Ran has a nice apartment in a good location, the room is very comfortable and he is smart, well-traveled and interesting to talk with. I booked one night at his place and Ran met me at a restaurant and explained that he was going out with friends that evening so I would have to let myself in to his apartment and wash the sheets for my bed. I did not know it at the time but Ran doesn't have a cell phone - this means if you have any questions or issues and he is not at his office, all you can do is leave messages and hope that he checks his voice mail and calls you back. I had trouble finding the key he had hidden for me and then once I found the key, identifying his apartment entrance. I was supposed to wash the sheets for my bed and I had questions about the use of the washer and dryer. Each of these questions involved leaving a message and waiting 20-45 minutes for him to call back. All these problems would have been trivial had the host been present or more easily reachable. Ran is a great guy, he has interesting friends and a nice clean guest bedroom but the communication difficulties proved to be stressful for me - your mileage may vary.