I think we all should appreciate posts like this.
I stayed in Airbnbs lately that i could not wait to get out. That’s why I prefer hotels. Now I pay 15$ more but in fact it’s the same price considering location and breakfast. There is an outlet next to my bed. Tv in a room. Private bath and tons of towels . Little things make a difference. I made so many adjustments on my guest a feedback that looking back I can’t believe I was left all these 5* reviews
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I’ve just checked out of an Airbnb in Oregon that was far less “nice” than mine in many ways. When I stay in other Airbnb’s I understand why I get 98% 5 star reviews. I will give this one all 5 stars and I was very happy with it and the owners. I’m thrilled with paying $88 total for three people and a 10 minute drive from the venue where the concert we attended was. The Inns in the little town that hosts were asking over $400 for last night.
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I agree when such significant price different worth it. But after my two awful stays I will think twice if it’s not at least twice less than hotel. I am enjoying my room in cute hotel right in old town of Krems so much probably because,I got out of that Airbnb room with neurotic host who even reminded me to tip her for Damn coffee which I already did.
And… I just noticed super cute charging night stands. I am getting them for sure
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I wonder about the soap dispenser too. My caretaker wants me to put one in but I have handmade mini-soaps instead that we think have a personal touch. I asked a few friends and they said they wouldn’t use a dispenser because “they don’t know what someone put in it”. So we stick with the mini soap but a dispenser might be easier …
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Thank you for this list. Things brought to mind that I might have never thought about 
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I am linking you to a thread where I post about the dispenser we have. We also include bar soap in our toiletry basket, but only one guest has ever used it. I love the idea of handmade soaps, and I think they definitely do add a lovely touch. If you decide the pursue a dispenser, you can check out this one. Ours has been going strong for two years with zero issues.
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Thank you! We have the same (in white) are our personal home and love it.
How do guests tend to receive it?
My friend thought it was unsanitary and my other friend said she wouldn’t like it because it might contain cheap shampoo … My husband wouldn’t care if his shampoo was Suave or V05 but I bring my own color-safe shampoo for my purple hair. Bahaha!
What has your feedback been? I didn’t do it bc of my friends’ comments but these handmade soaps are a pain to make and ship to my caretaker so other options might be good.
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I have had a couple of guests say they loved the shampoo and asked what it was. Also, I’ve had three or four guests ask me where they could get their own dispenser, price, etc… I’ve never had any negative feedback about it. When I used to do a tour for every guest, many got excited about it and thought it was cool. I refill it often, so I know they use it! I try to keep it topped up so it always has the appearance of being brand new for them. You could always give it a whirl and see if you get any feedback about it. Oh, and purple shampoo is always part of my personal arsenal, too!
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It seems like anyone that paranoid should travel with their own soap. You can also get miniature soaps shipped from Amazon. Not handmade special but individually wrapped.
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We were looking at that for the next batch. Much cheaper and still nice. And yes, this friend travels with paper plates so might not be the most rational (or maybe just doesn’t like to do dishes) hence why I am here asking.
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I offer my apologies for my unseemly posts (since deleted). They were not only unhelpful but very silly. I had no intention to attack or bully and perhaps it helps to know that I was punished by a horrible stomach bug over the past few days. Not ideal in a home-share situation 
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I also co-host an entire property that is quite fancy (very fancy compared to my place!). Some recent guests asked where they could buy the handwash because they loved the smell of it.
It’s from Aldi… 89p a bottle (around US$1), not exactly luxury when they were paying top prices in high season! Luckily they were really nice people so I felt comfortable telling them.
It’s really nice stuff, though. Better than a lot of premium brands.
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I love Aldi and their soap too. Smells good, gets pertinent parts clean and is affordable
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Seriously?? Bloody hell, that’s ridiculous!
We used to joke that Aldi was the only way we could afford our newborn daughter. When she went thru 4 gallons of WholeD milk a week, Aldi was a lifesaver!
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Yay for Aldi! I see that the handwash is now 95p 
Glad that I stocked up well for the whole season!
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This is a GREAT tip–thank you so much. I buy the big Softsoap refills for hand soap, but I will definitely look into the Aldi kind!
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It’s very nice, smells great and is not “anti-bacterial”. That’s important for me, and a big issue actually, because the so-called anti-bacterial stuff destroys your skin and reduces your immune system. We NEED some bacteria, people!
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Very true. I used to use anti-bacterial soap a few years ago. I figure I’ve made up for it now though by cleaning up after five zillion strangers and their bacteria… 
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I just stayed in a place with containers in shower for soap, conditioner, and shampoo, BUT they didn’t label them it took a bit of trial and error to figure out which was which.
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