Cancellations by Hosts

Hello HE Community,
There was one time that a host cancelled on us just before we were to leave for a month-long trip in Europe. They wanted to be in a tourist area of San Francisco rather than a neighborhood, and they thought we were too far away from the tourist attractions.
So, we then had to rent an apartment for that month. It was very disappointing, because our place was then empty for a month, and of course the cost of the rental.
So here is what we now do with all exchanges:

  1. We try to settle the agreement at least 3 months in advance.
  2. We tell the exchangers EXACTLY where we live in our detailed document so there is no misunderstanding on our location.
  3. We continually correspond with our exchangers on the platform and private email.