Despite repeated messages, I had a difficult time getting in touch with Oli to arrange checking in and only heard back from him 1 1/2 hours before I arrived.
I found Oli to charming, kindhearted, generous and very scattered. The house is a lively warren of rooms and staircases, full of artwork and music. Our bedroom was smaller than I expected, with no space to unpack. While we visited, the outside courtyard/ pagoda played host to numerous friends/ workers of Oli's.
Unfortunately, our visit was cut short on our last night when an intruder bashed out the windows beside the front door and in the kitchen. He was chased away by the police arriving but they did not catch him. Oli attempted to assure us not to worry but we were concerned about staying when the perpetrator had already come twice and seemed sure to return, and because the house was no longer secure, having two broken-out windows. Further, our bedroom was directly above the broken windows so we feared the perpetrator would attempt to break our window in the night.
Luckily we were able to find alternate lodging around the corner even though it was 9:30 pm. Unfortunately even nine days later (and despite numerous emails to Airbnb) we have received not even a single communication from Airbnb regarding the situation.