We were gone most of the time so our interaction with our host was minimal. We ran into her husband who gave us tips on where to eat. When needed, however, we were able to reach our host. The apartment was great and very well located (lots of restaurants nearby and very close to Prospect park). A lovely added bonus was being supplied with ample coffee, a great coffee maker, a wonderful loaf of bread, cherries and blueberries, yogurts, eggs and butter. There were other items (spices, oil, etc) which made cooking easy. I would highly recommend this apartment.