I stayed in Julio's and Bruce's place for 5 nights. Julio gave very clear directions and was very helpful and welcoming. My room had a single bed and was very, very tiny, which is common for UK residences. Its a a 3 bedroom townhouse with 1 1/2 bathrooms. The room door does not have any locks. The place is reasonably clean, however, the toilet ball in the main bathroom was dirty, it had traces of feces on the side, I did not mention that to Bruce because I did not feel comfortable to do that. My towel had a bit of a damp smell. Overall, it's a comfy place for a short stay. As I travelled by myself, in my opinion the surrounding area does not feel very safe, particularly, at night. Good and easy access to buses, a bit of a walk to the underground station.
Most of my stay Bruce was the host as Julio was away, Bruce was accommodating. On the last day of my stay, in the morning, Bruce asked me what time i was catching my plane, told him that it was in the evening but that I will be leaving at 3.30 pm. Bruce asked me to remove all my things from the room because there will be another person arriving at 11 am, that they are completely booked up for the next few months. I told him that I have not packed yet because I was going to pick more of my shopping items and I had to get an extra suitcase. He just said that in the hotel the check out time is at 11 am. I told him that I stayed in hotels and it was never a problem for me to check out at 1pm. I was visibly upset and told Bruce, that he should have told me about this much earlier. I did not feel good about this situation, because I felt vulnerable and completely depending on him. And I did not want to live my unpacked things in the living room. He said it would not make any difference because rooms don't have locks as well. The a bit later Bruce told me that he received message from the person who was arriving at 11am stating that she won't need the room until later in the day. So I could leave my things in the room. Bruce helped me to take my luggage to the taxi.