My wife and I visited London for a weekend, and we took the opportunity to use Airbnb for the first time. Pauline's home is a delight. Quiet and clean, and a couple of minutes walk to the Northern line as well as a couple of bus lines that we used.

We had a bed and bathroom to ourselves, and a lovely breakfast with juice, cereal, toast and home made jams. On Pauline's advice, we ate at a couple of local restaurants: Zumbura across the road and Abbeville Kitchen, a ten minute walk away. Both were absolutely fantastic and quite reasonably priced.

We had a glass of wine together in the evenings and swapped stories on all sorts of subjects. It was like making a new friend, and next time we're in London, we'll be more than happy return, if the room isn't already booked!