Angelena is a great host. She did her best to help us even in the middle of the night, we had no issues with her, only with some of the guests. The house is cleaned regularly, we even had an extra set of bed linens due to the length of our stay.
These things should be noted by anyone who wants to stay here though to make sure that the stay is comfortable for everyone:
- The location is great. There are several Tesco’s, Sainsbury’s, ASDA in a walking distance. There is also a direct bus from the big Sainsbury’s near New Cross Gate if you’re more picky in terms of the food. If you work at Bank or Canary Wharf, these are within a short ride (use DLR from Lewisham).
- You’re renting a room in a house which is usually fully booked (this was our experience while living here for a month). It means that at least 5 more people will be using the bathroom (which isn’t separate from the toilet), the kitchen and the fridge. Please don’t buy a lot of food and don’t forget to throw it away when you check out, otherwise other people won’t be able to store their food.
- The washing machine is very loud and sometimes sounds like an earthquake, so make sure that you use the 30-minute wash and that you don’t use it a night hours.
- Sort your trash since the trash is collected once per week, but sometimes they don’t come for some reason, so you have to wait for another week with a full bin outside the house. A lot of things can be recycled, just read the label.
- The trash is collected at 4-5 am, the truck is very loud, and it can be heard from the room. Make sure that you go to bed early on Thursday if you’re a light sleeper.
- Everything that happens in the corridor or on the ladder can be heard in the room. If you check in very early or in the middle of the night, don’t speak and don’t slam the doors. Go to your room, close the door and do whatever you want there.
- The ladder is a bit tiny in width, if you have huge or heavy luggage, it may be hard to take it upstairs.
- The room is great for short stays, but if you have more than 2 huge luggage items (if it’s a long stay), you’ll be walking on them since they’ll occupy all the space.
- Please clean the shower and the sink from your hair after you used them.
This has nothing to do with the host, Angelena is a great person, these are only the things you need to keep in mind to have a comfortable stay.