Haider replied

This was Alaa's first independent stay outside his family home in Jordan who came to improve his english, on the whole a nice guy but can't recommend for future home hosts, might be better suited to a hostel environment.

We agreed a one week trial at the family home, provided early feedback when it was clear it wouldn't work due to the points below and offered to host at my home in shared accommodation for the next weeks given the distance he'd travelled.

A little surprised at the review as I shared pics and videos prior to arrival and had at least 2 feedback sessions, if it was so bad he was free to leave at any time, particularly after the 1 week failed trial.

Good: Flexible
Improvement points:
Consideration of others: (loud prayer alarms at 4am not switched off despite asking)
Attention to detail: perfunctory completion of cleaning tasks, not fully cleaning, slight improvement after feedback but still didn't meet basic quality standards.
Cleanliness: General lack of hygiene, dirty room, shower
Focus: more concerned with phone than tasks initially however this improved after feedback
Carelessness: e.g. broke mums toaster, slight chips and scuffs to new doors and radiators from careless bike placement amongst others, with no attempt at fixing / repairing.
Skills: took more than 3 days to repair a bike tyre puncture, couldn't follow basic instructions or source replacement parts
Initiative: 2/10
Speed: 2/10

On the toaster and other things damaged, some accepted others not, more irksome was the lack of responsibility.

Overall in the bottom 20% of c. 50 guests we've had over the past 10 years, was quicker to do the tasks myself than teach but hopefully a learning experience for him.

Will provide more daily feedback in initial stages as a learning for me and wish him the best for the future.