Yes, it is easier if you have a guest room already established. But if not, there are still certain things to consider before your guests arrive.
When houseguests leave my home, I immediately strip the used bed sheets to launder and pull the bedspread up over the mattress cover. Then when the day comes that I am preparing the room for my guest(s), I toss the bedspread into the dryer with a cotton ball laced with a tad of lavender oil while I make the bed with clean sheets.
I clean the bathroom thoroughly. This also involves placing clean towels on the racks, checking for fresh soaps both in the shower and sink, setting out toiletries they may need, filling the toilet paper rack with a new roll, while making sure there is another roll under the sink. I like to have a night light in the bathroom too.
I put out reading material appropriate for the particular guests, sometimes this may include magazines. Recently I have included a little picture frame where Charlotte has written our wifi passcode on the glass.
Making sure there is a proper place to hang clothes is usually needed. One thing I still lack, a suitcase" tray", you know those things that hotels provide to keep your suitcase off the floor. I am considering placing a small table in the room this weekend for this purpose. Do any of you have something that works for this?
2 comments:
I love your ideas for making guests feel welcome. You've reminded me that I also have wanted to get a luggage rack sort of thing for my primary guest room. My guests have a big desk available for their suitcase, or the top of a short chest of drawers, but I'd like those surfaces to be available for other items and activities!
Oh it sounds so welcoming.
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