10 Smart Ways to Get Organised for House Guests
I love having house guests!
In the last year, we’ve hosted guests for 13 of 52 weeks – that’s a lot of ‘organised’. In fact, that’s a full QUARTER of the year. Some were short-term student homestays and not strictly touring/visiting guests, but the point is, I am well on my way to earning my B&B hostess badge!
This is nothing new to me. As an adult, I’ve never lived close enough to my hometown and family to really be a ‘day trip’ for anyone. So for me, having guests means that I get to see and spend time with people I love. Our record is 9 guests (plus the 4 of us!) for 3 nights, Thanksgiving 2013, ages ranging from 12 months to 70 years. We had a ball! Now that we live in London, our US family and lifelong friends around the world can make London and the UK a far more affordable holiday destination, AND we all get to catch up with each other. Win-win!
Over the years as both house guest and host, I’ve refined my hosting ‘method,’ including how to prepare and be organised in advance.