We loved staying at Jerome's place and were very grateful he could accommodate us at the last minute as our other booking fell through. It's a funky commercial area with cafes and bars close by. Turn right and there's a fabulous Irish cafe/bar in a side alley about 2 mins walk. The bus was just around the corner and it's an 8 minute walk to Farringdon tube (direct connection from Gatwick if you're flying). The apartment is smallish but Jerome clearly has an eye for design and there are great framed pictures, funky furniture and accessories we really enjoyed. There's also lots of travel and language books. Someone else commented that the patrons from the pub down the road were loud but they cleared out by about 8.30pm so it didn't trouble us. The bathroom is tiny but perfectly functional. There were only 2 TV channels but there's a laptop connector if you need it - didn't worry us as we were too busy out and about to watch the telly! We enjoyed the outside area which is mostly for that apartment - the neighbours upstairs passed through it twice during our stay.