When guests come to stay in your home, making them feel at home and comfortable is the first order of business. While your home isn't a hotel and you shouldn't have all the amenities of one, there are a few tips you can consider to make your guestroom as comfortable and inviting to guests a possible.
Clean & Fresh
There is nothing more inviting than crisp, fresh and soft bed linens to slip into at the end of the day. Be sure your guestroom has fresh sheets, pillow cases and comforters or blankets for your guests. If no one has slept in the guestroom for some time, you might want to freshen up the bed with a new set of linens and dust off the blankets and throws.
A light spirtz of a soft fragrance or some fabric freshening spray can bring a room back to life after being empty and unused, as many guestrooms are between guest visits. If the weather is nice, open the windows to bring fresh air and sunshine into the room to air it out before guests arrive.
Towels & Toiletries
If you have a guestroom that has its own bath or uses a common bath that you don't use regularly yourself, you'll want to be sure there are fresh towels and useable toiletries available for your guests. If the guest bath is attached to the guestroom, leaving clean and fresh towels in the guest bath is the best choice. If the bathroom is a common bathroom for the house, then leave the fresh towels on a dresser or table in the guestroom, so the guests do not have to worry or ask for fresh ones.
Another important toiletry that is often overlooked but should be included in a guestroom is a drinking glass, for brushing teeth or other toiletry needs. Pre-packaged new toothbrushes, small bottles of shampoo and conditioner, new disposable razors and other minor things a guest might forget to pack are nice to keep on hand.
Clean Drinking Glass
It might not be something one would ordinarily think about putting in a guestroom, but there is a reason hotel chains put drinking glasses in the bathrooms. Whether for brushing teeth, a drink of water at night, soaking lenses or dentures—you name it, there's a need for clean glasses in the bathroom for your guests. Disposable cups are acceptable, and there are manufacturers who make dispensers made for bathrooms that dispense small cups for bathroom use.
Trashcan
Guests probably won't want to leave their guestroom in the middle of the night to toss something in the trash, so it's nice to keep a trashcan conveniently located in the guestroom, especially if there is no private bathroom in the guestroom.
Enjoy the Visit
Guests will be comfortable in your home as long as you are welcoming and inviting, so don't feel you have to spend huge amounts of time preparing your guestroom. Instead, simply make sure things are clean and fresh, a few niceties if you can spare them, and your visitors will enjoy their visit and be comfortable.
Michelle L Devon - ~~Michelle Devon has 15 years of writing and over a decade of editorial experience, working with hundreds of publications and ...
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