What kitchen and bathroom products do you leave for guests on long stays?

[Paula]

Hello everyone 👋

From different discussions in our community, it's clear that short and long-term stays have unique needs, requiring Hosts to adapt their approach.

For short stays, many Hosts provide essentials like dish soap, laundry detergent, trash bags, shampoo, and lotion. Some even go the extra mile, offering new toothbrushes and deodorant in case a guest forgets theirs.

This raises some questions: do you provide the same items for longer stays? How much of each item do you leave, and how do you calculate the right amount to ensure it's neither too little nor too much?

Share your thoughts in the comments and let's learn from each other’s experiences 😊

[Melvin-and-Lynne0]

We supply normal house keeping items.

 The kitchen is fully equipped with a loaded pantry (coffee, tea, sugar,  spices

Cleaning supplies:

Paper towels, Dish soap, Surface cleaners.

Toileteries: 

Bathroom - Soaps, Shampoo, conditioner & hair dryer

Toilet paper, Bathroom cleaning products

[Jenny1639]

I haven’t had a long term stay yet! But I do have one booked for this Summer. A month long stay! And I plan to leave everything that I always leave for my shorter stay guests, except to leave extra to hopefully cover the full month, with a disclaimer that if any cleaning or person items run out, that they would need to purchase more out of pocket for themselves, because I will leave ample. 

For the bathrooms I will leave - 3 large bottles full each of conditioner / shampoo / body wash. And extra toilet paper stocked / Make sure the hand soap containers are full and put an extra bottle of hand soap in the cabinet. Make sure that each bathroom has tissue paper. And then be sure all laundry supplies are available with a full large container of detergent. As well as keeping cleaning supplies out and available for them such as a mop, the vacuums, brooms, dusters etc. I will also make sure that I have a full new bottle of dish detergent and additional paper towels stocked. Basically just being certain everything is fully stocked and knowing what I use in my own home in a month’s time, is a good way to gauge how much a guest would. Hope that helps. 

[Steve3441]

I don’t differentiate between short term and long term guests. Everyone gets:

6 rolls of toilet paper in each bathroom with 24 rolls in the supply closet they have access to.  Full size shampoo, conditioner, body wash, lotion, toothpaste and dental floss..  

1 roll of paper towels in the kitchen with 8-10 rolls in the supply closet.  Lots of different spices, olive oil, vegetable oil, syrup, salad dressings, rice cooker, blender, wok, pots, pans, real dishes and bowls and silverware. 

I provide enough laundry detergent, dishwasher detergent, and individual wrapped sponges for at least 6 months. 

I live on the property so I stay in the rental portion every couple of months to make sure everything someone would need to live there is available. 

[Cha5]

I provided for the guests short stay  and long stays the same, add more supplies provided to last guests until they check out. If my condo doesn’t have the washer and dryer, I provide more towels shampoo conditioner etc…

[Abi010]

Hi Paula,  as I am a live in host, I provide whatever is needed to maintain a good and welcoming home, except personal shampoo and conditioner as I believe each person have their preferences,  also some may suffer from allergy and I specify in my listing that I don't provide it.So far only 1 guest has complained about no shampoo, but I don't feel obligated to  change. 

Happy hosting 

[Debra300]

@Paula,

We provide all of our guests basically the same supplies, with some variation based upon the appliances that are provided.  Every listing gets,

sponges and cleaning cloths,

dishwashing liquid,

bathroom toiletries,

laundry detergent,

dryer balls for those with a heat dryer,

washing machine and spin dryer,

fabric stain remover,

multipurpose cleaning liquid,

degreaser cleaner,

oven cleaner, 

dishwasher pods or liquid for those with dishwashers,

toilet paper (enough to last the duration of a short stay or four rolls for long-term stays),

toilet bowl cleaner,

wood floor cleaner,

glass cleaner for long-term stays,

paper towels (enough for a short stay or one full roll for long-term stays),

garbage bags (enough to last the duration of a short stay or four bags for long-term stays),

toiletries (8 oz. bottles of shampoo, condition, body wash, lotion, hand wash).

When we first started hosting in 2017, we bought travel sized toothpaste and deodorant, tooth brushes, shavers, and sanitary pads.  Guests never requested these items and we still have most of them.

[Joy189]

We leave shampoo conditioner, and body wash, in all showers, Meyers Clean Day hand soap at all sinks as well as Meyers Clean Day dish soap and dishwasher tabs. We leave laundry tablets and laundry sheets. We are transitioning to washing soap sheets in paper boxes only. We leave a roll of trash bags, scrub sponge, and dishcloth as well as bath towels, hand towels, and washcloths. We leave cleaning sprays and cleaning cloths as well as 7-10 rolls of toilet paper per bathroom. We leave salt and pepper and a few items in the kitchen. We do not leave paper towels and we do not leave coffee or creamer. 

[Paul-and-Ceci0]

Normally, I only provide a welcome / starter kit with some essentials (a set of bed sheets, a towel, a couple of rolls of toilet paper and paper towels, a small set of soap, shampoo, and conditioner, etc.) for longer-term guests; and I equip the kitchen with refillable salt and pepper shakers. I also leave a first aid kit in the kitchen and a bottle of all-purpose cleaner. It's the guest's responsibility to purchase any consumable items they need after they use those up, or any items that were not provided in the welcome kit (including cooking oil, cleaning products, coffee, tea, etc). I also remind them that if they want to use the laundry facilities they will need to purchase their own detergent. The kitchen is always fully equipped with plates, bowls, utensils, pots, pans, coffee maker, etc.