First, the good: host was very communicative ahead of stay and provided very kind recommendations when I asked about local bike rental. The room was very clean and comfortable. Bathroom was very nice, with a great shower. The room is small, without kitchen, but as a place just to sleep at night it was excellent.
The bad: host was out of town and relied on a friend to check us in. We were told to call her friend upon arrival in town and he'd arrive within 20 minutes. It took him closer to 1 hour to arrive after we told him we'd arrived, and we were stuck standing outside at night for 45 minutes on the abandoned street with our suitcases. Not great. When the friend arrived, he was rude and complained about having to come let us in. We'd arrived later than planned (train was late) and he repeatedly mentioned how inconvinient it was for him.
If you're going to ask a friend to take over hosting duties, they should be polite and reliable at very least!