Unfortunately I did not enjoy my stay at Bruce and Zhan’s place. If you are a little sensitive about your privacy, or like to do your own laundry and use the washing machine whenever you need to, then I would not recommend this place.
I received a message from them at 20:03 on my last night of staying saying the window’s “locking handle is currently up (90°) and pushing on the shade” and asked me to be careful. I freaked out a little when I read the message, because I felt like I was being monitored. Before checking out, I recorded the status of the property, which was neat with nothing broken, in case there is a dispute later about damaged items. I fully appreciate it is their property and they are trying to make sure their guests look after their belongings. I hope they would balance that with making sure their guests feel comfortable staying under their roof.
Also, I like to do my own laundry if and when I need to. As the washing machine is located in the hosts' quarter, it is (understandably) inconvenient for them to use their washing machine late in the evening (after 8:30 pm). They offered to do my laundry for me. As I do not feel comfortable for others to handle my small pieces of clothing, I did not take upon their kind offer.
To be fair, Bruce and Zhan have been very responsive to my messages. When I told them that there were no hand soap in the property when I arrived, they replied straight away, and a bottle of hand soap was dropped outside of the door soon after.