Myself and 5 others women stayed at Elizabeth's home for my bachelorette weekend. When we arrived, Elizabeth warmly greeted us and gave us a tour of the home. We had everything we needed in the home, including beverages left over from the previous guest. On the Saturday of our stay, I hosted my bridal shower that held up to 20 people in the quarters. I have to say so far so good. Everything was picture perfect.
Sunday is when things went slightly sour. My original guests sat in the living room contemplating where to go for brunch when we heard a scuffle at the door. Thinking it was one of my girlfriends who ran out for an errand, I immediately jumped up to help her get in (the door was a little tricky). When I looked through the window I noticed it was a man and a woman. I asked them through the door if they were lost and if I can help them and the indicated that they stayed there the week prior and left some belongings. Elizabeth allegedly knew they were coming. They showed the keys to the unit. I asked them to call the host as we were not made aware of anyone coming by especially with a set of keys. The couple went into a summary about how they are actually the tenants of the home and that we were in fact in violation of NY law and they were going to call the police. They threatened to enter the premises every time I closed the door. We immediately called Elizabeth who explained she was in a current legal battle, albeit placing us in the middle. Elizabeth came to discuss the matter and offered us our money back for that evening should we leave since our safety was our concern. Where were we supposed to go last minute on a Sunday? We decided to stay and felt compelled to remain in the house out of fear that this couple would come back and steal our belongings. This really put a damper on what should have been a memorable weekend. I'm not sure if this is something that could have been avoided by any means, it just occurred while we were there. I'm just happy it didn't happen during my bridal shower.
We went to bed that night with a chair in front of the door to ensure that no one could enter, none of us slept well that night. We left early the next morning to board our flights and texted Elizabeth to let her know that we left. We didn't even get a message back from her, likely bc she was embarrassed by the situation. We even left her cupcakes and a thank you note. Although not completely within her control, I just wish she was a little nicer about it considering the circumstances. Otherwise the first two days of our stay were great!