The host is accommodating for check in time and the room and shower room are reasonably clean and the house is very quiet. The house is quite cold but you won’t have this problem as now summer is approaching. The duvet is thin and feels very heavy but if you inform Shani of the cold she will kindly leave you a similar one in front of your bedrooms door. Shani said she is not used to having people in her home when I was checking in. She communicates by text although her room is next to the room I was staying. Shani informed me that it is 30 minutes walk from her home to my work but it turned up to be approx 45 - 1 hour so I had to take the bus half way to work to arrive in time. You will see her for checking in and then when she checks the room during the check out. Shani does not want her kitchen to be used so “no cooking meat” under the house rules is misleading (she eats halal and does not like otherwise) as one can assume minimum use of kitchen to make a hot drink and to use the microwave is permitted and there are no coffee shops or restaurants nearby. This house is right in front of a busy duel carriageway in a residential area.
The check out is at 11:00am but you would expect to receive a text at 7.30am from Shani asking you to let her know when you are leaving so that she can be present. I was planning to leave at 10am but as it felt so uncomfortable because she was standing, waiting and watching me I left earlier.
I received a text from Shani wishing me a good journey and hoping that I enjoyed my stay!
I suggest this place suits someone that leaves the accommodation very early in the morning and returns quite late like what I did, making sure you take plenty of warm clothing, a thermo flask and a modern duvet with you.