5 Tips for Creating the Perfect Guest Room
It’s that time of year again, your house becomes a local B&B for our out of town friends and family. Check out my top 5 list of basic southern hospitality to make your guests feel welcome.
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Traveling while fun, can be hard, especially if you are choosing to stay with a family member or friend. That why I created my 5 Tips for Creating the Perfect Guest Room. For the guest they may feel as if they are intruding into your private space, and for the hosts they may feel like as if they should be overly accommodating, which can be stressful on both parties. It is never an easy scenario to mix a bunch of people that may live completely different lifestyle into one space. However, I have found implementing these little tips and tricks can make your guests feel more at ease and comfortable.
1. The Welcome Wagon I like for a guest room to immediately feel welcoming. By providing a tray with a snack basket, water carafe, and a hand written thank you note for the visitor sets the tone, just as southern social graces dictates. This literally a page right out all the elite five star hotel’s playbook. Sometimes I choose to add fresh flowers to the tray depending on what is in season and or possibly a candle. This also depends on the guest and if they have any type of allergies or sensitivities to these items or scents.
The snack basket is a fun twist on a mini bar, and will provide a snack for between meals or a late night snack for after the hosts have gone to bed. There is nothing worse than getting the munchies and feeling weird about going into someone else’s kitchen. If your feeling extra decadent you can install a small mini bar as seen in my DIY Mini Bar Amoire post. 
I really love this sweet little water carafe I picked this one up years ago at a Southern Living party and I have used in so many places it is ridiculous. I have used it to transport juice for breakfast in bed, in my bathroom to decant mouthwash in the a pretty vessel, and now in a guest room for water. Now they make so many varieties of them, I am so surprised more people do not own them, since they are so versatile. 
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2.Dress the Bed I alway dress the bed in layers, because it adds a touch of luxury to your guests experience. I like to use the finest thread count sheets, my favorite go too’s are Peacock Alley. Layers are also great because not everyone is acclimated to your homes temperature. My husband I run hot, so we tend to keep the air on and the house on the cooler side. Let’s be honest, you can put on more layers if you are cold, but running around naked if your hot is frowned upon.
The best layers for an ultra comfy bed include a light to medium weight comforter and a warm blanket at the foot of the bed. I also store a extra heavy feather down comforter in the guest closet which easily can be added by your guest if they get cold.
3. Add in the Extras I keep a variety of extra pillows in the closet as well. A soft feather pillow, and two hypoallergenic poly filled, one firm and one medium. This way your guest will have options in case the ones on the bed are not to their liking. Also you might have noticed that I have plenty of empty hangers in the closet as well. This insures that your guest can hang their clothes with out feeling like they have inconvenienced you to get hangers or worst yet if they have to move your stuff to make room for their own. Even if your guest room doubles as another space, like an office of kids room, try to make sure that your guests have some closet space available for there stay.
As you can see, I also provide robes in the closet. This is another trick I take straight from all the fancy hotels. My absolute favorite terry cloth robe is the Signature Egyptian Cotton Couple’s Terry Spa Robes which I paired with the St. Tropez Microfiber Spa Slippers. I find they both really add a luxurious feeling for your guest, plus they really wash up great. Your guest will be able to utilize the robes in their travels from the bathroom, especial if you have a Jack and Jill bathroom or shared hallway bathroom. They are also super convenient to put over their pajamas for breakfast.
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Designer Tip: If you robes include a free monogram, a super cute idea for the a guest room would be “Yours” and “Mine”. Which become a universal set of robes for anyone guest that stays with you. For our wedding we did get a super cute set of Bride & Groom robes for our honeymoon that we still have to this day.
St. Tropez Microfiber Spa Slippers – $14.74
from: Luxor Linens, LLC
4. Stock the Bathroom Yes I too am notorious for snagging extra little hotel soaps when I travel, lol. I end up using them in my own guest bath, which I guess could be considered tacky, but I actually like that my guests get to choose which little shampoo they want to try. Some of the hotels we have stayed in have really nice products, even designer brands, so in my mind it is better than a big ugly bottle of bargain brand sitting in the shower. I placed a cute basket under the counter with the hotel soaps along with a few other conveniences you guest could have unexpectedly forgotten, like toothpaste, toothbrushes, and feminine products. 
