Be careful of this host!
He’s suffering from hosting fatigue. I had a long term booking (entire apartment) with him and after check in, I asked him some questions to help myself settle in. When he couldn’t help me with where I could order bottled water (which is a really tiny matter), he felt bad and instead of moving on, he strangely made me feel bad about asking him that question.
It was the first sign of trouble.
Then there was a problem with the water heater and he sent some guy to the apartment, unannounced, to fix it. I was a lone female traveler and was working at the apartment by myself. So I was naturally apprehensive about letting a strange man into the house. So I called Abel to clarify and he asked me to pass my phone to the man he’d sent. I did so, thinking that it would take a few seconds. They proceeded to have an extended conversation using my phone in Spanish, a language I didn’t understand. It became clear that the guy he sent didn’t understand the problem with the heater. I was in the middle of a heavy work schedule and needed my phone back, so I asked Abel to call his guy on the guy’s phone instead so I can have my phone back to continue to work. This request, very strangely, triggered Abel and he went into a rage, and accused me of not letting him handle the situation. As soon as I got my phone back, I texted him to explain that I seriously needed my phone back to get back to work. But he continue to harass me on text about me interrupting him with his crew. After repeated attempts to calm him down and assuring him again and again and again that I knew he was doing his best, he remained highly agitated. I finally gave up and decided to cut short the reservation and move out.
Abel seems to be going through some things in his life that made him feel defeated at every little challenges that came his way. He was taking everything he couldn’t solve very personally despite constant reassurance from me. I empathized with him to an extent but he should not transfer his problem to his guest. Abel, please learn to relax and stay calm. Everything is okay. All the best for your future.