We enjoyed our weeklong stay in Maral's two bedroom flat and thought it was a great value.

Once we found the place for the first time (it's a little tough to find at first) we loved the location. Very close to the underground, the overground, bus lines, a lovely park, a great library and a huge Tesco as well as many small places to eat. The apartment was sunny, very clean and mostly well-furnished, could have used a few extra lightbulbs and some trash can lids. Maral helped us with a few things that we needed (extra towels and pillowcases) and gave us advice about the heat. The wireless internet and cable TV worked well. We really liked having a place to make breakfast each morning and loved the small patio outside, even though it was pretty chilly during our visit. We saw a lot of interesting birds from the kitchen window.

Both bedrooms were cozy. The upstairs is basically the two rooms and the bathroom with a small landing. The room with the bunk beds is quite small, so it's good for sleeping but not much else. The other room has a lot of natural light, a writing desk, a set of drawers and a hanging rack. The bathroom was also very clean and convenient, but Maral said the shower had broken recently, so we had to make do with the tub and a shower attachment. There were some supplies in the bathroom (partly used shampoos and travel sized toiletries) but we were happy we had brought our own as well.

The only downsides to our visit was that it was hard to keep the downstairs warm when it was very windy outside (happened on two nights, the rest of the week the place was totally fine) and you can hear the planes overhead going to and from the airport. We got good rest and really enjoyed exploring the neighborhood and the convenience of using it as a home base as we explored London.