Home from Home: 5 Ways to Create the Ideal Guestroom

Seeing people again for the first time in years, reuniting with friends, connecting with new family members. These are just some of the reasons why you may love hosting guests.

Naturally, we want our guests to enjoy their stay as much as possible. However, a lot of us often feel that our homes are not up to hosting standard.  

But with this comprehensive guide, you can plan the perfect guestroom with ease and create more time for entertaining your visitors.

Privacy, Privacy, Privacy

So important, we’ve written it thrice. Any interior design experts will stress the value of privacy above all else when it comes to guest bedrooms. Start with the essentials and make sure that doors shut properly, curtains close fully, and that the temporary bedroom allows your guest ‘me’ time, to make them feel comfortable.

Storage Space

Providing guests with secure storage facilities is a must, but for many of us, it’s important to this in a unique way. Why? Because one-look-fits-all pieces can lack character and drain the space. So, when designing for visitors, make sure that fundamental aspects of the room like storage facilities convey a homely vibe by looking for brands like Cotswold Co. that specialize in bespoke craftsmanship.

Laundry Services (and Baskets)

It’s only polite to offer laundry services to guests staying at our homes. Equally as important is reminding them that they are free to carry out the task themselves by placing a basket in the room. Additionally, leaving instructions on working the washing machine may help alleviate any worries that they are imposing on you as guests. You could include this in a welcome book and leave it in the guestroom.

Wi Believe I can Fi

What is the Wi-Fi password? It’s the question that everybody asks their hosts. So why not save your guests the hassle and write it on a note for the bedside table. Just as Real Simple contributor Maura Fritz stresses the time-saving power of relaying appliance instructions to guests, it works exactly the same way for the internet code. An additional bonus is that the note can be handed back to you and then passed on to the next guest, saving you huge amounts of time and effort that would otherwise be spent scrutinizing the back of the router while also adding a practical touch to the room.

Add Meaningful Touches

We invite people to stay over because we love spending time with them. So, why not illustrate this with a memento of their visit? Lifestyle bloggers flock to sites like Rock My Style to suggest new and different ways to do this every day. Several seasoned hosts emphasize the universality of regional confectionaries, for example, which is a brilliant gift for a visitor who loves the local area. As well as this, surprising guests with a bath bomb or scented candle can help them remember their stay on a deeper level, as the smell is the sense associated most closely with memory.

Preparing a guest room is challenging. However, once you’ve created the right space for visitors, you’ll realise your immense talent for both hosting and home design.