As you spiral the journey up through the wonderful staircase, you reach the floor for flat 8, easily recognised as Max is poking through the door waving in your direction. "Come, welcome!" he says, as you are guided through the to the flat and through the modern and brightly lit décor of the hallway. In my case, I arrived late but there were still three guests chatting in the kitchen, of which seemed more than adequate and really surprised me at how organised it was. The other guests were inquisitive and very polite - if you get chance to speak to them, please send my regards!

The room is at the back of the flat, overlooking (I think) Nelson Passage down the side of the building, so the ambient London noise is very very low. I slept with my window open and barely heard a thing, so it was a very peaceful night's sleep.

I was surprised when I saw the bed was actually a set of pallets stacked up with a mattress on top, but honestly you cannot tell, and adds a little to the theme of the building.

The bathrooms were clean, tidy, modern and very accessible. I'm 2m tall, so the shower was a tiny bit too low, but I get that everywhere so I'm used to it. The water supply was great and I loved the temperature it got to - easily 37°C.

Overall, since my stay was just for somewhere to sleep, I can say that the room and flat are excellent. You will not be disappointed. I didn't cook or use the fridge so you'll have to check out other reviews for that, but I would definitely stay there again; I had a wonderful time.

Thank you to Max and the other guests!