This island is beautiful. The neighbors are nice but do keep to themselves. They will not bother you. They are local people who live here. You can hear them easily as other apartments are close. I personally was not bothered by this at all. I wanted to live in this kind of location. The beach is right across the street. It's lovely. Bring shoes for walking on rocks. The local merchants are very nice and they look forward to having tourists in town. The apartment looks just as in the pictures. When there are guests in the upper apartments you can easily hear them. The acoustics are a bit like being in a stairwell. I'm here for a very long stay so have noticed this. The building is safe and secure. I feel safe everywhere in town. I did not meet the host. I did meet a friend who helped get me in to the apartment and he was very kind. The woman who cleans the apartments is very kind and helpful. I did suggest to the host he consider some comfort improvement and replacement of dishes and utinsils. The price for me was really great. Good bargain for me. I loved my stay very much.