The Host: I didn't interact with Sahira very much, other than letting her know my arrival and check in itself. However, many reviews say she is a warm and friendly person. I trust those reviews, and in my brief interaction with her caught a glimpse of an outgoing personality, with a spirit for travel. She seemed to be very busy, as at the time of my stay there were several different people staying in the apartment as well, so I can imagine she was tending to people's needs or doing her own business. Her communication with me was a bit poor though as she was difficult to get ahold of. Because of that I wasn't entirely sure what I was getting into but it worked out well enough. The House/Apartment: the actual living space as a whole is very large. So if you are sharing in the common areas, such as the kitchen, living room, outdoor balcony etc., you will not be disappointed. It is beautifully decorated, and a lovely home overall. Also the location is good, near public transportation, it is roughly a 30 min walk to downtown area and it is also located less than 5 min away from either a supermarket or the post office along with several cafés and other shops. My Room: Now there are a few rooms in the apartment so your happiness with the space may be contingent upon which room you have. Because I am a single traveler I was assigned the single bedroom. Which, personally, was a tiny room and uncomfortable as far as space to walk around. My understanding, from walking past open doors and reading reviews, there are much bigger rooms in the house. So I am sure the experience will be slightly different if you're with another person. My room was a bit stuffy as there are no fans and the windows face a black wall which must be the little space in between the apartmemts in the building. I opened the window to air the room out, but there was a strange odor coming from that area. That obviously is out of everyone's control. So having a small fan, especially in this hot weather would have been appreciated. With that, the room is still nicely decorated with a good bed. Just for me a bit too small and due to no good circulation of the air, hot and stuffy. Now as beautiful as the home was, it was a bit messy and cluttered, mainly because there were several other people staying in the house along with me and of course the host and her boyfriend. They were all nice people though. But it was noisy. I think it is important when housing so many people to have set quiet hours. Overall my stay was okay. I wasn't there long so it wasn't a big deal, but I wouldn't recommend staying for extended time (more than a night or two), if any of the things mentioned above are...