My boyfriend and I spent a pleasant week in London based on Polona and Jan’s apartment, two very caring hosts who did everything possible to make us feel at home.
The apartment is located in Zone 2 and is therefore not far from the main tourist attractions - also considering that London is well connected by public transport (near home there are two stops, both very convenient for getting around: one for Overground and one for DLR).
We haven’t been touring the neighborhood much (we spent most of our time in the central areas), but we can definitely say that there are plenty of shops where you can go shopping (Tesco Express and Iceland are where we went most often).
The only sore note are the continuous noises (sirens, ambulances, horns etc.), but it’s almost always like that in big cities...
Anyway, we had a really good time and this apartment allowed us to live our first experience in London in an unforgettable way.