@Rachel1815
Rachel, I have found that one guest in five actually uses the frypan and saucepans, and out of that percentage one in ten will abuse the item and scratch it, which means they possibly get used twice a month and damaged once every 6 months.
The choice I have is, spend $170 on a top quality Master-chef stainless frypan or spend $10 on a supermarket teflon special which I replace every 6 months! You can replace an awful lot of cheap frypans for the cost of a top quality frypan......the guest is going to give you no credit for supplying an outstanding quality cooking item. They just want a frypan, they don't give a sh*t what it is!
I had a genuine Turkish triple knotted silk rug left to me which I put on the polished concrete floor of our listing cottage. One guest gave me a 3 star for cleanliness, her stated reason, 'the rug looked old and shabby'! Rachel that rug was worth more than the late model car they arrived in, so I solved that issue pronto. I hot-footed it down to Ikea and picked up a cheap rug for less than 100 bucks and I have never had a complaint since!
Cheap and cheerful is the way to go! Someone very wise said to me when I decided to short term rent. They said.......'Don't put anything out there you are not prepared to lose'! And that just about sums it up, if you supply good ceramic cookware it will get broken or stolen before you have got your moneys worth out of it!
Be prepared to replace your cookware like you will have to with your crockery every now and then and keep the replacement cost to a minimum. I had a guest one morning come out with a broken plate in her hand and say to me...."It attacked me from the cupboard"!!
Keep the good stuff for yourself Rachel!
Cheers........Rob