Five Things Every Guest Room Needs

Tis the season to … have guests over for the holidays! Is your guest room ready? For today’s Friday Five, I’ve got the five things every guest room needs to make visitors feel right at home.

1. Something to Drink

Don’t make your guests rummage through kitchen cabinets to find a glass. Leave them a pitcher of water and a glass – or just a few water bottles – and they won’t be up roaming around during the night.

2. Something to Eat

Whether your guest is a night owl and likes a midnight snack, or a morning person who will be hungry before breakfast, it’s good to leave a few munchies for your guests. Something sweet and something salty – something to satisfy any craving.

3. Something to Read

There’s nothing worse than not being able to sleep and not having anything to do.

Leave your guests some magazines and books…

And the wifi password.

Then, your guests will have something to do when they can’t sleep or just need to take a break from all the holiday togetherness.

4. Something to Keep Warm

I am always cold at night, so I keep an extra blanket at the end of my bed. In case my guests get cold, I leave a few extra blankets in the guest room for them.

I like piling pillows on the bed, too, to make the bed super comfy.

5. Something They Need

It’s good to keep a few necessities in the guest room, too. I include tissues, lotion, and small sizes of shampoo and toothpaste.

Plus, if you have a TV in the guest room, leave a list of the channels so your guests can easily find their favorite shows!

What would you add to this list? What do you have in your guest room to make your visitors feel welcome?

Click HERE to see the before and after transformation of our guest room.

Click HERE to see how I made the daybed in the guest room (featured in This Old House Magazine!)!

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