I arrived at the hotel at around 9:30 pm with my mother. I was in contact with the host 2 days before making sure my reservation was good to go and informing him of my arrival time. When I arrived at the hotel, the check in staff informed me that they did not have a room for me and my mother (at 9:30 pm). They had overbooked the hotel and given away my fully pre paid for room.
However, they did realize it was their mistake and relocated me and my mother to the hotel next door. The room was much smaller then what I had booked but we didn’t have a choice given that it was late in the night. The host added breakfast to the new hotel that he moved us to as a gesture of good faith. However, it was not the best experience to start my trip.
The host seemed like a good person and this was a genuine mistake but I hope this doesn’t happen to anyone else.