Art Deco Hackney haven

The unique Strand Building offers a private, quiet haven with award winning rooftop garden and gated car-park. The flat has floor to ceiling warehouse style windows so is bright and airy. Your hosts are a friendly BBC lawyer and her lovely boyfriend Mihály. I have a lovely two bed flat with space (ie the spare room) for one guest in an Art Deco 1920s building in trendy Hackney, north-east inner London (zone 2). The closest station is Hackney Central (overground), which is less than 10 minutes' walk away from the flat. Hackney Central is 6 minutes via overground from Highbury & Islington station which is just one stop from Kings Cross. Look the post code up (E9 6DW), you'll see how central it is and how close by other great areas are such as Islington, Dalston, Stoke Newington and Bethnal Green. There is an award winning rooftop communal garden which makes the city seem far away, the feeling enhanced by the building's Miami-inspired colours. I have furnished the flat with an assortment of vintage finds including a lovely leather chesterfield and Ercol chairs. The single bedroom and the open plan kitchen dining room sitting room space have floor to ceiling double glazed sash windows and vintage exposed glazed tiling and are bright with lots of character. The double bedroom (for rent if we are away) also has lovely bright windows. And while the building is in a central, bustling area, you enter the locked gates and feel you could be anywhere, it is so peaceful. I love that the building is so unique and beautiful. Guests have the house to themselves a lot as I am not around much (and won't be there after 18 April): open plan living room, kitchen and dining room and bathroom bathroom and communal garden. They can park their car in the gated car-park, where bikes can also be locked up. I'll provide you with: - a set of keys - towels - bedding including pillows, duvet and extra blankets if you need them - WFfi broadband - use of kitchen including fridge/freezer - use of washing machine - use of an iron and ironing board I will check guests in and can help with anything they need. If you've chosen to stay in Hackney, you'll probably know what a cool, vibrant area it is. There are so many bars, restaurants, markets and cafes, you'll never get bored. Plus there is a great cinema round the corner and London's only heated 50m lido is very close by in the lovely London Fields park. Hackney Central and Hackney Downs overground stations are nearby and there are loads of buses. No tubes - Hackney is a cycling mecca! Please note there are quite a few steps up to the property and no lift so it is unsuitable for those with wheelchairs.