Shoma’s place is in a nice area away from the hustle and bustle. Great if you’re coming or going from London City Airport. Only like a 15 min walk to tube stations as well.
I will say though, for me, the listing was not at all the place I stayed in. The listing is very clearly for the upstairs room and I got the lower level one that looks nothing like the pictures and seemed slightly smaller. There’s also no second bathroom. Or if there is I wasn’t offered it.
The stay is clean, spacious, comfortable, and for the price, it’s great. The bathroom needs a lot of work though. The toilet seat is completely broken, there’s hardly any room to turn around in the bathroom, the door doesn’t fully close so there’s always a small gap that someone could see through, and I didn’t ever get the hot water to work thoroughly (maybe user error though!) Other than those things, everything was nice.
Shoma was really really kind to let me check in way early and arrive without prior notice (I had no cell signal!) She was not super responsive on the app, though, so in an emergency, I think you might not be able to get a timely response. But at check in, she welcomed me and showed me around, answered all my questions, and made me feel welcome! She was great.
In all, there are a couple problems, but for the price, you won’t find anything better! Shoma’s place is great for a short, budget trip.