Did I overstep boundaries with our student?

[Mcarroll]

I don't know if I am the one being unreasonable here. I would appreciate your thoughts.
I have a student staying with us for 5 weeks. The language barrier can be a little difficult at times but we are managing things. I have had students before so I am used to living with young teenagers from different backgrounds with obviously different family upbringings. The current student is quite messy and when I have asked her to tidy up after herself, she didn't seem to understand what I meant.
No problem. When she goes to school I have been going in and making her bed and opening her window to air the room out and have vacuumed the room for her each week. I don't touch her belongings.
I figured it was saving her some trouble. I've generally been cleaning up any mess she leaves around the house. That includes doing dishes as well.
I mentioned it to a friend and she told me off saying I was being disrespectful and shouldn't be going into her space at all. I cook all her meals and get up early to prepare her breakfast as well before she goes to school. Its generally what I do for my kids who are quite young so I thought I was doing the right thing. The student is 16 years old.
Did I overstep?

I think you should ask her whether you can go into her room. It’s up to her if she wants to be messy in her space. I never tidied up my teenagers’ rooms - I just told them to keep the door closed and I left clean clothes on the landing. They knew where the clean sheets were kept and changed their own beds.

Yes I agree that her room is out of bounds when she’s not there / without her permission. I would stress to her about tidying up after herself and show her where the hoover / cleaning utensils are. She may not know that you aren’t going through her things so just tread carefully. I don’t blame you for wanting to clean up though, I hate mess!