We have only been hosting for a couple of months and nearly half our visitors are young chinese students who are always polite and quiet. However, we have had one or two incidents where they have used our washing machine (and washing powder etc) without asking and expected to use the dryer too. We never use our dryer in the summer - too expensive - but I'm just wondering what other hosts think of this.
I feel that my husband and I are good hosts and our reviews are testament to that, but I personally wouldn't dream of going to stay in a B and B, or guest house and expect to use the washing machine and certainly not without asking. We currently have some guests staying who want to cook in our kitchen! Is it just me or are hosts expected to extend more than a bedroom and a bathroom to their guests? We receive £48 per night (guests pay £50) and for that our guests have a good sized room with king sized bed, large TV with DVDs, teas, coffees, biscuits, continental breakfast, free WiFi, brochures/info for the area, magazines, tissues etc, their own shower room with shampoos/conditioner, shower gels, towels etc. in a Grade 2 Georgian house, a short walk from the sea, the station and the town - I actually don't know where else you'd get all that for the money!