We are new to Airbnb, trying to figure out how many towels, washcloths and hand towels is the appropriate amount to have on hand, there is a washer available. Sleeps 5. Thanks, we need all the help we can get!
Three bathtowels per person, three handtowels per person, three washcloths per person. Also one bathrobe per person.
Guests staying for more than eight days get a complete change of towels and bedding halfway through their stay.
Youāre in the right place.
Edited to add - also one beach towel per person so they donāt take my lovely white towels down to the beach.
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Thank you, that is very helpful, not a big fan of robes but I will give that some thought!
You might want to search ātowelsā on this site.
I donāt know how to include links to the most relevant threads but the moderators do. We just had this topic this year though I couldnāt find it.
To be honest, only a minority of guests use them but it gives a great impression,
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I tried finding something relevant, but couldnāt
When you and I exchanged posts on this the last time I explained that I just didnāt have the room for all those towels in the bathroom.
You made the excellent point that in that instance I should be sure to offer more tools on request ā a great suggestion.
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I have mostly one night guests. I provide one bath towel per person on the bed with a washcloth. Thereās another single bathtowel on a shelf in the bathroom. The closet is unlocked and there are another two or three in there. Iāve never had bath towel abuse but I also donāt have a whole house, families, multi day stays, a kitchen etc.
All that said, err on the side of generosity and adjust your price if folks take advantage of said generosity.
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My guests see piles of fluffy white towels (8 of each and itās a 2 person suite). I think it makes a nice impression. For every guest that uses 3 a day, thereās a guest that uses one set for an entire week.
The last guest loved the suite and said they would be back to visit family in the future. My secret note: Buy black washcloths and put them out for this one!
Left the white ones covered with makeup and mascara, requiring lots of stain remover and several washes. Based on the condition of the washed dishes, I suspect sheās a bit visually impaired.
Nice person and part of my host job is to make adjustments.
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We normally have 2 to four guests and put four sets of towels out (washcloth, hand towel, bath towel) with 16 more in the linen closet. We seldom see more than 4 sets of towels to wash during a turnover. Once a party of 4 used 14 towel bath towels plus 7 pool towels in three days. No big deal, but it was so unusual we noticed.
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We only give guests one towel (but itās a very lovely high quality large bath sheet), handtowels in the bathroom and toilet, and face washer 1pp.
We have back up smaller towels/washers in the spare cupboard, these rarely get used. As most of our guests stay 1-2 nights they generally are not washing their hair.
I also have a towel for dogs, in case they come in wet and a thoughtful owner wants to dry them off. And we supply sep towels for the pool which are up in the pool house.
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I normally donāt have guests that stay for more than a few days.
I leave 1 bath, hand and wash cloth per guest. I also have a bucket of gray wash cloths for make up removal.
I also leave 2 extra bath, hand and wash cloth along with extra bedding in a hall closet for guests to use.
If the guest is staying a week or more, I double the amount of towels and offer to change sheets and to take out the dirty towels.
My Suite is while very cozy and clean and in a great location, I price it on the lower end in my area (but not the lowest).
Last week I had two guests who stayed 4 days use every towel in the suite (including the closest) and it was an extra load of laundry.
Iād love to provide robes but itās just too much laundry. I try to keep my washing to 2 loads (cold and hot) and line dry the cold wash.
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same. weāve hosted over 250 stays and only 1 guest has ever asked us if we had robes.
I need to update my cottage manual because we also have an old towel under the laundry sink for this purpose.
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Three per person of each type of towel - doesnāt that depend on how long they are staying? @jaquo
@SandyCreek welcome. If you use the search function you will find common issues such as towels, linens, insurance, problem guests etc covered many times. So most of your questions will already have been answered
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This would be too much work for some hosts here but hereās something I do. The newer, fluffiest towels are put out for people who pay higher rates, repeat guests of a known quality, non-pet owners. I have a duvet cover for pet owning guests as well as different towels. So when this woman returns make sure she has the towels that are due to be retired soon anyway.
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Plenty, I leave out in bathroom two of each per guest, then there are another 1/2 dozen available in a closet. I also leave out a big almost overflowing basket of soaps/shampoos/tooth brushes and shaving kits. It cost me nothing extra to wash 2 towels or 6.
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My apartment sleeps 2-3. I leave two on the rack and the cabinet over the toilet has another four or so and is labeled āextra towelsā. If theyāre really ambitious, they can search the cabinets above the washer, which have a ton more. I leave four washcloths and a hand towel out, and there are also plenty more of both in the cabinet. Iāve never had anyone use everything, although few people have left the clean towels on the towel rack and just used the ones from the cabinet.
Iām pretty new also and the longest stay I have had is 3 days, typically mine are 1-2 days. I provide 1 of each per person for the 1-2 day stays.
I put out: 1 bath towel per person, 1 hand towel per person, 1 washcloth per person, 1 beach towel per person, stack of 5 black makeup remover towels on the shelf. Guests can use additional towels in linen closet in the guest bedroom.
I have sets of 6 bath towels in a dedicated linen closet in the guest bedroom as well as 12 hand towels and 12 washcloths. Long term guests are told they can change out (or I can do it for them) towels every other day or put the ones they donāt want to use anymore in their laundry basket or the laundry room and Iāll replenish.
Makeup towels are critical
I donāt supply robes, but I do have a luggage rack.
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We have a washer/dryer in the unit. Iāve found that if I leave out extra towels, they WILL use them, and thatās a whole lot of extra laundry. So I donāt. Most stays are 2-3 nights, so I leave 1 bath towel per guest: since there are 2 bathrooms, I hang one bath towel in each, along with a hand towel over it, then stack however many additional bath towels are needed, on the counter. Then I leave approximately 5 regular washcloths and 3 makeup washcloths. This seems to work well, and I never get complaints.
Oh, and I do leave an extra bath towel, hand towel, washcloth in the linen closet, just in case. These NEVER get used.
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