Couldn’t check in!
In the instructions he sends out, he’ll give you an address to a convenience store and a code. The hours of operation are not correct, as I arrived a half hour before they closed but it said it was open another 3 hours in his instructions. The store clerk had no idea what I was talking about and said he’s never given anyone keys. I showed him the address that Doug sent me and he confirmed that was the location of the store I was standing in.
When I tried to contact Doug, he became completely erratic, rude, and refused to help us or provide alternatives or his additional contact info to chat on the phone.
He questioned why I came to London from Manchester when I’m from the US. I guess you’re not allowed to visit more than one city when you stay with him?
We were happy to check in the next morning but instead he became rude and aggressive and told me to “go home, Ohio.” I felt really unsafe communicating with him and he ultimately cancelled the reservation.
I’m relieved that we weren’t able to check in - he made me so uncomfortable it might have ruined my trip to London.