14 Tips Setting up the Ultimate Guest Suite | For Airbnb or Family & Friends

Design & Setup Ideas That Will Transform Your Spare Room into A Mini-Retreat for Guests.

With Soaring Home prices, and Travel Culture abundant, you might be considering turning your spare room into an Airbnb Guest Suite. This one little room can be a huge income offset, bringing in extra money to the tune of tens of thousands, over the course of a year. In addition, if you are open-minded and a traveler yourself, you might just love the idea of meeting new people from all over the world.

But perhaps, that’s not your motivation for sprucing up the Guest Room. Perhaps, you have a large contingent of out-of-town friends and family that stay over often and you are anxious to up your hosting game.

Either way, these Tips will help you create the perfect Guest Sanctuary.

1. Load Up on Luxury Linens

   Nothing makes a more inviting stay, or a more lasting impression on a Guest, than cozy, smooth sheets, a fluffy duvet, lots of layers for choice. We love White, white, white. It feels the freshest and can be easily bleached.

2. Add Fresh Flowers

Bringing in Fresh Flowers ( simple arrangements, at the bedside or desk-top ) remind your guest that this room is vibrant, and part of your home - not a lost cause, back-of-the-house cave that no one enters. And, of course, there is the beautiful smell !

3. Get An Oversized Reading Chair

Providing a spot for guests to relax, read, check their phone, or watch tv, that isn’t the bed, transforms your space from guest “room” to guest “suite” , giving your guest the extra seating option.

4. Curate A Small Book Collection

Giving your guest some reading material, especially a few books that resonate with you personally, gives them the feeling of community and a small element of surprise and consideration.

5. Towel, Towels, Towels

Towels cannot be too abundant, too lush, or too well-folded. Load up on plain white towels from Homesense and Stack ‘em up high ! Guests will be grateful that they won’t need to ask you for extras.

6. Buy Some Travel-size Essentials

This is definitely “above'-and-beyond”, but for $15, you can make a stellar impression on your guests, leaving them with the feeling that you have them covered ! Most likely guests will only use an item or two, and you will have the rest for the next guest anyways !

7. Create A Small Desk Area

This doesn’t need to be big - a small desk, even 30”, does the trick. Guests love a spot to open their laptop, put on makeup or write notes. Top it off with a magnifying mirror, and a stationary set

8. Write a WiFI Note

The first question from any Guest ( most specifically Airbnber’s ) is …”What’s the Wifi password? “ We can’t live without being connected - immediately! LOL. So, let’s create a little Wifi Card with Network & password on there, so they can connect all their devices at their leisure.

9. Provide a Spot for Their Luggage

Save people from bending down, to unpack from the floor, or the dirty suitcase from hitting the bed. A $29 folding luggage rack is that small hotelier touch that makes all the difference.

10. Install Heavy Blinds

A good night’s sleep is best achieved in total darkness. Make sure your room gets cozy & dark by installing heavy blinds. Consider adding a sheer option for choice.

11. Make Sure There is A Locked Door

Sounds so obvious, but since this is a room in your house, and you are so comfortable there, you forget that guests may feel MOSt comfortable with an assured private space. Replace your passage handle with a privacy one. Use the opportunity to make it a pretty one !

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12. Make Sure There is At Least 1 Mirror

Make sure there is at least one mirror in the room, even if it is small. This ensures your guests can check themselves without having to go into the bathroom, which may be shared with you and your family.

13. Store Heaters/Fans

Invest in a small, portable fan and space heater, and let your guests use it if they feel the need. Store them in a closet inside the room.

14. Coffee, Tea & Treats

Depending on your budget, a little snack station goes a long way. Invest in a small Keurig & Teapot and create a small beverage basket ( you can put this on the desk ) . This, again, gives your guests autonomy and privacy in indulging in simple pleasures like a morning coffee.

If you are looking to build an additional bedroom room or renovate an existing one, Give us a Call. We can help you revive your space and get it ready for you to Up-level your Hosting Game !