Every bl***y cupboard!

I'm longing to know where the mugs had been put! 😄

How fortunate you are if that's the only issue you found !!

There are sooo many reports of loss, damage, and filth by some who have holiday rentals.

mabon1

The money these holidays home owners charge is beyond belief. Just get on with sorting the place out, and then you can count your earnings at leisure.

Agree to an extent, mabon1, though I guess it depends on each owner and the individual set-up.
My holiday homes were my "job", and if I do a job, I do it 100% properly. Just like others on GN tell us how many hours they went above and beyond in their jobs, I could tell you about my 24/7 working week, - like rescuing people at a petrol station 20 miles away when their bank card wouldn't work, or accompanying holidaymakers to hospital at 2 am!
As I said earlier, sorting the place out goes with the territory, but it doesn't mean an owner can't have a little grumble!

I do exactly the same Grannybags, everything goes straight in the dishwasher, always the first job. Then I move away all the clutter and put it out of the way somewhere and clean the surfaces. Cannot relax until I know the things I might use are clean. Do the same in hotel rooms with all the clutter on the beds etc. Do try to put things back where I found them before I leave.

I wondered if it might be a bit of humble bragging on one or two posts.

The money these holidays home owners charge is beyond belief. Just get on with sorting the place out, and then you can count your earnings at leisure.

Made me smile! I have a regular cleaner who is excellent but admits she’s OCD. I am so weary of having to go through the house after she’s left only to put items back where I like them. For example, shampoo and shower gel and hair conditioners are rearranged into descending order of height on the shelf, bed throw is relaid opposite way up, soap dish on the right hand side of the washbasin is relocated to the left. Pot plant enjoying sun on the window sill moved to centre of the sideboard opposite. Need I go on? Help!

but you take pictures of it all when you arrive, so you can return it to how it was when you leave. Doesn't everybody?

My mum was a good sorter outer.
No shilly shallying- in the bin!!

MissAdventure

We need cupboard tidiers on the decluttering thread.
I wish some bugger would rearrange mine.

I invited my DGC round to do that. They enjoyed doing it, and the reward I gave them and I enjoyed the result. It was a bit embarrassing when they found a couple of things that were out of date, but still worthwhile.

From an owner’s point of view, this thread has made fascinating reading! I can offer a salad spinner and ramekins….. my theory on rearranged cupboards is that whoever cooks gets the stuff out and someone else puts it away afterwards, therefore not knowing where things are supposed to go.

Sago

On the subject of ramekins, I probably use one daily which is why we have a set in the holiday let.

They are great for; used teabags, nuts, crudités, dips, coddled eggs, condiments such as mustard, mint and finally butter.

harrigran A salad spinner is about the only piece of equipment we don’t have!
I can boast a meat thermometer, scales, food processor, self sharpening knife block and immaculate oven trays though!

I've still got a few more in the cupboard!

And a salad spinner.

Our worst holiday let experiences ( and one of our best) were in France.
One was incredibly dusty, poorly equipped, too many unhygienic items eg unwashed throws everywhere. No hanging space, bed set under a low sloping ceiling made it unsuitable.

The other was remote, on a compound where the manager was meant to be living, providing laundry and freezer facilities as well as a welcome, but they had done a bunk, taking anything they could lay their hands on with them, including the TV and radio from our cottage. The site was deserted, with one building crumbling dangerously and unguarded.
So little to put away and nobody to care if we got it wrong.

Oh dear ... I'm worried now that I may not have replaced everything in its original place when we've been away ...

Our worst holiday let experience was in France, after a long journey we arrived at the Château, as advised we had called Madame to give an ETA, there was no answer so we left a message.

Madame was asleep upstairs so we waited nearly an hour until monsieur arrived home and roused her.

Madame came out to greet us and show us the converted outbuildings that were to be our accommodation for the week but before we could get inside we got a history lesson.
At this point I was beyond angry and asked for access to use the lavatory and make a drink.

When we were eventually in and sorted I checked the kitchen cupboards.
Our equipment for the week was a tiny scratched frying pan a pressure cooker without a lid and a roasting tin.
No tea towel or oven gloves.

There were however at least 3 beautiful dinner services in display cases, I could have served dinner for 60 people or more!

I do the tea towel fling, too, as did my mum.

Love it NotSpaghetti! My mother did it that way. 😁

We stayed at a charming holiday let in Croatia. The owners used it themselves and met us with the strongest G and Ts I've ever drunk , a request to feed the cats and a huge selection of alcoholic drinks with a casual, help yourself! The kitchen was packed with equipment, mostly rather ancient and of little purpose but we either ate out or had BBQs by the pool. Our daughter, who had been driving through Europe in her campervan met us there. Her Hungarian Viz was tormented by the cats who gathered in the vines just out of reach and she washed every item of clothing and bedding so we were constantly surrounded by flapping washing! It was a bit like taking a holiday in a laundry. Certainly not the smartest holiday ever but very memorable and a lot of fun. We were even given gifts to take home with us!

I assume your ‘outrage’ is a joke OP?😂

I no longer use egg coddlers though!

I do use ramekins most days btw

We have fresh salad almost every day.
I have given my salad spinner away (and my mother's after she died) as I never used it!
I'm a tea-towel person too - Also from the North West...

You shouldn't have to do all that harrigran.
All saucepans, frying pans and baking trays should be checked. We had a second set in stock, so if they were too bad they got changed over and cleaned up for the following week.
Dishwasher filter always rinsed, cooker hood grills soaked and the inside, especially the roof, of the microwave wiped.
A kitchen clean between guests, (sleeps 12), probably takes 2 hours, including removal of all fridge shelves and so on. Even smaller properties require at least an hour on the kitchen I think.
Salad spinners, yes, certainly in France, (maybe not in Old Trafford!), but they are a bit of a pain if drawer space is limited, as in an appartement.

I’ve never needed a salad spinner harrigran I just put washed flat lettuce leaves in a clean tea towel, bunch it up in one hand and swing it forcefully outside! You can take a girl out of Old Trafford but …. 😁

On the subject of ramekins, I probably use one daily which is why we have a set in the holiday let.

They are great for; used teabags, nuts, crudités, dips, coddled eggs, condiments such as mustard, mint and finally butter.

harrigran A salad spinner is about the only piece of equipment we don’t have!
I can boast a meat thermometer, scales, food processor, self sharpening knife block and immaculate oven trays though!