Would you leave distilled water for guests?

Hello, fellow hosts! It’s my first time posting- sorry if I’m not in the right category.
So, my sister is staying in our Airbnb, a nice little 750 sq ft apartment above my workshop /garage. We’ve had maybe 75 guests over the last few years (we closed to the public for the last year, being extra covid cautious.) I asked her to please tell me if she has any suggestions (she’s stayed in airbnbs a few times, but never in ours.)
She suggested a small bottle of distilled water, in a bottle, in the bathroom, marked as such. I asked why? She said that guests who use CPAP machines, and use contact lenses would appreciate it.
It had literally never occurred to me. Is it just because my sister uses both of these things, and she’s a little high maintenance?
I always like to do as much as I can for guests, especially if it’s something this simple, but… has anyone ever been asked for distilled water? Or expected it?
Thanks, all! I appreciate all the input here- I’ve learned a great deal.
Best, Geoff

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Nope. Just because your sister uses those things doesn’t mean they need to be provided. As a contact lens wearer for almost 60 years, I always travel with contact lens solution, so does every other contact lens wearer I know. and I never heard of using distilled water for them. Saline solution, yes, but what does she use distilled water for?

And someone who uses a CPAP machine would also provide their own.

Your sister sounds like one of those guests that annoy the hell out of hosts with their self-absorbed and ridiculous “suggestions”. :rofl:

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Yep. If you (or she) feels strongly about it, then keep one bottle of distilled water and stick it in your house manual that CPAP wearers can access it if they run out.

It’s not recommended to use distilled water for contact lenses.

Do not expose your contact lenses to any water: tap, bottled, distilled, lake or ocean water. Never use non-sterile water (distilled water, tap water or any homemade saline solution). Exposure of contact lenses to water has been associated with Acanthamoeba keratitis, a corneal infection that is resistant to treatment and cure.

https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/contact-lenses/contact-lens-solutions-and-products

JF

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It sounds to me that your sister discovered that your place was wonderful and that she had to think really hard about something to suggest to you!

I don’t use contacts and only vaguely know what CPAP is, but I had never left anything specialist for guests. (Necessities such as wine, yes :slight_smile: ).

Anyone needing specialist stuff like that would invariably take everything they needed with them.

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Yes.

I’ve never seen any host provide this, nor any guest expect this. Since she is your sister I’ll refrain from other comments. :crazy_face:

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Admittedly I’ve considered it but more for selfish reasons.

I have it at the rental on the floor in the cleaning closet but a guest won’t readily find it.

I use it for my steamer (drapes or a quick hit to a pillow case) and my iron & the bottle is marked as such. It’s better for the iron performance and longevity (and steamer guests cannot access).

I’d be mad if they used it up for something not mine. They better take themselves to the store with that.

Maybe I better put my :sweat_drops: jug away before sis shows up! :thinking: :sweat_smile:

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This! I recently had a friend stay for a week. When I asked him for helpful suggestions, he said he thought that I needed a clock that glowed in the dark with large, analog numbers projected onto the wall. Also, a sign painted on the road out front with arrows pointing to the driveway. His daughter said he had to think really hard to come up with something.

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OYE. Just when I think I have heard it all…there is always just one more surprise. NO. You should not supply distilled water. And you could not “mark” it as such. It would have to be totally sealed and safe so it is an off the wall ludicrous suggestion. Any person using a CPAP machine had best know to bring their own supplies. And contact wearers need to bring their own solution. Ignore your sister on this one.

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We provide an iron and board, and iron is topped off with distilled water. We would not normally provide distilled water separately but would happily do so, before check-in if a guest were to ask for it.

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I travel with a CPAP and always bring my own distilled water. I don’t expect either Airbnb hosts or hotels to provide it. But I have asked for some on the rare occasion of traveling on a cruise ship and needing more water than my carry-on bottle could hold.
As a host, if asked, I would provide it since using tap water is not advised for the machines. I would, however, be suprised at being asked.

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If it’s low cost, why not? Folks might appreciate it.

I used to leave small bottled water on the nightstand of each bedroom but I noticed it was wasteful. Most just took a sip and left it there, so I discontinued it.

Try it and see if it works for you, if not, then discontinue it.

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Yes, she’s high maintenance. Also, all you need for the Guests Who Do Not Read is a bottle of distilled water that someone tries to drink.

Nope. Just nope.

This. Buy Dollar store contact lens solutions that you can put in a basket (ONE at a time).

Wine is life.

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

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I have a home share. There is always distilled water in the house for my CPAP and I sometimes put a pan of it on a radiator when it’s very dry. (That keeps the container from getting a lot of residue). I don’t put it in my amenities but if I see someone bringing in their CPAP bag I offer. We provide bottled water and I know that I’ve used that in a pinch when traveling. I’m also a mile from a CVS that carries it.

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Bwwwwaaahahaha. I have a large numbered clock in the bedroom. I set it. Then find it unplugged & in the closet. Apparently those large, easy to see, lighted numbers are annoying.

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Sad day earlier this week. Dollar Tree officially announced all things will not be a dollar. Some may be up to $1.25.

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Good news, it won’t hurt them. It will taste terribly flat though.

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I leave an enormous variety of things for guests but I’ve never thought about distilled water. I do use it myself for my neti pot but have never thought that it would be at an accommodation, I just pick some up.

I do always ask guests if they need anything specific or have any requests for items to be stocked in the apartment. If a guest told me that they needed distilled water, I would certainly pick some up and leave it in there for them but I can’t see stocking it for every guest without a request for it.

It seems way too specialized and I agree that your sister just couldn’t find anything else to critique, distilled water is a real stretch. However, next time your sister comes, you should definitely have some distilled water in there for her. Her critique seems like a good opportunity in that way.

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Then she’ll have to come up with some other outré thing to suggest. Which it sounds like she’d be good at. :rofl:

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The sister seems to be made out to be some kind of problem but she was asked for suggestions. It’s a good sign that all she could come up with was distilled water.

I stopped asking for suggestions from guests and family/friends years ago because people only came up with stuff so specialized like distilled water (a different brand of beer) or things that I had thought of but purposely didn’t add (alarm clock).

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For sure, if a host solicits suggestions, they have to be prepared for some to which they would think, “Um hmm, I’ll take that right on board, not.”

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