The room itself was lovely: cosy, clean, well-stocked with books and maps and even a little dish of fruit. Mercy was a stellar host, very considerate, friendly, and helpful. However, I didn’t sleep very well when I stayed here because of the noise. The building is twenty feet from a construction site so I was awoken around 5AM every morning by the metallic screeching of heavy machinery (this continued throughout the day), plus the upstairs neighbour was either a small child or someone who loved doing jumping jacks because they were constantly banging on their floor/our ceiling. I want to stress that Mercy herself was a fantastic host and that this was all out of her control, but I thought this flat would be quiet and it was anything but.