Being in somebody else’s space asks for two things that pull against each other. You leave little trace, return what you move, and keep your hours reasonable; and you also eat, sleep badly sometimes, and occasionally need something, because a guest who pretends to have no requirements is exhausting in a different way. Good guests are considerate rather than invisible.

Ask for what you actually need once, early, and plainly. It is easier for a host to accommodate a stated need than to guess at a hidden one, and it saves both of you a week of polite misreading.