Ian was as gracious and communicative a host as anyone could hope for. His location is close to the airport and he was very considerate as he greeted me, shared some home-cooked food to tide me over, spoke with me about local culture, kindly answered my questions and provided a key card and directions into town using train and bus transportation information. He even let me borrow an extra MRT transit card he had to which I added the minimum S$10 fare and used it to travel back and forth into town. The card is valid for both train and bus travel. He was otherwise very unobtrusive and left me to be independent with a key, access to the refrigerator for personal use and a private bathroom located across the hall. His expectation is that you will be mindful of not making too much noise, clean and tidy, leave your shoes by the door, and that you will be energy conscious regarding the AC and lighting. His location is easy to access for Grab, train and bus routes. I had a large bag so I opted to use Grab transportation to and from the airport (much cheaper than a taxi, but more than the train and bus) but if I didn’t have the heavy bag, I could have purchased the transit pass at the airport and made it easily to his place. The price for lodging is about half of what you might expect to pay for the fancier hotels downtown so it was reasonably priced. Overall, great host!