Leave out towels or tell them to ask?

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I provide one face towel and one bath towel by guest. I change towels every three nights. Usually guests have only used one of the towels. It allows me to have a sneak peek at the apartment and see if guests need a friendly reminder about house rules.

I also provide make-up wipes, but I do quite often find make-up on the towels. Honestly I really don’t care, stains have always vanished at the first wash. I really don’t get how so many hosts struggle with make-up stains, I don’t do anything special :slight_smile:

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Interesting - I have a face cloth right here on the table with big lip marks - like the person applied their lipstick and then dabbed their lips. Hasn’t come off yet… what do you use? I also have lost towels with big pink streaks. Mascara has come right out, as has face-make-up, but not lipstick.

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I’m the same. Sometimes I have to soak them for a while but it’s no problem.

But I never understand why people use so many towels. Some people might think this is gross but I use one bath towel per week. After a shower, I’m wiping clean water from a clean body so why can’t that towel be used again?

Hang it to dry and it’s good for the next day. I think it’s environmentally friendly but am I weird?

:slight_smile:

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I have them available to use stored in the bathroom cupboard. So far out of my 9 guests only 1 has used them. Every other person has used their own.

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My guest who stayed 17 nights just left today. He did not use any towels… Or… (Wait for it!!! )Toilet paper! I think he brought his own!

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I change my own towel twice a week because I like my towel to have a fresh laundry smell :). I agree it’s not eco-friendly, just like I keep washing clean clothes. My washer does use little water and energy though.

@dcmooney, I use an eco-friendly laundry liquid and I add a tablet of an hydrogen peroxide whitener (much like oxiclean but mine is a store brand), really nothing special. What may make a difference is that my washer has extra long wash cycles unless I use the express cycle, it takes between 3 to 4 hours to complete a cotton cycle, towels have time to soak I think.

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I put many towels in a closet . I feel bad to limit people, not that it does not irritate me to see how some guests go through 4 towels a day each.

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I personally use two towels, one for my head and another for my body, so to have only one towel available would seem penurious and cheap. I provide white bath towels, and black washcloths. Kirsty_Jane - yes, Costco does have great towels, and it would be worth it to stock up. It is a membership store, so just find someone with a membership on your trip. There are also many great deals to be found at TJMaxx, Homegoods or Marshalls here in the states.

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Get darker towels on Amazon basics- most guests I get are Men who don’t wear makeup.

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How about just leaving rolled toíwels in a basket in the bathroom and they can help themselves if towels are needed.