Unfortunately, Anna left me in a very difficult position at a challenging time during the Covid-19 pandemic.
I arranged accommodation with Anna before departing to the US, and fully informed her of my intention to use this accommodation for precautionary (i.e. non-symptomatic) self-isolation for 14 days (as required for new overseas arrivals). I fully explained the circumstances of this to Anna, including through messages and a telephone discussion - and Anna accepted my booking.
However, after arriving in Auckland, I found that Anna had cancelled the booking during my flight. This literally left me at the NZ border unable to provide details of my self-isolation plan as required by NZ law, and facing 14 days in uncertain government accommodation unless I could immediately find an alternative. Efforts to contact Anna by phone and messages at this time were unsuccessful.
I would have fully understood if Anna had decided in advance that she did not want her accommodation used for self isolation. I investigated a number of accommodation options, and some hosts were comfortable, while others were not - which is totally fine. But for the booking to be accepted after providing a full explanation about the use of the accommodation, and then canceled while I was flying to the destination was extremely disappointing given the strict requirements for incoming arrivals during the Covid-19 lockdown.
I was looking forward to Anna’s accommodation which I decided on balance was the best for me, and a decision I considered carefully given the long duration of the stay and fact I could not leave the property for 2 weeks. I also arranged others to assist me with this self-isolation plan by purchasing two weeks of food and leaving a car at the airport to transport me to the accommodation. All of this planning was thrown into disarray as a result of this host backtracking on their acceptance of this booking.