I also like to provide a hair drier, flat iron and curling iron, stored in a separate basket under the sink. This way your guest do not have to ask to borrow your personal ones in case they forgot to pack them. 
Also make sure that you have plenty of extra towels and wash clothes, enough for the guests entire stay. You will also want to make sure you have hampers for the soiled linens either in the bathroom itself or or in the closet of the bedroom.
5. Entertainment and Technology I always provide periodicals for late night or early morning reading, especially if your guest room does not have a television. Keep in mind your guest maybe from a different timezone or have jet lag that can cause them to experience some sleepless nights. Having periodicals can provide light reading at their leisure to help them drift off to sleep.
One last tip would be provide charging cables for their technology. I recommend leaving them in the nightstand drawer. Just a simple placed cable can give them internet freedom to keep their lives up and running. I also saw a really cute idea that one of my sweet neighbors had implemented, which was picture frame with the wifi password inside. This too could join the charging cables, tucked away conveniently inside the nightstand drawer. 
I love these Metal Sylvia Night Stands by World Market they not only look really cool but provide tons of space for your guests to unpack their technology, socks, undies, and a great place to store jewelry just drop a cute dish or basket inside one of the drawers so you guests don’t misplace their value pieces.
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Can I come visit? Staying at your place would be better than a five-star hotel. The attention to detail is impeccable, and all these touches make your guests feel so at welcome and comfortable while staying with you. Great ideas, I am definitely going to make up a mini-snack bar tray/ basket for our next guests!
what lovely ideas to make your stay more enjoyable!
This has great information for potential house guests. Plus your home is beautiful, I know if I was a guest I would never want to leave. LOL… great blog and beautiful pictures. It is like looking at a Southern Living magazine!
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Great read and really good tips. I have so many visitors these days. Good vibes from a hot Mexican lady.
Thoroughly written guide to hosting. The process you have implemented certainly fits your needs. I look forward to adding a few into our home this season.
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Perfect timing on this, we have a ton of family that will be at our home for the holidays. I worry that if I implement you fantastic ideas that they may never leave, ha ha ha. Thanks for sharing you tips!
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I found this ready to enjoyable. Even though we think we know to do to make our guests feel at home you offered a few ides I had not thought about. Such the water carafe and snacks, the jewelry bowl, robes and charging cables. All really great ideas.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts about guests, and how to make them feel at home, even the they are not. Regards
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The in laws are on the way!!!!!!!!!! Oh gawd what will I do!!!!!! Good thing I found your super helpful post, only problem I don not want them to not stay too long, lol. So we will eliminate the snacks I guess.
Perfect timing on this post we have out of town guests this weekend, so I am frantically scurrying around to get things ready, I have already added a snack basket with bottled water. Phone chargers and wifi passwords. Greats ideas thanks! TTYL
I was scanning through my Instagram and saw your pretty picture of your guest room. I linked over to see the post and I just had to comment. You have some great ideas here, I would never want to leave a guest suite like that.
I should print this out for the entire family to see and post it on the refrigerator. This is how a house should look before you have house guests! End of story!
Perfect timing on seeing this post I have out town guests next week for my husband’s birthday! Now I can really wow them with my southern hospitality.
I want to come stay at your house! Honestly, it is probably better than any four star hotel I could book. The guest suites so cozy and homey I bet you stay booked all the time.
I decide to link over a read a few other post since you impressed me so on the mirror project. You have a really good blog, and I think it will catch right on. Although your guest room is nothing short of a 5 star hotel, I shall add it to my bucket list!
