I stayed at Shani's house as soon as I arrived London. Shani was very friendly and helpful as I was a little confused with how things work around here in the UK. Shani's place was not luxurious nor comes with hotel-like services, but I felt safe and felt at home here and Shani also respected my privacy.
The room is quite big with big wardrobes and a drawer to put all of my clothes and stuffs (I have 2 big luggages, a backpack and a laptop bag).
Although the house is in Zone 3, it is very close to both the overground station and tube station. It is extremely convenient to get to my university, SOAS. It took no more than 30 minutes to Central London because Victoria line is very fast.