Was I too harsh

[Cheeseandwin5]

At collage I had a very good friend who shared alot of good memories in my teens. Fast forward 25 plus years and I now live in a foreign country and haven't seen my friend for 20 plus years. They call me up saying they will be in my neck of the woods and could I put her up.
I was a bit apprehensive to be honest- I mean 20 years had passed and she could be a crazy person, but I relented and she stayed and it was great. I know she has a bohemian lifestyle, with a little less financial availability so will cover most of the costs while she stays with me. She has since stayed a number of times. Last year she wanted to stay and I was a bit in two minds about it, after a bit of time I replied saying I was busy on the day ( for full disclosure I hadnt replied for about a week and was still umming and ahhing until I found something else to do).
She then sent me a horrible text saying I had let her down and I was this and that. I replied saying I was disappointed with her attitude and that if it was a easier she was happy to give me a miss when travelling. Fast forward a year and I have not herd from her and she calls asking if I want to meet in my local for a drink. I said I was too busy and put the phone down and then blocked her.
I am not wondering if I acted to hasty, that maybe if I had listen to her explanation ( assuming she had one) it may have changed things.
What do others think?

I think you're putting way more thought into it that is necessary. She is not a close friend. She is barely an acquaintance! All contact seems to be at her behest and to suit her needs. I think you done the right thing in cutting the ties and carrying on with your life. You were perfectly content without her "friendship" for 20+ years and I'm sure you will be content for 20+ years more!

Nope.

Best to cut people out like that.

If she had desperately needed to know, she could have asked again and again until you gave her an answer.
What she did instead was book things and plan things as if you had said yes. Which means she's a cheeky fucker.

Best rid. Not close anyway.

I think you were a bit hasty. She wasn't asking to stay. She wasn't asking for anything really other than your company. Maybe she wanted to apologise?

What she did instead was book things and plan things as if you had said yes

That's a bit of a leap. OP said nothing of the sort.

Maybe a bit hasty.
She could have had an excuse as to why she was so horrible last time.
But honestly, you've lost nothing really.
She was using you.

She sent her a text saying OP had let her down. Implying that she had relied on her a bit too much? That's what I meant - she'd obviously made plans without actually confirming them beforehand with OP.

She sent you a nasty reply for you saying you were busy? When she wanted to stay at your place for free... yet again? Super CF alert.

Even if she wants to apologise... it's been a year?? I think she just misses cashing in on your place and your generosity to be honest. I'd go NC and give her no more thought, she isn't a friend anyway. She didn't contact you after 20 years of not bothering because she missed you, she contacted you because she wanted to stay at your place for free.

She has taken advantage of your generosity and hospitality then, when for once you could not oblige, was downright nasty to you. Bin her.

Thank you for your replies. I am a people pleaser and I know sometimes I can put myself out for people more than I should, or know will get back. I would say that although I do feel that she took advantage off, I did enjoy having her around for the most part.
I would rather capitulate than burn bridges.