
With the holidays upon us, many people will be hosting out of town guests in our guest rooms.
Depending on your level of over-the-top extra’ness, I have categorized my favorite guest room essentials into three categories: Basic, Extra and Over-The-Top Hostess with the Mostess. It is up to your where you fall on this scale, as your resident barely keeping it together hostess, I ebb and flow between the categories.
Basic Guest Room Essentials:
The basics are the bare minimum of hosting guests in your home. To be frank, if you don’t provide these minimal comforts, your guests probably won’t be staying at your house again. With that in mind, these are good rules to go by per person if you are just starting to host guests in your room. Here are the basic guest room essentials:
- Towels per person:
- 1 hand
- 1 face
- 1-2 body
- Extra blanket
- Bedding:
- Pillows (2x per person)
- Soft sheets
- Comforter or duvet
- Extra blanket
- Bedside lamp

Extras Guest Room Essentials:
Now we are making are way up in the world, and we want to welcome and impress the guests that stay in our guest room. These thoughtful touches to your guest room will make your guests comfortable in your home and wow’ed by the small details you thought up. Here are the extra guest room essentials:
- Small toiletries
- Phone charger
- Wifi password
- Clock
- Fan
- Bottles of water
- Luggage rack or bench

Over-The-Top Hostess with the Mostess, Guest Room Essentials:
Let’s be honest, shocking your guests with your awesome hosting skills is pretty fun! Creating moments of joy for your guests can be just as fun for the host. You can pick and choose from this list depending on who your guests are and what their specific tastes are, but they are sure to be left wanting more when you implement these small guest room hacks. Wanting, your guests will want to come back often, so use these tips with care! Here are the Over-The-Top Hostess with the Mostess, Guest Room Essentials:
- Robes
- Disposable slippers (think luxe hotel)
- Face masks
- Snacks
- Helpful furniture:
- Desk with chair
- Reading chair
- Magazines
- Candles
- Notepad and pen
Some of my favorite Guest Room Essentials:
Toiletry Set Ideas:
Disposable slippers:
Luggage rack:
Sheets with a cult following:
The BEST lint roller:
Please share the most memorable Guest Room experience you have created or experienced!

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