We seem to be the B&B of our family too, so I feel ya on that. Great tips, I specifically like the charging cables and the robes. I can not tell you how many time my poor children have seen uncle Harry coming out of the bathroom, in only a towel. It’s like the Griswolds over here. LOL
You have one great looking blog lady. This post is near and dear to me since I am the hostess for all my family at the holidays. Great tips to make them feel even more special our home. The robes are a nice touch and the treat basket too. I never thought about them feeling odd about coming down at nigh for a snack, but that does make sense why they are all so hungry in the morning.
Still hopping around your site, I must say this is a really good post. I always end up with all the company at my house, (huge eye roll) So now I can be ready and really impress them JENRON style. xoxoxox
Yes I have guest all the time. Great post love your home. Your warm and friendly help entails this much to me. Warm regards
An interesting discussion topic so I wanted to add a valuable comment and say you should do more posts like this one. This post is great because everyone will be having company over the holiday so strike while the iron is hot. Cheers
I always have guests at the holidays, no way around it. Nice read on how to make them more comfortable, the robes are a good idea and the barging cables. But question how do I get them to leave? lol
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Linked over from IG to see what this room was all about. Great tips for out of town guests.
I know we all think of extra towels and fresh sheets but you take entertaining guests to a whole new level. Robes, snacks, hotel shampoos and salt irons, girl I would be filling up my suitcase, lol.
Thanks you for this superb advice on how to make guest feel more comfortable, I handout considered some of these things before.
This year we will be having a few mates from the US joining us for the summer. Which down here is starting up in a few months. Perfect guidelines for making them feel homey. Thanks.
Great tips,I would have never thought to put snacks and water into a guest room, or the robes! I do have a charging station in the kitchen and the wifi password framed up on the nightstand from a Pinterest article I saw 6 months ago.
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This is a great post with lots of useful advice for creating a serine guest room. My problem is the guest room in our home pulls double duty as my office, and craft room. Any thought on how to create better experience with that?
There is some attention grabbing points in this article but I don’t know if I want to add all these nice things, it might make my guest stay too long, ha. Good article, thanks and we FeedBurner.
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Oh it is that time of year again isn’t it? agh I love my family but they are the worst when they crash at my place. They always bring their dog 🙁 which does not get along with my pets. How can I ask them to leave Rover at home or stay some where else?
You have done such a nice job making your guest room feel cozy, thanks for sharing such a nice blog post. Happy Holidays!
Have you ever considered about including recipes, specifically to feed a crowd of guests? I always find issue in that area, what to make people that have such specific dietary needs.
This actually answered my problem, thank you!
Hi there, it sound like space is at a premium in your home. This is a very common issue for most homeowners. To me the space should be utilized for it main purpose first, so your office/craft room. Maybe consider a murphy bed with a book case on the back when not in use, or use a daybed in the space which could double as seating for your office. Do not under estimate the closet space you could use it house the craft area and supplies. Honestly I would need to see the space to give you the best options try emailing me a photo and I will see where there are possibilities.
Have not thought about that Maryann, but great idea.
nice post and great read. this is a perfect topic as we head into the holiday season. keep up the good work.
Denise I have heard this same predicament from a lot of people. Just remember honesty is the best policy, in fact I could not imagine guests showing up and just assuming it is ok to bring along a pet, without prior arrangements.
So glad I found this post we have the troops coming in this weekend so now I get the rooms ready with style.
Thanks for the post. Awesome.
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Aw, this was a very nice post. I hope my family does not invade me, since this our first Christmas in our new home. We still have very little furniture, I can only offer a sleep bag and the floor. Teehee.
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Yes I have a lot family coming in for Thanksgiving. My kids are no going to have to bunk up and camp out in the rec. room but it all good. I wish I have more space I feel bad putting my parent in a Buzz Lightyear room, but it’s all I got. Any suggestions for that?
Maybe try to eliminate most of the Buzz Lightyear items, if they can be stored away. If it’s just the bedding I would invest in “guest bedding” and pick up a nice neutral bed in a bag, for when you do have company. Then shop your home for other things you might be able to afdd into the room to make them feel more comfortable.
