Why? The great thing about strs is once they leave, you never have to see or speak to them again 
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LOL! Seriously, couldn’t you see this pair actually booking @Newbiehost again in the future, maybe even IB to add insult to the injury, completely clueless of what subpar guests they’d been!?! No way, man. Scorched earth. He gone. Never to return. Never, ever, ever, infinity!
I spent a ridiculous amount of time thinking about the words to use for that! “Menstrual supplies” is probably as good as anything.
I do have a drawer, so it’s an easy add.
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The chocolate bar is brilliant!
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Never take the soaps, etc in motels or Airs. I always travel with my own. Seems really wasteful, all those little plastic bottles.
In my Air I have a large bottle of shampoo and goat milk fragrance free soap that come as a large log and I cut nice little squares to put in the rental, what remains comes back into my part of the house.
I put out a little basket of semi-dark chocolates that sometimes are all devoured and sometimes not.
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Er, really? I know you’re moniker is newbie host but Early check-in at dawn is called ‘giving them a free nights stay’. Selfishly, on behalf of all hosts, please let’s remain united about giving away things like this? We already are victims of travel articles which tell you “10 ways to ask for things from your Airbnb” and when I get a reservation request which includes the need to check in a few hours early, or check out a few hours late, or allow people to stay without adding my guest charge, I can’t help but feeling it’s because taking advantage of an Airbnb host is the equivalent of winning.
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I can’t imagine it. One of the frustrations/joys of Airbnb is how different they all are.
This host also leaves a $20 bottle of wine and I wish they wouldn’t do that because now guests will expect it at my place.
A 4 star review at the beginning of their hosting journey seems pretty painful. I wonder how much it hurt their average? I avoid properties below 4.5 rating.
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I will absolutely keep giving away things that don’t cost me much!
There are amenities that I can’t (or won’t) offer in my listing, and I still need to be seen as an attractive option. I have no problem with early/late arrivals and departures because I already have a minimum stay and several days’ buffer between stays. I understand that it might not work for others… they are probably offering things that I don’t.
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For USA travel, we generally agree. We have found it is less important when traveling abroad, especially in Europe. A lot of great stays might be 4.2 - 4.5, and simply got a few too many 4 star reviews.
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Would melt in 10 minutes at my place. 
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I was being a bit tongue in cheek. I think mica put it best when she said she offers what she can. A bottle of wine is a nice option for longer rentals, especially whole house. A bottle of wine at my place would be silly for 90% of the guests. I do, however, keep 500 ml wine boxes on hand for emergencies and I always have an assortment of beers. If I spot a wine at Costco for under $5 a bottle because they are clearing it out I’ll grab those. Then if I need a quick “sorry for your trouble/congrats on your ____________” for a guest I have something to offer.
Resenting what another host does because you fear it will change expectations for all hosts doesn’t make much sense. Even the dimmest of Airbnb guests should be able to figure out that we are all different. No one should expect Rolf to offer early check in or parking for 35 ft of vehicles just because someone else did.
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I used to provide a minimal breakfast including cereal, bread for toast and usual jams and stuff. Then my family said to me do you really need to do that and does it impact your rating and convinced me to stop. So I have and I’m not entirely sure what the impact is on my rating or booking. But it saves a little bit of money per trip.
And interestingly my last guest complimented me for having tea, coffee and milk available which I always do anyway.
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That has never been an issue for me. It takes about 2 minutes to clean out the toaster. And anyway with 2 supermarkets within 5 minutes walk of the apartment, the guest can always get their own bread. Pop-Tarts are not so common in my neck of the woods and people perhaps have healthier eating habits in my country. Plus while I have seen Twinkies in specialty stores, I have never seen them (or Ding Dongs and other food like that) in the local supermarkets. In fact most of my guests would have never heard of or encountered any of the Hostess cakes 
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None of the kind of guests I get would eat a pop tart.
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Just a few further points.
The cleaning has all to do with timing. I always clean the toaster first and the kitchen countertop so that any stuff on the floor is picked up by subsequent cleaning.
No comments on the eating habits of other people in other countries except that I just wanted to make the point that pop tarts and other similar fast foods are not generally available in my country but some local supermarkets are stocking them in their overseas food aisle I’m familiar with them and I have put them into toasters but I would never provide them to my guests. If they want to eat rubbish food then they can go to the supermarket and buy whatever they want to.
On the health food side I to ask guests if they wanted white or mixed grain bread beforehand and now I have decided not to bother asking and only give them white. And as I said earlier I’ve stopped giving breakfast anyway so I’m only providing breakfast to those people who book before my new rules came in.
We leave a “welcome basket of food and drink” for most of our guests. Food for dinner, snacks, beverages, breakfast ingredients, etc. We don’t really leave it in a basket - it’s in the refrigerator and the pantry. We had guests that thoroughly enjoyed all the food and drink, and then contacted me complaining they couldn’t find the welcome “basket”!
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That’s awesome 
The fun never stops here!
I leave snacks, coffee, teas…… and chocolates and the makings for mimosas for my “ladies getaway” groups. I do enjoy it actually. It comes with a “Thank you” note pointing them to the refrigerator for their treat, if they wish to indulge. I always expect it all to be consumed and am happy to see (or assume) they enjoyed it when it’s all gone.
My moniker is outdated at this point. I’ve been doing this for a couple of years now, and have over 75 reviews. All 5 stars except for this one. Pre-covid almost all of my stats were a month or longer (up to 3). Then I was closed for a while and now it seems all my guests are weekend stays coming from the next largest City.
My average is still 4.98. The last two guests who have stays since both gave me 5 stars and made comments like “literally the beat Airbnb I’ve ever stayed at, and I travel a lot for work … and I’m a wedding planner, so I appreciated the amazing decor and thoughtful touches”. So, I’m over that a-hole guy amd his 4 star review.
And no, I never use Instant Book. I am selecti e about my guests. It was stupid of me to assume that this guy (with zero reviews) who was coming to town for his son’s wedding, would be a decent person. Maybe because he’s not stayed at other Airbnb’s he didn’t have any perspective. I love in a University town, and there are a lot of super cheap, kind of crappy, Air properties. Mine is one of only 3 Plus properties in the area. He selected it and then had the nerve to say it was “too expensive”. Jeez. Oh well.