Gorgeous house, well stocked, clean and quiet.
There were small problems, eg. my first load of laundry was covered in lint. The hot water broke.
Then the gas fireplace overheated and the host blamed me, saying it was “common sense” to only use it for “ambiance” not heat. (The big windows face north; the night’s cold is retained; the fireplace which was not on thermostat warmed the half of of the house I was using.) I asked the host if, because of a mold smell in one of the bathrooms (maybe from a leak in the radiant floor heaters that were advertised but off-limits) I could buy space heaters instead using the forced air. She said I had to use the forced air, so I did that.
The next day she told me to leave in 13 days, so she could get her house ready for her “guests,” shortening this guest’s stay by 34 days mid-holidays. I offered to leave the house for a succession of days so her workers could come in. I begged her to let me stay at least until I could see some medical specialists, which would give her 19 days to supervise the repairs. She said: “YOU are NOT happy here” (I had told her repeatedly how happy I was.) She she accused me of texting her every day. She said the repairs were an “emergency, though she was delaying them 13 days. I could go on.
Then VRBO, who guaranteed a credit but not a refund, froze my inbox so I couldn’t find another place. I am disabled, can’t climb stairs, etc.
The stress impacted my health and my family’s wellbeing enormously.
