what I loved about the house:
a spacious apartment in a beautiful old house with high ceilings, with a good view down on the city!
very pleasant after narrow hotel-rooms!
did not get to know the host, communication by e-mail worked out fine, though.
slight setbacks: TV-menu only in Chinese, most programs, too. windows cannot be opened.
we enjoyed our stay absolutely. it felt a bit like 'owning' an anpartment in a house with 4 or 5 apartments more.