Allan does justice to the term "Superhost"!
My wife and I generally go for hotels in places we visit, but this time we decided to go for an Airbnb experience - I've come to realize that AirBnb is a great platform in that it allows for more than just providing a spare room to guests - but also allows hosts to share a piece of their city/town with visitors and travelers.
This is where Allan's wonderful hospitality is simply outstanding! We could tell after staying here for 5 days that Allan goes out of his way to make his guests feel at home. He's super responsive, eager and willing to share insider tips about the city, and helps you plan your days depending on your interest. He's also a really friendly and welcoming person - one of the things I appreciated the most was about how he reached out on his own initiative to offer help on how to get to his place from the airport, explaining the best route and answering any questions- a small gesture but goes a long way for travelers who are far away from home. Some other examples - like baking cake/cookies for guests - such a nice and thoughtful touch!
His home is just as described - very well decorated and so atmospheric - and he has really handy items available in the room that clearly demonstrate that he puts himself in the prospective travelers' shoes in order to see what they may need during their stay. So be it a kettle or travel adapters, hair dryers, etc, he's got it. The location is excellent - at first glance it might appear far from London, but this city is so huge that the way to the city center from his place seems like nothing - only 10-15 minutes till London Bridge (because the station is truly a stone's throw away from his home). The village of Ladywell is also really charming and offers so many shops and places to eat - Definitely read through Allan's guidebook, it's very helpful.
The check in process is also really easy and very self explanatory.
Not much more to say that hasn't been said, other than that if you're visiting London, you'd be doing yourself a favor by considering this as your choice of stay - it's a gem, thanks in big part to the host Allan. We'd love to be back in London again soon and will for sure look Allan up!