Never met the host. I booked Saturday thru Monday. I was awoken Sunday morning to the sounds and smells of cooking at 4 a.m. I was lead to believe the host had strict rules about noise. The noise in the kitchen went on for about and hour and a half. The smells of the cooking permeated my room. Once the kitchen noise stopped the tv was turned on. I contacted the host through the site regarding the noise and never heard anything back. In the morning the kitchen sink had dirty dishes and according to the rules of the host this wasn't suppose to be allowed. I was so disappointed with my first night stay I left. I contacted the host through the site I was cancelling my stay. Later in the day I got a message from host that he was sorry to hear I left. Since this host has a strict cancellation policy I won't get a refund of the two nights I didn't stay. I can't recommend anyone staying there based on my experience .