We saw this B and B in Alastair Sawday's "Special Places to Stay". It was described as affordable but luxurious with continental or Dutch breakfast, exotic textiles and paintings. We rented both rooms for 2 couples for 5 nights. The owner was very pleasant and interesting but it was obvious that running a B and B was not at the top of the list. Breakfast consisted of 4 boxes of cereal on the table with juice, a fruit bowl and toast was delivered 2 slices at a time as the "toaster wasn't working right". Coffee was very good but 4 small cups at a time from a small coffee press. On two mornings we were asked if we wanted cheese or ham slices which we did and a small plate was provided. One morning there was no milk & the owner had to make a special trip to the local store. The ensuite bedroom on the 1st floor was adequate with a very large, nice bathroom and places for luggage. The downstairs bedroom (the larger of the two) had a platform double bed close to the floor, three very large free standing wooden cupboards/closet? taking up most of the floor space and filled with various household items and room in one of them for a few hanging clothes. There was nowhere to put our luggage or drawers for clothing so we put our bags on a futon which was covered with pillows, etc & lived out of the bags. Our shared bathroom was at the top of very narrow stairs but was not a problem although there was no place to plug in a hair dryer. The overall impression was one of clutter and disorganization. Another issue was the lack of emergency egress from the downstairs as our windows were barred & the outside door was covered with one of the cupboards.
On the positive side, the location was good for tube access and there was a pub called "The Snug" next door that had good beer & sandwiches and if we kept our windows closed the noise and cigarette smoke in the evening was not bad. We decided to leave a day early to avoid a very early search for a cab to Paddington and when we told the owner we would be leaving we were asked to settle our bill although we had paid in full before arrival. (We did not ask for or expect an adjustment for leaving early.) This is not a bad place and had we not previously stayed at many B an B's in London we might have not been so critical and as stated previously the owner was very pleasant. There are better places to stay for the same price and I plan on contacting Alastair Sawday to see if they ever actually go to the places they recommend.