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Hello everyone 😊
Today we want to invite you to share your experience on what you leave in the refrigerator for your guests. We have noticed two major trends:
What kind of host are you? Maybe you decide not only to offer the basics, but also some additional food items, such as fruits?🥝
Tell us in the comments how has been your experience leaving food in the fridge.
Regards,
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A couple of things come into play here.
A/......There are remote hosts who can't spend the time or money on supplying anything other than a rentable space and for many guests that's all they want! They don't want host interaction in any way.
B/.......Then there is the host who is personally involved with their guests, and for these hosts there is more likely to be a hosting experience involved and guests that choose these listings do so for that experience.
I fall in the latter category and I have done deals with a number of the local traders which enables me to offer a wide selection of condiments for my guests.
Every guest gets a cheese plate, eggs and bacon, fruit juice, a bowl of fruit, milk, sparkling and still water, a bottle of wine, crackers and nuts, cereals, bread for toasting, tea and coffee.
plus a range of spreads, pepper & salt and personal wipes and sanitizers.
Sure I go overboard, and if a guest had to supply what I provide it would cost them around $50-$70 but, as I said I am a bargain hunter.
When cheeses and other perishables get close to their use by date or get a bit pulled around in the display cabinet they either go in 'Robs Box' out the back or they go in the supermarket dumpster. I never pay more than 50c for a cheese, a pack of bacon, a carton of fruit juice. And the wine costs me nothing, it was part of a wine shipment the Chinese government rejected in 2020 and got written off to insurance. Here is my current stock of 28 dozen, and it didn't cost me a cent, so every guest gets a bottle of wine! I have enough wine for 5 years of hosting
Although it looks an amazing spread, my average cost per guest night is less than $7.50.
Some guests will clean me out, take everything with them when they go! Their rationale is, 'we are paying for it we might as well take it'! Other guests (mainly overnighters) will use nothing, and then there are those in between that will use just what they fancy so, the cost to supply all this is pretty minimal.
It all goes to form part of a welcoming homely type of hosting. It won't be practical and doesn't suit lots of hosts........but it works well for me!
Cheers........Rob.
Hi @Melissa2718 😊
Thank you for sharing this with us!
Do your guests often request additional things?
Warm regards,
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Great question @Elisa! Our Airbnb is at the beach, and it’s a space for couples only. We put 4 bottles waters in the refrigerator. We have coffees, teas, sugar, stevia and half and half pods on an open shelf. We have been putting an unopened pint of half and half in the fridge but no one has used it! Since our spot is called The Hive we also provide a small container of honey and a wooden server for guests to use and take with when they leave! When the week looked particularly risky for rain, I wrote out a welcome letter with things to do and places to see when it’s raining! And we put a couple of umbrellas by the front door! We’re trying to anticipate the needs/wants of our guests!
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Hi @Elisa ! Here at the beach, many folks name their homes! Ours is named miss Bee’s Haven after the nickname my mom gave me - Bee! So when we built our apartment right next to our home, we thought The Hive made sense! We have lots of bee and hive decor in it, while still being beachy! Our full name is The Hive at Duck because we’re in the cute little town of Duck!!
Thank you for this explanation @Robert-And-Geri1. It is very cute!😍
I love bees. They work hard and they love flowers.
You should write a post about that story in the community. I think Hosts would love to read it.
Warm regards,
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hello El