i recently had a guest who complained about me not providing washcloths, i don’t use them myself so i never thought to provide them, and i have never really had guests request them. but i just ask to make sure if it something i should start providing ?
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Yes, I do.
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Yes, and every group of guests uses some.
Yes. One for each guest. Also one hand towel and one bath towel for each guest.
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Yes – we have 1 per guest as part of the towel sets. But we also have a bundle of 6 or 8 that came as one of those decorative assortments, that occasionally get used in addition to the towel set cloths. Neither of us use them, but some female guests do extensively – 1 or 2 per day even!
And me too…
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Yes, several, they hardly ever get used. White and blue. Cheap, or part of a set.
I believe it’s another of those cultural things and would be interested to see what others think. I don’t think I’ve ever had washcloths (aka face flannels!) supplied in hotels or Airbnbs in Europe - certainly not in the UK. We always take our own when we travel and we don’t provide them in our apartments.
I remember when I visited the US a few years ago I was quite surprised to see facecloths provided. I did think it was a nice gesture, but I didn’t use them as I was too scared of getting make-up on them!
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Someone posted a great photo of a basket containing rolled up face cloths, which I immediately copied. They have made a huge difference with regard to people leaving makeup on white towels.
I agree that they are a rarity in the UK and Europe, but I recommend having them. I had a hiker here a few weeks ago x 3 nights; British, but she used the whole basket full and left most of her towels untouched in the cupboard.
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I didn’t use to provide them, I don’t use them myself and didn’t really think about it. Then, about 15 years ago, a regular guest brought a set of 6 face cloths with her from her country. From that point on I realised they were wanted by some people, and have provided them, they are not always used though.
I have always provided coloured wash clothes which match the bath towels and about 75% of guests use them. However recently a guest left one bleached/whitened (I have no idea how) so I’m thinking maybe I should provide make-up removing wipes as well.
I supply a large basket of white washcloths. I buy them in a bundle of 6 when they are on sale. They are super cheap and I ask guests to use them for makeup removal.
https://www.kohls.com/product/prd-1713604/the-big-one-solid-6-pk-washcloths.jsp?color=White&prdPV=1
If we can’t get makeup out of the cloths they go right into the rag bin.
If you are supplying them, don’t assume one per person like you would with a towel. Rarely do people reuse a washcloth ( I only use them to remove makeup in the evening and would never reuse a washcloth.)
At home I change out my hand towels every day, so I always leave extra for guests. We also leave extra bath towels and a turbi twist for each guest. https://www.turbietwist.com/
We only use white, so everything can be bleached.
We recently completed a stay in Iceland and it was one of the only times a host left us with multiple sets of towels. The bathroom was a small wet room and there was a long handled squeegee to move the water off the floor. It didn’t work great, so we used a bath towel to dry the floor. We hung it to dry and reused it on the floor each day. We greatly appreciated having the extra linens.
Part of the problem with any sort of wipe is that some guests will flush them down the loo and that can play havoc with the plumbing. The other issue is that even the ones that claim to be flushable can bung up the sewers.
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I use a Turbie Twist for my very long hair, they are great. I’d be excited to find one in my hotel or Airbnb.
I leave out washcloths for all of my guests. When I travel I use them to scrub clean in the shower - at home I use a pouf but I am not going to travel with one. I reason that many of my guests do the same so I provide washcloths.
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I’ve always provided them here at my UK listing so do come and stay with me @Malagachica
I do it because I find them so useful myself when travelling.
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My sewers were blocked by them two years ago, definitely by guests as I don’t use them personally. The DynoRod chap ( other types are available…) showed me the result after lifting the man hole cover; not a pretty sight
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When I traveled to South America with school last year my roommate and I were both very surprised to not have any provided and we had to ask, daily, for the front desk to provide them. We use one a day in our shower…never reusing them. The last thing I use them on is my feet. The first thing is my face. Wouldn’t want to then the next day use that dirty washcloth on my face again…
Yes!
Each guest gets one with their bath towel and we keep a stack of cheaper dark grey ones on the sink. This has significantly reduced the number of nice towels/washcloths ruined by makeup.
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For those who provide makeup removing wipes, I’m curious: Do you buy wipes that are individually packaged? Or do you buy a plastic canister with popup wipes (sort of like tissues)?
I buy the packages at Costco. However, so few are used that they dry out and I have to check periodically and re-hydrate them. I won’t be buying in bulk again.
To the OP, I’m in the US and I provide washcloths. They are used about half the time.