Interesting because I was going to post a new thread on "How do I discourage guests from taking home *all* the teas, sugar packets, oatmeal packets, and coffee from the complimentary breakfast bar?"
I was wondering if anyone has neutral-sounding language in their guest guide or house rules to discourage the typical hotel-stay practice of taking these as they do soaps and shampoos (I've done that myself in hotels).
I've been hosting since 2013 and this is the first year that two separate guests cleaned me out. When they checked out, I could see that they had not used all of the missing tea, sugar, and coffee during their stay.
I put out a limited amount of each item and encourage guests to message if they need more. I don't leave out boxes of supplies such as TP and garbage bags. But I DO say in the guest guide "please help yourself to anything on the breakfast bar." I suppose that can be interpreted as "take home anything you want"?
The space is a separate guest suite in my home so they are aware that I'm on-site.