Staying with Rob was my first Airbnb experience (very exciting!) and he made me feel right at home. I received a warm welcome immediately upon entering his very modern and beautiful apartment (the pictures show the exact reality), and felt extremely comfortable during my entire stay. As others have said, Rob is a busy fellow and is often out of the apartment--but wherever he is, he fully respects your privacy and space. He is also very sweet, funny, laid-back and intelligent and I truly enjoyed chatting with him at length about his background and experiences. The shared bathroom was absolutely no problem - I really felt like I had it to myself (one thing to note ladies -- don't forget your toiletries). The area is fairly suburban, but the bus literally stops right outside the apartment building and is super convenient to take down the road to the Ladbroke Grove tube stop (about a 10ish minute walk, depending on your speed), to Portobello Market area (I took bus 70 and it was very quick and easy), or anywhere else. I highly recommend staying with Rob if you are in London, and especially if you want to be near Notting Hill. My only regret is I couldn't stay longer!