I was a little worried about booking into student accommodation, but this place was excellent value and very modern, stylish accommodation. Student halls have come up in the world since I was a student. There was a little glitch at check-in, my room not being ready at almsot midnight, but this was fairly quickly resolved and the room I got was very spacious and had all the necessary facilities. It was quiet too, despite the central location, as it faced an inner courtyard (might be noisier in one of the outside rooms). All the staff were very polite and helpful. None of the cafe bars was open unfortunately, but there are dozens of places within a few minutes' walk and the block is very centrally located a short walk from Liverpool Street, the rest of the City and Brick Lane.