Guests sleeping over

amother

Sun, Dec 15 2024, 11:53 pm

When you have a guest sleeping over for shabbos (or any time), what do you leave for them in their room? A basket of toiletries, extra towels, water bottles, magazines? I’d love to hear and get ideas.

amother

Zinnia

Mon, Dec 16 2024, 12:10 am

Water bottle with cups
Tissues
Towels
I always leave out baked goods in my kitchen and tell my guests they can take any food/drinks they want

Following for more ideas

Bnei Berak 10 ↓

Mon, Dec 16 2024, 12:49 am

Based on threads about clogged toilets etc pleased make sure they have a garbage can in the bathroom they use.
If you have sensitive plumbing make a sign they shouldn't flush wipes and other things down the drain.

shabbatiscoming

Mon, Dec 16 2024, 2:23 am

Bed,pillows, covers, towel.
And I show them around the kitchen.
No food in any place in our home except kitchen and dinning room. I leave a cup on the counter for each guest.
And there are tissues in each bathroom.

essie14 ↓

Mon, Dec 16 2024, 3:42 am

Guest bathroom fully stocked with toiletries - shampoo, conditioner, body wash, deodorant, feminine hygiene products, bedika cloths, toothbrushes, toothpaste, Mouthwash, q tips, ikea hotel style slippers, bathrobes, extra towels.
Tissues and toilet paper
Wet wipes, with a note not to flush
Water bottles in the room
Shabbat lamp
Shaitel stand

I show them around the kitchen and ask not to take any food to the bedroom

Welcome letter with the code to the front door and the WI FI password

amother

Rose ↓

Mon, Dec 16 2024, 6:01 am

I their bedroom:
Extra pillows
Extra blanket
Wig head
Shabbos lamp
Water bottle
Tissues
Hand towel

(Bathroom is stocked with toiletries they may need.)

amother

RosePink ↓

Mon, Dec 16 2024, 6:27 am

Ques - when I host other people’s guests for Simchos , I am ready to show them around the kitchen - coffee, baked goods, pastries etc , but many times the guests show up so close to Shabbos and they have to run to the rooms to get ready , there’s no time to show them the kitchen etc ?

amother

↑ Rose ↓

Mon, Dec 16 2024, 6:47 am

amother RosePink wrote:

You show them around when they're ready.

amother

↑ RosePink ↓

Mon, Dec 16 2024, 7:25 am

Usually they leave before candle lighting they get in the car (with their husbands if applicable)to drive to shul because in my neighborhood that’s where the baalei simcha hold their meal and the guests light there and drive right before Shabbos so they save one time walking. There is ample parking by the shul.in my house We have a separate entrance to the guest suite so I don’t see them when they come and go so I don’t even see them later when they return.

amother

↑ Rose

Mon, Dec 16 2024, 7:35 am

amother RosePink wrote:

If you have a separate entrance/fully private guest suite, do (sleeping only) guests even need to come in to your house? You can prep hot water urn, coffee, milk, water, pastries, light snacks in the guest room.

amother

↑ RosePink ↓

Mon, Dec 16 2024, 11:35 am

amother Rose wrote:

No the only kitchen down there is my Pesach kitchen. There is no other safe place to set up an urn, fridge etc. and honestly I don’t want to encourage people to eat pastries there. Especially as we have a few guest bedrooms (my older kids are BH married and we made their rooms to guest rooms too ) we tend to host other people’s guests who are families with young kids.

amother

Emerald

Mon, Dec 16 2024, 11:39 am

Only one person said clock- so repeating for good measure:
CLOCK & set to right time.
Many ppl dont hv watches today because we rely on phones for time.
So we are stuck on shabbos.
Still remember the time I stayed in a basement, only clock was on thermostat outside bedroom. And time was off. I checked time before I left the meal, estimated time it took to walk, calculated how off it was & in middle of night was doing math to figure out time.

↑ Bnei Berak 10 ↓

Mon, Dec 16 2024, 1:08 pm

amother Emerald wrote:

You don't own a watch?!
To be blunt it's the last thing I would bother to arrange in a guest room. Some things guests need to be responsible for themselves.

amother

↑ RosePink ↓

Mon, Dec 16 2024, 1:10 pm

Bnei Berak 10 wrote:

You don't own a watch?!
To be blunt it's the last thing I would bother to arrange in a guest room. Some things guests need to be responsible for themselves.

Agree with emerald.
My DH for example does not wear a watch on Shabbos.
Yes I put a clock on the night table in my guest room.

↑ Bnei Berak 10

Mon, Dec 16 2024, 2:07 pm

essie14 wrote:

You stock all these things for your guests?

amother

↑ RosePink

Mon, Dec 16 2024, 2:37 pm

Bnei Berak 10 wrote:

You stock all these things for your guests?

I do too. All Except for the wipes. Plumbing in my house cannot take that.

amother

Pansy

Mon, Dec 16 2024, 2:43 pm

Bnei Berak 10 wrote:

You don't own a watch?!
To be blunt it's the last thing I would bother to arrange in a guest room. Some things guests need to be responsible for themselves.

I don't have a watch. I rely on my wall clock and bedside table clock at home and my phone when I'm out.

On Shabbos I'm usually in the house for most of the day.