The host was very available on Airbnb messaging. When we had questions she got back to us very quickly because she was not actually there when we were staying at her home. I think it would have been nice to know that she wouldn't be there because we were looking forward to getting to interact with someone who lives there and getting suggestions in person. However, it was also nice to have a private apartment for the time we were there. One thing that would keep me from coming back to her home is that it is incredibly loud in the bedroom, the windows do not keep any sound from getting in. I was there during the week and it was loud, it was not the weekend or a special event or something. It was also very bright, as the only curtains are the sheer ones you see in the pictures so I would bring eye masks to help you sleep. The TV only works if you can plug it into a computer to play something through that, which we didn't know until we contacted her. Otherwise it was a great location and was very walkable to many places.