Nice post with lots of good advice creating a sublime guest room. Love the robes and tech chargers.
Oh yes, it is that time of year again, you are right. My door becomes an endless parade of family and friends that want to be close to beach for the holidays. Many thanks for producing such necessary but revealing tips that are easy to add to your guest room.
Yes NYC at the holiday is a big draw, and if you live their I assure you have a lot of friends. 😉 The pull out bed is a good option. Maybe if you have the space you could build a Murphy bed that becomes a bookshelf when not in use. The air mattress are by far your best option. Good luck 😉
Guest space is alway an issue in any home and it lays seem like we are in rush when company is coming.
I found your weblog website on google while looking up home for the holidays, guest room ideas. You have some nice ones that are not so main stream, like adding the robes and a charging station. Plus I would have never thought to put a snack basket in the rooms, which is also a good idea. Adding to RSS feed to my MSN News Reader.
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I would like to pin this idea for later, but the goodies baskets makes a great guest idea for my out of town guests for our wedding in April, this blog is like a one stop shop for wedding planning.
Such good post of this time of year, I know we are getting ready for my parents next week and they will be here through the new year. They are snow birds that fly midwest every holiday season. lol
Bedankt voor de geweldige giest kamertips. Ik hou echt van het idee om badjassen aan de kamers toe te voegen. Het wordt hier koud en dat zou een geweldige toevoeging zijn. Ook zoals het digitale laadstation, zeer actueel.
Translation: Thank you for the great giest room tips. I really like the idea of adding bathrobes to the rooms. It gets cold here and that would be a great addition. Also like the digital charging station, very current.
Thank you for sharing such great ideas for holiday guest arrival. The robes are a nice idea as well as a welcome basket of snacks.
Very good tips for visitors. I will add them to my home. Great blog with lots fo information. Thank you.
Prefect post for this busy time of year, I have my family and his family both coming to town. So glad we finished the basement this spring, now we actually have the space. I will add in some of your housewarming ideas, to make them feel even more special.
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I have so many people coming to my house for the holidays. Not sure how many plan to stay the night, but I will be ready no matter how many. Thank you.
Such good advice for a weary traveler. You know they are tired and jet lagged so what better than a treat basket. Even better if they are local favorites.
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Hey lady great post, and you have some really great tips for making your guest feel comfortable.
You have such a bright spirit and giving heart to host people in your home. I personally respect anyone that is willing to host people in there homes, as it is a total inconvenience for the host.
My whole family will be crammed into my house this season. They love to visit since we always get snow here, however that means everyone is piled onto of each other inside for about a week.
I love this post! Such a great idea to add robes and charging cables. I am on the fence about the snacks since we have a lot of littles that would squirrel them into nooks unknown. LOL
I just want to tell you how I love you blog. I was looking you up to see how long you had been blogging and you said you started this year… Unbelievable!!! You are such a seasoned writer with so many great ideas, surly you have a staff or something.
Great tips and tricks for a guest room. Yours is so lovely, and clean, mine has a closet no one should ever open lurking inside.
This guest room is so peaceful and I imagine your guests sleep well too. The idea of extra blankets is perfect, and a midnight snack basket is too cute. I bet you have people wanting to stay with you all the time.
Talent running out of your ears, and great inspirations for the rest of us out here in blog land.
You have som many good ideas here in this post. I am so happy that I stumbled upon you.
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I love all of these ideas. You really have the perfect post for this time of year!
I recommend you to my ladies small group from church you have so many great ideas to share, I think they are going to love you.
Robes are a brilliant idea, it get so cold up here I always have extra blankets but I never thought about robes. I am going to do this.
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I have so many people coming to my home for the holiday thanks for giving me some impressive ideas to welcome them!
Such a great post for this time of year! You have some unique ideas here like the snack basket, robes, & a charging station!!! Such a great idea for a guest room. I would come stay with you 😉
These are all very nice ideas to make your guest feel welcome. I never really though about snacks for the room but it really does make sense. And what a good use of the shampoos from hotels.
