While we never met our host, he was easily accessible via text and email. The apartment is as pictured, clean, sparsely furnished with signs that people actually live there such as shoes under the bed and around the room. The bed is comfortable, the kitchen is complete.
The Hague is easily reached by foot (an hour) or by the number 3 tram (10 minutes). We did not use the bikes as our sense of direction kept failing us, making us a hazard in the fast paced world of Dutch biking.
On our last day we took the tram to Madurodaum (very fun, look it up) and then to the Strand for an afternoon of beach lounging and walking. Don't miss this! Public transit in Holland is pretty easy to navigate once you get your OV chip card loaded and we had some trouble with that. Fortunately, Surya helped us out with the difficulty. We used up most of the money loaded on the cards but he refused money to compensate him. Very gracious.
Lastly, the neighborhood is largely residential and quiet with no street noise during sleep hours but this also means no local coffee shops so if your require early morning coffee to start your day, you will need to visit the grocery store.