My first interaction with Michael was him sending me detailed information on how to get to his office. He took the time to give me step by step directions and was patient as I made my way to met him. His place was located in a quiet residential area but still close enough to the tube. There was some restaurants and a lot of little shops to visit along the way. The place itself was clean and well kept-up and on the main floor. The pictures are exactly as shown. The washer machine and kitchen area was helpful and appreciated. There was plenty of fresh towels and dish soap was left for our use. All the kitchen supplies looked newer and well taken care of. You are left with a detailed list of what is in the room so there are no questions. The bed was comfortable and the bathroom was clean with lots of room for all your beauty products. If there is a problem Michael is easy to reach. He even went well and beyond in allowing me to use his printer to print somethings for our trip. The only downside would be that there was a faint smell of smoke. Michael felt it was from one of the neighbors. This is something that he personally can not control and I only mention it so if this is something that you are extremely sensitive to then this could be a problem for you. As I said we do not smoke and it was only noticeable when we walked in and after awhile it was fine and it no longer bothered us. Instead of walking straight from the tube (about 15/20 minute walk)...Take the bus #210 from Finsbury Park tube and get off 3 stops later at Crouch Hill Station. The walk from there is short - cross over the first street and then make a left. The place is on the right at the next corner. Not even a 5 minute walk. Ask Michael and he can give you detailed street information. I would definitely stay at his place again.