My mother and I stayed with Claire for two nights though we really, really wish we stayed longer. Claire puts a lot of thought and effort into making things comfortable for her guests. Her home is cute, cozy and very clean. The guest room was comfortable with plenty of room for your things and the private bathroom was spotless. She would make us tea and put out breakfast in the morning. The location was perfect though a bit of a hike from town if you have luggage. I would recommend catching a taxi if you are coming in from the train station if you have a lot of luggage, the house is far up the hill, about a 30 min walk from town centre. The location is very close to a beautiful park as well as other sites in Bath. Claire is extremely friendly with a wealth of knowledge about Bath and surrounding areas. I highly recommend staying with her and I even plan to stay with her again on my return to England with my fiancé!

My mother and I traveled to London and stayed at Roy's place for 4 nights. This area of London was a very convenient location for a lot of good places to eat, a park, and plenty of public transportation options to get you around the city. We found that taking the 48 bus which stops in front of the town hall a block from Roy's place ended up being a lot more convenient to downtown than the underground station at Hackney. The flat was clean and cute though I believe the host is currently organizing his stuff so we did find it difficult to find enough space and places to put our things. The bed was extremely comfortable and bathroom clean though at some point one of the supplied towels disappeared from our room, I'm assuming to be cleaned and used for the new guests. Good thing I brought my spare. The door and floor to the smaller room creaks very badly when opened and we felt bad that we might disturb Roy or the other guests but it is something that can't be helped. I guess the only real negative is that we didn't have the time to get to know our hosts more. Roy and his girlfriend are very friendly and I would definitely recommend his flat!