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[Laura2592]

What sorts of things have you been asked if you provide by guests?  Have you thought "oh great idea!" and purchased them? Or been confused that anyone would expect a host to have this for guest use?

Here are some from our experiences.

-Fishing gear. Nope, we don't.

-Camping gear. Again, no. 

-Bicycles. No, but I have thought about getting some old bikes. Not really a great place to cycle near us though.

-High chair. No, we don't host infants at this point.

-Breakfast. No. Though we do leave snacks for guests. 

-A laptop for guests to use. No. 

- Sheets and towels. Of course. 

-Firewood. We provide a duraflame for indoors and do not provide wood for the firepit. We did at one point but it was impossible to keep up with how much got burned by some guests. 

-Pet beds. No but I have thought about getting one as we are pet-friendly. Will likely provide one in the future.

-Entertainment. No, not sure what type of entertainment the potential guests in this case wanted, but we are not on site. I guess I could sing to them over the phone?

-A steamer for clothing. Not at this time.

-A flat iron. Not at this time.

What about you my fellow hosts?

[Annette76]

I do have a basket in a bathroom drawer with a few items. We are fairly remote, nearest store is 20 minute drive and definitely not open 24 hours ! I just leave the bare minimum and have my restock supplies in my tote. I have dollar store travel toothpaste and toothbrush kit, a cheap disposable razor, a few tampons and pads(I’m thinking about my linens). The toothpaste is the one I’ve had to replace most, but not so much that it is an expense issue. Oh, and my new daughter in law’s mother works at a dental office and she now restocks that for me.  
A hairdryer is a must in the humid Georgia summer, so I’m happy providing that. There are also quite a few popular wedding venues in the area so an iron and ironing board are available. 

[Pat271]

How are you hosts who are providing wet and dry condiments getting around the Covid concerns? Here on Maui most accommodations have been encouraged, and in some cases even forced, to remove anything that can be used by more than one guest. So I started just providing small packets of sugar, ketchup, mustard, boxed tea, and little salt and pepper packages. However, shortly after that a guest informed me (in private, thankfully) that the closed packages of sugar, tea, etc. are wasteful and leave a large carbon footprint. So…now I have bare cupboards, and am waiting to get a “no condiments” complaint!

[Ann783]

.@Pat271 I  don't leave ketchup and  mustard anyone. I provide a handful of boxed teas, Keurig cups, sugar packets, equal packets. I still provide a "shared" container of olive oil, salt and pepper and several bottles of water. Not particularly environmentally friendly … but neither is owning more than one home. 

[Mike-And-Helen0]

We provide a little flat iron and board and a hairdryer.

A toaster as it's the UK.

Shower gel, shampoo and hand soap.

No odd requests but what even is a pineapple slicer?!

If a guest asked about drugs, I would have no clue where to get them from...