to rectify it, but I think this should have probably been a given.

The kitchen is suitable for assembling food, rather than preparing, which was fine.

A cleaner comes on Fridays to clean. She comes at 6:30am, which was too early for me, as I was working long hours and getting over jet lag.

To sum up: lots of potential here, would recommend for a shorter stay, great host but more attention needs to be invested in the guest experience. I ended up paying quite a lot of money and felt a bit like a flatmate rather than a paying guest.