Our week-long stay at Ramin’s place was excellent! Ramin was out of town, so he arranged to have his mum hand over the keys, which worked very well. The additional instructions and information that Ramin sent prior to our arrival were accurate and helpful. The house is situated in a beautiful residential area — across the road from a dog park, remarkably quiet and peaceful, yet with very easy access to central London by bus or tube, and in walking distance to numerous lively areas of shops and restaurants.
Since the apartment is the top floor of Ramin’s mother’s house, we were concerned at first that we might disturb her by coming in late at night. However that did not prove a problem (as far as we know) — everyone takes shoes off at the entrance of the house, and the stairs to the apartment are carpeted (and quiet).
The apartment is very well equipped with everything one might need, plus plenty of added extras. The shower is fantastic; we also really appreciated that shampoo and conditioner were provided (little things like can make a big difference when one has traveled by plane with hand luggage only). The bedroom has a huge Velux window/skylight that affords a lovely view of London over lush trees and plants in neighboring gardens.
All in all, Ramin’s house is a great find. We’d happily go back on a future trip to London.