I'm starting this thread because I'm really concerned how future hosts would judge my profile.
First, I would like to admit that it was entirely my fault to not have planned properly and to leave too much to pack up for the last morning. I moved out late and wasted the host and the cleaner he hired a lot of time.
The host left me a review talking about nothing but this last day incident. I don't mean to say he shouldn't have mentioned it, but considering that it has been a long stay (50+ days) and I tried my best to be a quiet, clean guest who proactively solve the house's problems like replacing the CO detector's batteries and spraying insect repellent in the room on a regular basis (not saying the house has an insect infection), I can't help but feel a bit unfair to let the trip be represented by only the check-out delay on my review page. What's worse, he brought up a miscommunication between me and the cleaner that sounds like I was intentionally lying but I really wasn't. I don't know how future hosts will interpret this.
I am nevertheless sorry for causing my host and the cleaner a lot of trouble, and I apologized to the host both in response to the review and in direct message, explaining that the cleaner and I really just had a misunderstanding. I also paid him an extra day's worth of money (without asking first, which retrospectively may be inappropriate) in compensation for his loss in time.
As of yet, I never talked to him about maybe modifying the review into a milder version or including acknowledgment of my positive aspects during the stay. I thought it's probably rude to bring it up during an apology, so I want to only suggest this if he replies and accept my apology. He hasn't replied in more than 24 hours so I'm starting to think he doesn't want to talk or deal with this trip any more. (I don't mean to say he's obliged to respond. He doesn't have to and I understand if he's still angry.)
Now I'm left with a negative review. It's only my third trip so it's very significant. It's worrying how this will affect my ability to be approved by future hosts and, honestly, for previously mentioned reasons I feel I don't fully deserve such a review.
Is it worth deleting this account and starting a new one?