Love this post you guest room is so nice I would never leave lol
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A perfect post before the holiday start up. Get us all focused on those neglected guest rooms and how to spruce them up for the holiday.
I love that bed, it is really nice. I have been looking for a mission style bed, I will have to check the links to see where you got it, maybe Santa will bring me a new one 🙂
So many wonderful ideas. You are a really fun blogger to follow, and I am so glad I found you blog via Pinterest.
You home is already so warn and inviting it is hard to believe that you could make it even more comfortable, but you did. Wow I need to pin this for later.
We live on the New England coast and have more guest than we know what to do with, I have seriously though of making it a Bed & Breakfast. Thanks for post about the needs of travelers and how to make them feel welcome.
Yay what fantastic ideas you are sharing with us today, I would have never thought about having guest robes, or a welcome basket. Very southern charm inspired.
Great blog you have done it again. Such a useful post and spot on for this time of year. We are all getting out of town visitors and this fits every bill.
That bedding is beautiful I can even believe it is a bed in bag the way you dress it up. I just love your home.
You create such a lovely environment for those that come calling. I feel like you could be the next Martha Stewart. Good Luck!
I wish our family would read this, and charging station and snack basket would be excellent. Maybe I will hint for them to check out your site lol.
Gosh you have so many really so many goodies for your guest. I love this post, thanks for sharing.
Very nice room, I would stay with you for sure. I live the idea about the charge station, very hip.
This really is the perfect guest room and your post has tons of great ideas, like the travel shampoo basket and the robes! All very nice ideas.
This room is so large for a guest room, your guests are very lucky to have a spaceuious room dedicated just to there visit.
Great post and unbelievable blog in general you have a lot really great ideas, keep up the good work.
It is our first Christmas to host and we will have my husband’s grandparents staying with us I am so nervous. Thanks for all the great tips, I would have never thought about lower blood sugars etc.
Great ideas and inspiration especially for this time of year!
This is a very pretty guest room and you have alot nice tips to making it cozy. You should run a B&B.
Thanks for all the great tips and tricks for make a inviting guest room.
Great time saving ideas for getting a guest room ready for the holidays.
Nice post with plenty of great ideas. Thanks for sharing.
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Thank for posting the article in enough time to get the guest rooms ready for family. You have some great ideas I can easily add to there rooms 🙂
So many people coming this year to our home, thanks for all the great ideas now I can impress the paints off of them!
Great tips for holiday guests, I know I always get a ton since I am on the Gulf. Everyone wants a beach vacay.
Such a good idea to have a charge station, robes and snacks. I would never leave your house, lol
These are all such wonderful tips lord know I need them right now! Happy Thanksgiving!
Oh my I would have never thought about adding robes, that like a she she hotel or something. However with a Jack and Jill guest bath it seems like a good idea for sure.
All of my kids decided to come home for the holidays, I have converted alot of there old rooms to guest rooms they can share with there family’s but the bathroom will be tight. Robes are a great idea, and the mini shampoos too!
Great tips and advice, my whole brewed is coming to town this weekend, so you get a snack basket, and you get snack basket…..everyone gets a snack basket!
Such a lovely guest suite with a lot of room for them spread out. Unfortunately my guests end up on a pull out bed in the office. Wish me luck.
It’s like a 5 star resort over at your home, but you have provided lots of great tips. I wish I had more time to prepare, why did I just see this article today, ugh.
Nice post you have some really good ideas here.
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Here in the middle…lol, sorry I just had too it my favorite show and so true of our lifestyle out here. Clearly you are a Nancy Donahue, which I am striding to be. Great post, I will be adding charging stations for sure!
We actually go to our families mountain cabin for the holiday days, so snack basket would be an excellent idea, and the robes. Not a great cell signaling that area so we unplug.
Yes we have a ton of out of town guest between my house and my mom’s house. I will try to add a few of these ideas in to make the grandparents feel very welcome.
