While we never met the host, we met her cousin upon arrival and everything went very well! Speightstown is a quiet, relaxed small town and the apartment is well situated for easy walking to beaches, grocery stores, the bus station, and a few restaurants (we ate all our meals in the apartment since we are both vegan, though). The unit comes with everything you need for a long stay...washer and dryer, full kitchen and cookware, etc. It's easy walking distance to Heywoods beach and some other small beaches even closer to the unit. There are three terraces that look out onto the ocean, providing a wonderfully relaxing atmosphere. And the host was responsive via email despite it being New Year's week, so our stay was great! The only minor negative was mosquitoes (the breeze was far too gentle to deter them, even with the fans on, and all the terrace doors lack screens so there were always a certain number inside the apartment). It would not deter us from staying here again, though...we would bring citronella candles and be more cautious about leaving the terrace doors open.