We saw Charisse a lot whilst we staying at her apartment . She was very personable and friendly and was always happy to offer suggestions and advice . The apartment is very clean and tidy and the room is nice and bright with air conditioning ( vital as it was very warm when we visited ) , also the bathroom is clean with a lovely shower . Whilst the bed is very comfortable ( Futon ) it is very difficult to get on and off for middle aged folk such as ourselves , it would be a lot easier for younger persons . Also while we were happy for Charisse to have friends stopping , it seriously affected our enjoyment of our stay as she had someone sleeping on the settee , so we didn't feel happy using the lounge , kitchen or balcony early in the morning as we didn't want to disturb her guests. Just to to say her guests very nice but it limited our use of the apartment . The flat and building feel and are very safe but we did not feel comfortable coming back late at night as the area is very similar as another guest mentioned to Brixton . Maybe we are overly cautious as we get older and maybe younger guests wouldn't notice but we didn't like the area and didn't feel safe when it was dark .
Overall we enjoyed ourselves , Charisse was very friendly and the flat was very nice but next time we would stay on Manhatten island or in Bedford avenue .