David’s house and amenities were well below even minimum level expected of a paying guest for any accommodation when we arrived. It was an unkempt mess. The dishcloth was dirty and smelly, I found a thin sliver of soap in the shower to use, an insect crawled across our bed and finally the only smoke alarm we could see was hanging down inoperable for some days as John confirmed later.
When I approached him later in the evening when we returned from the Cathedral Caves walk to bring up these issues, he threw an adult size hissy fit, slammed down his wine and stamped off to find another cake of soap. My wife and I discussed finding alternative accommodation for the next night but it was a little difficult being a Saturday nite in a remote location 3 days before Xmas.
To give him credit, the house was immeasurably cleaner next morning and he replaced the battery in the smoke alarm when I came out to make a cuppa. I thanked him for cleaning up but his demeanour was still surly and defensive. We could have found another dishcloth in the lower drawer apparently. C’mon! You need to pick up your act and also not ask a guest to help you take your Harley motorbike off a trailer after we settled in. I’m not willing to risk being hurt or injured right before Xmas some 1500kms from home. And if you charge for a breakfast, make sure it is put out in time in the morning and not have guests scrambling to find items required. We left early on the 2nd morning and had to step over the dead bird in the driveway again. An horrendous two days!