Communication was great, hostess is very polite and I felt safe and comfortable in her home. The room and bathroom were clean and exactly as in the photos (these are the only areas you will be using).
I want to offer others a couple of comments and details, in case this matters to your travel.
- instead of 15 minutes walking from Paddington train station, it is 25 minutes walk (we can't Google it before we reserve so I'm telling you this is a more accurate timing in case 10 extra minutes matters), or could take more if you are pulling your bags, be aware of that!
- the room is as if it were on the second floor of a building, so expect to carry your bags up a little
- the immediate neighborhood is only residential, no restaurants, grocery stores or much going on nearby. i was traveling by myself and I didn't feel necessarily unsafe but I think I would have preferred a different location with more movement when coming back after dark
- bathtub was new and felt great when I needed to relax!!
- if you intend to use Santander bikes, several times saw the stations near the condo empty. A great station that had several bikes is by the roundabout (St. George and the Dragon Statue) only 6 minutes walk. How to get there? leave the condo, cross the canal, go up next stairs and walk a little bit.
- catching a bus to the city can also be done in the same location (London Central Mosque bus stop) which is much closer than walking towards Baker Street underground.
- hostess was very kind to offer me an adapter! it saved my life :)