I booked 6th Oct. for 11th Oct stay (one night) Masum confirmed the booking. I informed him/her that I will check in 3 PM and will check out the next day 11 AM as I am on a business trip. On 8th Oct. Masum messaged me asking me to cancel my non-refundable booking due to "an unfortunate situation in the house with sickness not sure whether covid related" (note the scaremongering). Asking me to cancel the booking while his other rooms are still available for booking as shown on AirBnB. In fairness Masum mentioned that he will refund the booking and asked me for my bank details to transfer the money. Of course I refused due to the short notice and the lack of availability of places close to Dunboyne and gave him two options: 1- Either he cancels OR 2- My booking still stands (that was after lots of back and forth). The night of the trip, he asked me to push out my check-in till after 5 because he's working (a demanding host).
I checked in, he wasn't happy (frowning) and not courteous at all. To my amusement, 15 minutes after I checked-in, another person came and checked-in in the other room, which made me wonder about what happened to the an "unfortunate situation in the house with sickness not sure whether covid related".
Room was good and comfortable, however, the shower was cold for a 7C morning. The water was not hot, not even warm. The lock on the room was removed completely so it's an 'open door policy'. You can not lock the door.
Not sure what to make of the experience. Felt very much unwanted and unwelcome, but I couldn't just cancel the booking as I was tight for time. Very strange ...