A word of caution to any women looking to stay at this house, this is not a safe part of town. My friend had his rental bike stolen off of the porch in broad daylight even though it was locked up to the porch. A guy came with a hammer and hammered the lock off the porch railing. I'm a 205lb, muscle-bound man and I felt uneasy walking the streets alone around this house late at night. I had a guy come out of an apartment building next door and start following me around the street. There were also a group of loiterers hanging out right outside the house at all hours of the night. I realize there is not much the host can do about the neighborhood, but if that is the case the price should reflect this tradeoff in safety. If I was a woman travelling with other women, I would not have felt safe whatsoever in this house and would have immediately found accommodations in a nicer area.
Mario was somewhat responsive. I asked about an early check-in and was ignored. He was very responsive and helpful however when the bike got stolen and we lost our key to the house. He was there within 5 minutes to provide us with a replacement key.
Lastly, for the price, the amenities really aren't that great. The shower head in the bathroom functions so poorly and is so poorly placed that it borders on being comical. The water shoots down from the ceiling in a mist like manner so as to make it impossible to get a solid stream to make contact with your body. I had to take the shower head off and just use the stream of water straight out of the pipe to even take a shower. This should be fixed immediately. There is also no toilet paper holder.