If you’re a professional adult (CEO of a company, age 50+), is it unusual to ask friends who live in a big, expensive city to stay with them when you want to go there on vacation?
If so, does it make a difference if the friends will or will not be there when you are staying in their home?
If one of the friends agrees to let you stay in their home while they’re away but mention, “we’ll need to try to get it straightened for you and it needs some effort; it’s a busy week for us”, are they just being kind?
[Edited to add: I’m the homeowner and am angry that a 50+ year old CEO has the nerve to ask for this. I don’t think we’ll be friends for much longer. If you can’t afford a trip, don’t take it.]
Thanks.