This is a difficult review to write, because I had a disagreement with the host and I expect he sees things differently! I didn't end up staying in the house so this is not a review of the place itself.
My recommendation for potential guests is simply not to make any additional arrangements or agreements through messaging with the host. We did that, and the host didn't keep the agreement. (His opinion is that I was wrong to request what I did; I would have preferred he expressed this clearly instead of agreeing and then not sticking to the agreement).