Ugh. Possibly a bit off-topic, but this struck a bit of a nerve for me. I’ve had all great hosts, but sometimes I do wonder what goes through people’s minds.
They know you’re coming from far away but want you to show up in the a.m. of the day they leave (for a rushed 1/2 hour hand-over), but don’t offer to host you the night beforehand even though you’ve politely let them know this will necessitate a hotel stay at your own cost. OK, no problem; it’s less stressful for me to get in the day beforehand anyway so I can grocery shop etc, since I won’t know the lay of the land with the pets’ stress levels until I’m there & I don’t want to have to worry about food for a couple days. THEN, as with you, they say “GREAT, can you be here at 7:30/8a then?!?”
Of course I can be — and usually do — but now I’m mildly annoyed that I paid extra for a hotel with a pool & a fridge so that I could get a swim in & store my perishables. 
I remind myself that it’s a good thing I like this “job.” 