We stayed four nights. Everything was OK at first, though the 6pm check-in was inconvenient. On the final morning our friend had to leave on an early flight. Since there was no system in place (that we know of) for him to lock the cottage door and leave the key, and he did not want to wake my wife and I, he had to leave the door unlocked. This seemed reasonable, since Debbie's house and the cottage are separated from the street by a high, locking gate, and there is a cliff behind the cottage (in the left of the photo). However, within several minutes the cottage had been burglarised with us in it (upstairs), and we had lost thousands of dollars worth of computers, phones, cameras, clothing, passports, etc. Particularly upsetting was the fact that Debbie spoke to the thief, who she described repeatedly as "really drunk or on drugs" and as a "speed freak". However, he said he was a friend of ours, which was sufficient for Debbie to allow him to leave with our belongings (though, as university professors in town for an academic conference, needless to say we had not been spending any time with drug addicts). Debbie must have realised something was wrong, however, because she wrote us a message asking us to call her when we woke up. I would have preferred if she had checked on us to make sure we were safe and to avoid giving the thief an extra three hours to get away: he was long gone by the time we knew we had been robbed. Debbie was apologetic and somewhat helpful afterward, lending us her computer and phone to cancel credit cards, etc.; but not to the point that she was going to be seriously inconvenienced. Despite the fact that she had witnessed the crime, for example, she did not offer to come with us to the police station to file a report, but instead gave us directions how to get there by bus and then went shopping for a barbecue. We felt that her guests being robbed and her witnessing the act might have been sufficient reason to postpone the barbecue for a few hours, but this did not happen, and the party was happening as my wife and I departed with what was left of our belongings and the strong sense that Debbie valued us for our payments and not as people. We also had to ask her to check with her insurance company to see if our loss would be covered (it isn't): she did not offer to do so herself. Overall, we felt that Debbie was happy to reap the financial benefits of hosting, but was much less interested in the responsibilities that go with it. We would suggest that you stay at your own risk. (The outside seating area in the photo is also "sit at your own risk", as rocks fall off the cliff: we were informed of this after our arrival.)