None of the reasons given in that article have ever proven to be an issue for me by washing towels and sheets together.
I have to concur, in a front loader especially, they wash in barely any water, and I put in similar amounts of liquid. and for my turnovers, many one nighters, i wash towels on the fastest wash my machine offers, with low liquid, earth friendly stuff, I do this to reduce wear and tear on my towels. that are probably washed 3x that of other hosts who do longer stays.
I donāt tolerate anyone wanting a new towel each day! my husband is a bit precious, and usually operates with 2 towels, i swear without me, heād be a quivering mess. We had to install a towel warmer cos he is incapable of walking his towel outside to dry in the sun, and on many occasions I fail to pick up his towel as i am busy, (and somehow the patriarchy is a thing???) luckily his people invented solar power so thatās all good. (omfg!)
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What you have to remember is that there is no right or wrong answer on the number of towels you should give guests. Everyone is giving opinions.
With that said, each of my guests get one bath towel (as standard) and occasionally, as an addition, I give each guest one hand towel.
I make sure that i put it in my house rules that guests get one bath towel eachā¦ So if any guests complain, I have something to back me up.
That is true, however, opinions are also often based on reality, not just personal preference. I provide my guests with 2 bath towels because as a woman who has had long hair most of my life, I am aware that women tend to use one bath towel on their body and wrap one around their wet hair. If I were a guest and was provided with only one bath towel, I would consider that skimpy of the host and less than adequate for me.
I also always provide a handtowel and washcloth. What is your criteria for only providing a hand towel āoccasionallyā?
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I am not an experienced host by any means, but I never imagined someone wanting a new towel each day. However, I just encountered that! I donāt know why I have a hard time imagining the way other people use a space, but this took me by surprise.
So for most of our guests so far, I put out 2 towels (and hand towels and washcloths) per guest but I leave the extras stacked in the bedroom, not the bathroom, so that people have to make a deliberate decision about using them, and so itās easier to see whatās been used and what hasnāt. This one guest said his wife might join him for a 4 day visit but probably would not, so I said Iād leave enough towels and other supplies for them both, just in case. She didnāt accompany him.
I go to the apartment after heās left, and every single towel has been used and neatly hung up in the bathroom ā one for each day of his stay.
I was so perplexed! Itās not like some of the towels were dirty and he needed a fresh one. He just wanted a new towel for every day. shrug I donāt mind, as I would have to do that much laundry if they both came, and I donāt charge differently for one or two guests. But it sure took me by surprise because it would never ever occur to me to use 1 towel per day, even if I were staying at a hotel that provided stacks and stacks of towels.
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my husband is notorious for using multiple towels.
becauseā¦
he doesnāt hang them up to dry each day then grabs a new dry towel. Iāll use the same towel for a week, heāll go through 3 in a week. maddening.
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