Today I am going to show you how I get my guest room ready for the holidays.

Make your overnight guests feel comfortable, it's all in the details. Here's How to Get Your Guest Room Ready for the Holidays that your guests will love!

Tis the season for guests. During the holidays our homes quickly fill up with family and friends.

I love when my family comes to visit and stays at our home!

And, I try to make it as comfortable as possible for them.

But, that requires a little planning ahead.

Hosting guests in your home does not have to be stressful this holiday season with a few easy tips.

Here’s How to Get Your Guest Room Ready for the Holidays

1 – Sheets and Bedding

When you are getting your guest room ready for the holidays make sure the sheets are nice and fresh.

If you do not use your guest room often, the sheets and bedding you have on it may become musty.

Before guests arrive in town it’s a good idea to wash all of the bedding for a fresh laundered smell.

The bed is super important when you have guests in town so making it as cozy as possible is key.

When we have guests in town, I like to keep extra pillows and blankets in the closet as well.

That way if they need them they are all cleaned and ready to go to make your guests feel right at home.

2 – Towels

The same goes with towels.

If you have a bathroom your guests will be using add some nice fresh washed towels in there for them.

Include a few fresh hand towels and wash clothes as well.

3 – Extra Essentials

Make sure you are adding essentials like extra toilet paper, shampoo and soap when making up your guest bathroom space.

I keep a basket of various travel sized items under the bathroom sink, just for my guests. The basket itself is from the Dollar Tree! I find most of my travel items from Walmart, I think they have the best selection.

This basket includes:

Shampoo
Conditioner
Body Wash
A bar of soap
Toothpaste
Face wash
Q -Tips
Razors
Shaving cream
Hair spray

All the items a guest might need all in one basket.

I simply place that basket out before they arrive and they can help themselves to whatever they might need during their stay.

Another way to make your guests feel at home is to place a hair dryer in the bathroom as well.

4 – Leave Some Space

I like to keep my guest room ready for the holidays by keeping it very minimalist.

Normally my closet in our guest room is empty, minus the extra blanket and pillows.

If you have a dresser or closet in your guest space clear it out for them.

This also goes for night stands and bedside tables. Keep those surfaces as minimalist as possible so it allows your guests to place their items during their stay.

5 – Hangers

Be sure to include empty hangers in your closet for guests to use.

This could either be in your guest room or your coat closet for them to hang their items without taking up space in other places of your home.

6 – For the Kids

If your guests are staying with children include them in your prep too.

Include an air mattress with fresh linens to use.

Make up a little basket of their own that could include coloring books or crayons.

When my sister stays with us my niece loves that she gets her own basket.

I include essentials just for kids and a few extra goodies for her to use while she’s here.

7 – Electronic Friendly

Make sure you have a place where your guests can charge their electronic devices.

I like to include a power strip next to the bed with plenty of outlets so they can charge anything they need.

If you have extra phone chargers I place these onto the nightstand as well. That way they can use them if they forgot their own or they do not have to bother with taking theirs out.

8 – Cozy Touches

This is my favorite part of getting my guest room ready for the holidays!

It’s all about the cozy touches to make their stay very comfortable.

Depending on who is staying with us this list varies but here are the things I like to add into our guest room for guests:

A robe
Slippers
Bottled water
Fresh flowers
Snacks
Books
A Wifi password card – I love this free printable from The Happier Homemaker
A cozy Christmas throw blanket

Wrapping Up

When it comes to hosting overnight guests, it’s really in the little details.

These little details make your guests feel right at home, something they will appreciate.

I hope these simple tips can get your guest room ready for the holidays so you can enjoy your holidays even more.

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Ahh, the holiday season is upon us. This year went by so fast, didn’t it?

I love having holiday get togethers, family and friends over for dinner and out of town guests. It just makes my home feel more cozy when it is filled with extra people we love.

Getting my home guest ready is another story.

I dread the extra cleaning to be honest.

So today I am going to share with you the best holiday prep tips to make this job as simple a possible. The holidays are supposed to a time of relaxing, not stressing.

Ultimate Holiday Prep Tips Every Mom Should Know

Focus On Main Areas Of Your Home

There is no need to clean every part of your home for the holidays. By focusing on the area’s only your guests will see this will free up so much time and energy you can spend elsewhere.

Close the doors to the bedrooms and those extra rooms in your home. No one will ever know!

If you have guests staying with you, focus on the main bathroom and your guest room. I like to free up counter space and cleaning out a drawer or two here as well.

I hide those items in a small tote in my closet labeled preperly to make it easy to put back when they leave.

It will make your guests feel right at home.

Use A Mulipurpose Cleaner

How many cleaners do you use. Maybe three or even eight? During the holidays ditch the cleaners and stick with one product that will do the job.

For this I use BIZ powder. Not only is it great with my laundry but it can be used in so many other ways around your home.

BIZ has become my go to product and perfect for my holiday prep tips.

In The Bathroom:

I use BIZ to clean and deodorize tubs, showers, soap scum, tile & grout, floors, sinks, diaper pails and more. Sprinkle Biz on wet sponge, cloth, or brush. Scrub on surface to clean (for sensitive skin wear gloves). Do not allow to dry. Rinse thoroughly.

Tile & Grout: Just wet your surface, make a paste with water and Biz. Apply to area to be cleaned and let sit 10 min. Scrub with sponge or brush to clean surface. Do not allow to dry. Rinse thoroughly.

Toilet Bowls: Just add one scoop to bowl, mix with brush to dissolve powder and clean bowl. Just let stand for 15 minutes, then flush to rinse thoroughly.

In The Kitchen:

I use BIZ to clean and deodorize counter tops, waste cans, refrigerators, floors and more. Mix 1 scoop (1 cup) Biz in 1 gallon of warm water. Apply solution to dirty surface with sponge, cloth, or mop (for sensitive skin wear gloves). Or, sprinkle Biz on wet sponge, cloth or brush. Scrub on surface to clean. Do not let dry. Rinse thoroughly.

Garbage disposal: All you have to do is pour 3/8 cup (lowest line on scoop) of Biz into disposal. Let stand for 15 minutes. Then flush with hot water while running the disposal.

My biggest holiday prep tips are:

Schedule, Schedule and Schedule

With the extra hustle and bustle I always make sure my whole family knows what the schedule is.

I keep a calander on my fridge for all the important happenings. That way my whole family knows who flys in when and where, when we are baking cookies. All those extra’s get written down.

Now, I take this a step further. Y’all know I love my lists. Each night my husband and I sit down for a few minutes to go over the details of the net day.

From there we look at what his schedule looks like and what mine looks like and divide the extra holiday must do’s to stay on track.

The holidays do not need to be stressful with these holiday prep tips. If you plan ahead you can enjoy the extra time with your friends and family this holiday season.