What began as a positive experience ended in an unmitigated disaster, thanks to the host. I left this property extremely angry, upset, & very anxious, having only slept few hours the night before my emergency depature.
In terms of balance, initially very communicative & kind. I understood I was the very first guest at the property & the first person in 20 years they've shared with. They picked me up from an agreed meeting point & drove me to the property including a brief drive around tour to get familiarised with the area. Good conversations & chemistry for the first 1-2 weeks.
I noticed a shift in the hosts behaviour with added passive aggression & control measures about previously agreed necessities such as heating & also various components of the listing which where changed in under two weeks of the stay. I was completely unaware that the host was gradually imploding.
After discovering what was occurring I found that my personal behaviour changed to the point of ducking/diving, tip toeing, & avoiding most contact with the host due to the levels of discomfort I felt with his behaviour. I decided to have a frank & rational conversation with them about what was going on in attempt to bring some form of clarity or resolve. I got more than I bargained for.
The host erupted at me with shrill incoherent, illogical, & hypocritcal nonsense. They barraged me with accusations of 1. blocking a toilet with baby wipes, 2. breaking their shower door, 3. being 24/7 in the property & 'running a business' which were all based on utter fabrications. The host barred me from using the downstairs toilet immediately. I challenged the host on their behaviour, their attitude towards me, details of the listing they changed only two weeks into the stay in which they threatened to charge for using space 'as an office', when in fact the host had no knowledge or business to what I was doing with my time. I was shown the door & asked to leave if I didn't like that they were saying.
What quickly unfolded was that the host displayed serious control issues & being utterly incapable of hosting in general unless it satisfied their very unique & myopic categorisation which translated as - 'you're under my control 24/7'.
My recommendation? It speaks for itself.