He didn't promise a phone number where he can be appealed. That's right. But situations may appear when you need some piece of information. Just messages that are read only before your arrival and never after aren't sufficient. So, for example one day I forget the address. I admit that was a big stupidity from my part. I should have the address written somewhere. Again, I was guilty. But I send forty messages in that day to my host asking for the correct address. No answer was ever send back. Is not normal to read the messages only at the arrival of your host and never after. Because, I repeat there are situations where you need a piece of information. Ok, host isn't required to follow your steps everywhere you go but in times of need must be somehow reached. If you didn't manage to get a way to find your host address what you were about to do? You'll sleep on the street? You may be robed in that night and your vacation would finish in that moment.
In another day I left my keys in my room. I admit, I made many mistakes I shouldn't have. Again, I sent messages half a day with no response back. The only thing I required in those messages was the full address so I could call him by interphone. That would have been enough. That address never came in messages sent by my host.
Listing description was accurate. I had my program already established at the time of my arrival. So i stayed inside really at the minimum. I waked at 7 am or 8 am. So the contact with him was really minimal. He couldn't actually do more to make me feel comfortable.
The neighbourhood was quite friendly. Almost no one could speak english but I could make peace with them. So was ok.