Alan was a gracious host. We only saw him when we arrived and to confirm our departure time. The house is bright, tranquil, spacious and elegantly decorated in an unpretentious way. The house had everything you would need and shops for groceries were very close by. The garden is an oasis. We could walk to Westminster Bridge and the Southbank in no time at all but it was also really easy to jump on a bus right outside the flat to take us to the centre of town.