What at great experience! Sandra gave me loads of information before arriving in London and answered every question I had. She was out of town but made sure to get me in contact with her friend that provided me the keys and instructions for the house. The house itself was lovely and we really enjoyed our stay. It was very clean and we felt very privileged to be in their home.
The neighborhood itself was about half an hour to an hour away from where we wanted to go to but I knew that would be the case with the size of London as I had been there before and expected it. I knew as long as I was near a train I would be fine and we were about a 5-10 minute walk from the train which was ideal.
The only thing I wished I had was a gps or a roaming package on my phone as sometimes (with my bad sense of direction) I would get a bit lost. Once I got my bearings though it was fine :).
Sandra is a wonderful host and it was great to experience a lovely typical home in London.