Our family of four (parents and teenage daughters) stayed in this apartment at the end of June. It is very spacious, bright, comfortable, well-kept and clean. The kitchen is well-equipped with dishes, pots and pans and even some basic supplies like coffee, sugar, and olive oil. The master bedroom is private and very comfortable, as is the smaller bedroom. The living room couch folds out to a bed if needed.

Although both the master and the living room face Southampton Row, a busy street, the windows are insulated and provide very good protection from street noise. There was construction work going on next door, but this always began after 8am and stopped before 4pm; we were out of the apartment most of the day and it didn't bother us.

I would definitely recommend this apartment for families or couples; it is centrally located in what seemed to me to be a very safe area of London. You are in a city, of course, so you need to be thoughtful about that, but Southampton Row was always very busy with pedestrians, and there are many shops and restaurants open late. Tube stations at Holborn and Russell Square are each a five-minute walk away and a big grocery store, Waitrose, is right near the Russell Square Station. We walked to the New London Theater to see War Horse--10 minutes away. And the British Museum is literally around the corner!

Edwin and his wife are wonderful and thoughtful hosts, we enjoyed meeting them and hope to be able to return sometime soon!