by Paulette of Smith Funny Farm
I’m looking so forward to the holidays, and one thing that means is more overnight guests. I love having visitors. I can’t wait until I have our spare bedroom turned into a cozy guestroom, and I’m hoping I can get it there before the holidays hit.
Here are some things you can do to make your guestroom inviting and comfortable for your guests.
1) Have a comfortable bed…you don’t want your guests achy and sore in the morning from sleeping on a less than comfortable mattress or pillow. Add a feather bed, comfy duvet, good quality sheets. And launder before guests arrive for a fresh feeling, even if sheets have been laundered since last slept on. Depending on your guest…a spritz of lavender or other lovely scent on the sheets would be nice. My son may not like it, my best friend would.
2) Have a small basket available with bottled water, light snacks, maybe a notepad and pen or magazine or two. Also nice to include would be bath salts, bubble bath and luscious lotions. Again, Adam may not care.
3) We have spare bathing suits on hand for guests that would like to spend time in the hot tub. Having robes available would be nice also.
4) Have a chair in the room for sitting, with a table and lamp nearby.
5) Provide privacy. For us this will mean shades or some kind of window covering, because we know our bare windows freak at least one of our regular visitors out – you know who you are 
6) Provide a bit of closet space for hanging clothes, as well as having a drawer or two available. This will keep the room neater and more comfortable. A hook on the back of the door might be nice.
7) Provide an alarm clock. We do have roosters to wake us in the country, but they may not be on your guest’s schedule.
8) Bath supplies: Lay out hand towels and bath towel for your guest’s use.
Doesn’t it sound lovely? I know my guests will be glad when I finally get there, and they don’t have to sleep among the unpacked boxes. Soon, friends, soon.
Wow, that sounds really nice. Like a bed and breakfast.
But they still come visiting us, so it can’t be that bad 
At our home, we have lots of guests. But no spare bedroom, one of the children has to move out of her room and into a sibling room. That given, it never is looking that nice, it’s still a kids room
Also we usually have at least 2 guests, or whole families. So that means mattreses everywhere in the room
Lovel! I’ll be right over!
I always keep extra toothbrushes and shampoos in the guest bathroom.
Agreed, your home sounds like a wonderful place to visit! We just had our first guest this weekend at our new place. Since she flew in just for the weekend and didn’t check a bag, I wanted to make sure shampoo, conditioner, toothpaste, face wash, soap, lotion, contact lens solution, and other liquids were already here so she didn’t have to worry. Another nice touch is a hair dryer, and possibly a night light if your home gets very dark at night and they may have to navigate to the bathroom in the dark.