I think these are all very good ideas. The robes are a nice touch and charging stations are a must. I also would have never thought about a snack basket as they all just rummage through my pantry when the are hungry. I guess I have no boundaries.
So many people coming my house, blow mattresses in every corner, I am not sure that I can implement to many of these tips for this crazy holiday, but maybe for Christmas since it will not be at my house.
Gosh it’s like reading Martha Stewart but the younger more hip version.
You have the luckiest guest on the planet. Not only do you think of everything the room is cozy and your hospitality and southern charm comes through in all that you do.
Also I wanted to add that, I like the idea of a charging station since everyone has smart phone these days. Such good idea.
I love all your ideas, and creativity. Thank you, because sometimes it takes a village to get you through the day.
Oh these are such good ideas I will be adding charging station for sure, it will keep everyone organized with their technology.
You are full of helpful tips and great ideas, one of the many reason I love your blog so much.
I have so many people coming I just hope I have enough space for everyone. The kids are relocating to the basement sofas and giving up there rooms. So maybe the treat baskets would be a good add, along with temporary charging stations.
I ams thinking these are great tips. I would have never thought about adding robes to a room but it makes perfect sense with the guest bath being down the hall.
Fantastic easy to add items to make our guest stay more comfortable, thanks you for the advice, Happy Thanksgiving.
You have great insight on what your guest would like, I never thought about any of these things. I will add a few treats to their room to make them feel all cozy.
Great tips I am adding all of these things to my guest room today!
Nice reading your post you have several great ideas. Your site is very nice too, I will be booking marking.
I am recommending your site to my family they could use all these tips, lol.
Girl this is a fantastic list of guest room ideas, thanks so much for sharing.
Thank for for sharing such a useful post for this time of year. The robes are such a great idea I would have never thought about them.
really good advice about the charging area that is a big deal these days for sure. Like everyone else, I also like the treat basket and robes ideas too.
Jen you have such wonderful ideas to help get us mere mortals through the holidays. Thank you for sharing.
Great ideas and fun unique tips for making all the holiday visitors fell warm and cozy.
Oh my gosh I just had to comment and tell you that I implemented a few of your tips and the in-laws were so impressed with my housekeeping skills. Pretty considering that I am a stay at home graphic designer with 2 kids, thank you so much!
Great advice! I have gotten my girls to start following you now, I think they will really like you blog.
I am really loving your blogsite, it is pretty, loads fast, no distracting ads flashing at me, and has a ton of great information, all with beautiful pictures.
Got to try adding in a snack basket for my parents, dad has low blood sugar so it might just save his life if he can’t get down stairs to the pantry.
You have a beautiful site and great content. I love the idea about adding robes to the rooms I would have never though of that, it like a a fancy hotel.
Girl you have a great site with tons of fantastic home style tips and decor tricks. I am bookmarking you!
These are all valid options for a guest room, it is nice that you have a dedicated space that can stay tidy for your guests.
I love seeing all the money saving ideas you have here on your blog. Sometimes the decor bloggers are too expensive with unobtainable standard for the the rest of us. I like how you mix things up, it is more authentic and real than a $10,000 sofa.
I have to tell you these are all very good tips, I know we added charging stations with the wifi password and our guest loved the way access. They did not feel like it was some hidden secret and it saved them data.
Great post for this time of the year, we have had so many guests drop by and so many more on the way. Thank you for the tips and tricks 🙂
Greetings, just read your great article, on how to set up your guestroom, perfect for a villa rental. Good to see your ideas any thoughts on how to set up a rental manual too?
I just wanted to let you now my daughter in law followed your advice to the letter and I really enjoyed my stay with them one the holidays. In fact that is how I found you, I apse her her about where changes came from and she showed me your site. Thank you.
Just wanted to say thank you for posting this early before the holidays. My guest were all very impressed with the spa style addition of the robes and soaps. Not to mention that the charging stations were a huge help since we all have our devices. I think my sister really appreciated that the most. Oh an she is now following you too, after the we made the hot apple cider recipe.
