We stayed at Matt's place for 6 nights and felt safe and welcomed. Matt is an accomodating, friendly and easily contactable host. The apartment has good connections to buses and tube stations; lots of food options available too. However, because the apartment is located in the heart of Shoreditch, the streets remain quite noisy at night - this was not an issue when we slept with ear plugs. Would recommend this place to any tourist who would like to be based in central London :)