I never met Carol but was greeted by her neighbour Petra. She seemed friendly enough. I was shown to my room and it is what it is. Petra gave me a blanket from her own room because my room might be cold which was a nice gesture but I thought was a bit strange. The room itself is what you would expect but the pillow smelt a bit funny so I slept with my hoodie on and hood over my head so i wouldn't make contact with it.
Had i been staying with a family or a partner i would have left straight away, but as i just needed a bed for the night and was leaving early next morning I just put up with it.
On a side note, while checking in Petra mentioned another guest would be in tomorrow to leave their bags in the morning. I had to wake up early to catch a flight but while i was getting ready the doorbell rang for a few minutes with no response so I texted Petra to let her know that someone was at the door which I didn't feel like it was my responsibility to do so.