The phrase "a friendly contact" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to a person with whom one has a cordial or amicable relationship, often in a professional or networking context.
Example: "I reached out to a friendly contact in the industry to gather insights about the upcoming trends."
Alternatives: "a cordial connection" or "an amicable acquaintance".
This is less about accommodation and more about having a friendly contact who can help you settle in.
I was after two things: a friendly contact in a part of town that can be tough to crack, and stories from the lives of the Stingy-Brim brothers, about whom I intend to write in my book.
The cardinal also said that many American bishops naturally turn to him as "a friendly contact" in Rome who can advise them "on matters large and small," and that he tries to convey those views to his colleagues in the Vatican bureaucracy.
Egyptian women in particular greeted me with great warmth; they seemed eager to catch my eye, just to offer a smile and a nod, a way to make friendly contact.
Pinel did away with such treatments as bleeding, purging, and blistering and favoured a therapy that included close and friendly contact with the patient, discussion of personal difficulties, and a program of purposeful activities.
For instance, there will be no legal recourse when, under the guise of a tobacco control measure, a corrupt official grabs the business of a MNC and boots it out of the country, leaving the market open for a friendly local contact.
Kubrick was both a great fan of The Simpsons and in friendly contact with the show's producers, according to his stepdaughter Katharina.
I couldn't place him, but then he practically shouted my name and I remembered; twelve years ago he owned a store that I frequented, and we had daily, friendly contact.
He was still in friendly contact with the Metropolitan Opera, New York, which initially commissioned Prima Donna but then withdrew.
Fawcett, convinced that the only way to survive was to establish friendly contact, ordered his men never to open fire.
Similarly, the Barbary macaques of Gibraltar, emboldened by their friendly contact with tourists, have been carrying out forays further into human territory, raiding dustbins and running amok.