Hi there wanted to let you know this was the perfect post to read over the holidays, I was able to add a few things to my guest room for my guest on New Year’s Eve. My friend Harper said it was like visiting a boutique hotel, and she loved it. Then she wanted to know when I become an adult….LOL
A word of praise and thanks to you, my sister and her date in town for New Years Eve was highly impressed with their accommodations in my humble abode.
Plenty of good tips and knowledge here thanks so much.
We just got our first 2 bedroom apartment together. This was very helpful to make our second bedroom guest worthy. Thanks!
Thank you for providing great ideas and such useful information.
This has been a completely wonderful read for me today. You have provided very good information and a new spin on old tricks. I think we can always use a little improvement on our guest rooms.
These are all very good tips. We have found that we have a lot more visit from our parents now. So the Grandparents need a nice place to stay too.
This is a great post, I am so glad that I stumbled upon your site, I gathered a lot of great information today. I need to bookmark your site so you show up in my reader and I see you newest stuff all the time.
Such a great blog post topic and I know so many people that will gain so much knowledge from it. Not everyone is born with hospitality in there bones. LOL
This is a exceptional post full of really great information. You have focused on thing I would have never though to do, guess that is why you are the blogger sharing your ideas with the rest of us. Thanks!
All very valid ideas and great tips to help your guest feel more at home. You are doing a great job I got to remember to add you to my rss feed.
I absolutely love this post so many great ideas and ways to make your guests feel comfortable.
Great ideas and the perfect way to make you guest feel important. Total VIP at your house, you should make it a B&B.
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You have some great ideas I would have never thought about, but make perfect sense. Robes, duh why not hotels do it. Re using those little soaps great idea, and snacks I think my parents would never leave. ha ha ha
Such great ideas, especially the robes and snacks I would have never thought of those.
This post has a ton of great tips for making your guest feel at home, maybe too at home, lol. I do want mine to leave.
What a spacious guest room you have, with tons of closet space, that is really cool. I bet you guest love it.
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Great ideas for a guest room, I would have never thought about robes and snacks but what a great idea. Just like a hotel. 🙂
Hi there, thanks for all the amazing secrets and tips for making a guest room so lush and plush.
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We are going to be having a lot of out of town guest with out upcoming nuptials. Since we live further out in the country there are not a lot of options for hotels, so we will ultimately have to host most of them. We run a hunting farm, so we have plenty of cabins while they are a bit rustic I think with a few of your tips, I can make them work for the city folks, hehehehe.
I have some guest that are planning to come stay with me over fall break, I am so glad that I found your post, I can really make my office/guest room a little bit more homey before they get here. Great tips, thanks!
Mrs. Jeremy Joe (to be) I think that sounds like a really fun experience for you guests. You are correct just add a few homey touches like soft blankets and extra pillows to plush up each of the cabins. Maybe add a few welcome baskets with some fun local made products like jellies, soaps, or even a decorative ornament to commemorate your wedding. I know I would love to go to destination wedding and really experience the daily life of that area, from the simple pleasures of looking at the stars around a camp fire with a glass of wine, to going on a picnic/nature hike in the woods with your guys as the tour guides. It can all be fun, just embrace the thing you love about the property and your guests will too.
Such a beautiful guest room I like that you have added the amenities to make you guest feel more at home. The arrival basket is pretty cool.
Fantastic read as alway you are on point for the holiday season. I am so glad I have a chance to catch up on your site today.
I enjoyed reading all your advice on making a guest room cozy and inviting for your guests. Many great ideas.
What a great read I have enjoyed you blog immensely and and really looking for this holiday season.
These are all really great tips especially with the holidays coming up. I am sure we will hosting this year since my sister in law just had a baby, her house is crazy.
This was just the article I was looking for in preparation for the the upcoming holidays, thank you!
Outstanding post, always filled with great tips and advice for the average homeowner looking to impress the guests.
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