Your friend is coming to your city from overseas. Write to him/her to say that you will not be able to accommodate him/her in your home. Include the following in your letter:

– Give your reasons.

– Suggest him/her an alternative accommodation.

– Suggest a place and time for you to meet.

Dear John,

I hope you are doing well. I was extremely happy hearing from you that you would be coming to Delhi from Australia next week. Regarding our last conversation, I regret to inform you that I am not able to make arrangements for accommodation at my home.

As you know, my sister’s marriage has been fixed. So, there are several guests staying at my home. Hence, all the rooms at my home including the first, second and third floors are occupied with guests. For this reason, there is no space left to accommodate any new guest.

However, there’s an accommodation available at the nearby house itself which belongs to my cousin. He is my cousin brother and very close to me. So, you can consider him also as your friend and stay at his home while you can visit at my home too every day.

It would be great if you can meet me at my home in the morning after you reach India so that I could introduce you with him.

Hope to see you soon!

Yours truly,

Ravi Prasad