Yeah it annoys me when guys won't tell me where they're staying. I live in downtown DC and don't really want to travel all the way out to Alexandria or Tyson's Corner or whatever.
I actually don't like this 'direct' approach at all and would opt out if I got a response like this so...ymmv To me, this is a sign that the session will also be the bare minimum.
I met up with him a year ago or so, had a good time. I think he looked like his pictures, was definitely a hung top and a nice guy would see him again if he visited.