Brendan is a sweetheart!
He caught me falling from a bad situation (where I was staying previously) and more than made my stay.
He's a very warm person, and funny, too. His home reflects that. Warm and welcoming. It's sort of a patchwork of styles that just fit, and look like everything just belongs together. Bed was roomy and comfortable. The room was sunny and quite big, with space to unpack in the cupboard, a desk and a chair.
Brendan's home location feels very safe, even for a single woman (even though I wouldn't recommend walking up and down Willesden Green main street by night on your own... but his house isn't on that street, so it's fine!!)
He was very helpful when directions or advices were needed.
Side note : ask him to make his famous houmous for you! It's a treat!