The way my place is built there is an outside staircase to the second floor, where my bedroom and the guest bedroom are, as well as a bathroom.The bathroom is between the 2 bedrooms, with a door on each end of the bathroom into the bedrooms. I built this place from scratch, so designed it this way on purpose. When I don't have guests, I'll use the upstairs bathroom minimally- a shower before bed, a pee first thing in the morning. But I don't keep any of my bathroom stuff in there- I primarily use the downstairs bathroom. So making it the guests' private bathroom is super quick- All I have to remove is my hand and bath towel and clean the space. The doors lock from inside the bathroom, as is normal, so I lock the knob from the bathroom into my bedroom (guests could easily just walk into my bedroom, but I've had very respectful guests and there's nothing of great value in there anyway) , locking that door is more for myself, so I don't forget I have a guest when I'm half asleep and just walk in there.
So when guests arrive, I show them upstairs to their quarters, and their door opens onto the upstairs terrace (as does mine) and has a lock, there is a small seating area on that terrace, and I really am downstairs most of the day, I rarely go to my bedroom until ready for bed, so I think guests feel quite private up there. And there's a lovely jungley view from the terrace, and lots of birds who come sit in the trees, so many guests spend a lot of time up on the terrace with a book, writing in their journals, or drawing, doing yoga practice.
They have use of the kitchen, which is downstairs, and the dining table is on the downstairs terrace, so when they're downstairs, we usually have nice chats, share coffee, maybe an occasional meal and often hours talking late into the night over a bottle of wine. My guests have related so many interesting things about what they do and have done, where they've traveled, told me about theor kids and families, etc. I live alone, and while I do cherish my alone time, and am quite busy, it's nice to have the company of guests as well.
I'm not an early riser, so guests are often up and out to town and the beach before I get up.
I've been really lucky- all my guests have been lovely and very respectful of the common spaces as well as keeping their room clean and tidy.
While I only host single guests in that room, if I have friends or family come visit, and it's a couple, I'll give them my bedroom and sleep in the guest room, or if I'm doing a major clean in my own room, so I have certainly experienced staying in there myself. I actually love that room, so if I don't have any bookings, I'll sometimes keep sleeping in that room for a week or two. So I'm well aware if the ceiling could use a good vacuum or wipe down, if the ceiling fan needs dusting, or other things one might not notice if not lying in bed.
It's pretty laid back- I'll often tell guests to just leave their breakfast dishes, as I have a bunch of my own to wash, or they'll often do mine if they're washing theirs. In other words, I haven't had any guests who act like teenagers, most behave and feel like friends who've come to stay.
As for the snorers- have had a few, and I apparently sometimes snore as well, although my ex told me it was a very low-key, ladylike snore 🙂 And even though there's a bathroom between my room and the guest room, I can still hear guests snore if they're loud. Earplug time. I often wear earplugs to bed anyway, as there is usually some construction project going on somewhere nearby that starts before I care to get up, cars going up and down the road, dogs barking, etc. and I'm a light sleeper.