The host was incredibly hospitable, and a lovely person to meet! (For women travelling alone, like me, I felt no weirdness with him). He was waiting for me when I arrived, showed me about the apartment, then was very helpful to discover the local area. The neighbourhood is quite local, but the city centre etc can all be reached by cheap taxi fair. Even though I was carrying an international phone which relied on wifi, he was very easy to communicate with and responded quickly, which is essential.