The host is very nice but we were disappointed with the accomodations and feel it was misrepresented in the following ways:
The premesis was indeed in a bad n'hood. We did not see any connection to the farmhouse mentioned. The 'bed' was a mattress on the floor of a tiny room atop a dirty carpet.The only amenities we were offered were 1 bath towel per person,no hand towel or wash cloth. Bits and pieces of used soap were available in a plant saucer in the bathroom. Fortunately,we brought our own.
We were offered the use of a french press to make our own coffee and a couple of badly corroded pans to heat water in. The walls there are very thin and you can hear anyone blink on the other side. I had to ask for some semblance of privacy while in our room.
The bathroom sink had no screen on the drain and I dropped a personal item down there by accident. My partner retrieved it and warned that the seal on the ancient pipe was fragile. We were then asked to be responsible for the fact that it leaked 2 days later. I made an offer but the host has failed to bring this to resolution after 2 weeks.
In spite of all this I must say that Alexandra seems to be a very nice person. The rest was,however,a pretty big disappointment. I guess we have different ideas about what constitutes hospitality.