Every bl***y cupboard!

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BlueBelle

Haha MissA
my first thought how lucky are some to have a holiday home to let, my second thought was how nice that they cleaned it and left it in good order, and my third ‘ what a crime !!!’

The guests don’t clean!
We have a company do that.
In good order meant nothing broken or stolen.

We owned a holiday let in France a few years ago and the things ‘guests’ did beggared belief! From changing the contents of cupboards from where they belonged to a totally different one, to actually moving things into other rooms! Bizarre!
The worst guests we had were colleagues of mine. I dread to think what their house is like because they really messed ours up. Then they had the audacity to moan that they heard traffic going by at night and it kept them awake! They topped it off by leaving the only unpleasant review we had in 4 years! I say that, but reviewers after them picked up on the traffic but no-one had ever mentioned it before my colleagues’ review. I soon learned never to let it out to people I knew! I could have killed them!

It's a like a snapshot into people's private lives, seeing what they get up to on holiday.
Who moves things into different rooms, and alters cupboards?
Fascinating.

MissAdventure

It's a like a snapshot into people's private lives, seeing what they get up to on holiday.
Who moves things into different rooms, and alters cupboards?
Fascinating.

Who moves things into different rooms, and alters cupboards?

People obsessed with decluttering 😁

Very droll.

Or who need things somewhere else?

I do think people should try to put them back though tbh.

When my mum and dad owned a caravan they made sure it had all decent quality equipment and bedding. At the end of the 1st season when we went to “put it to bed for the winter” we found people had swapped all the nice matching cutlery for odd ones and the nice wool blankets for cheap nylon ones. My mum was fuming!

That's awful, I'm not surprised your mum was fuming, Kittycat. I think that's why owners ask for such large, £150+, security deposits these days.

£150 wouldn't replace wool blankets I think, escaped.

I wonder what the cleaners were doing, Kittycat to not notice between visitors!

I wash everything before I use apart from bedding and towels.

Just be grateful things aren’t broken or go missing
I keep things simple and don’t over cram cupboards. Always tell guests if there is anything they can’t find and would like just ask. It is very rare this happens
We have stayed in holiday cottages jammed full of old things people no longer use at home and don’t throw away
Who needs cake tins on holiday
I certainly have never been asked to provide one

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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.

I think you would be very surprised!

There are utilities, Sky TV, internet etc, the housekeeping fees, commission to the holiday cottage company, landlord insurance, maintenance etc.

We love providing a fabulous place for people to come and stay,we get repeat customers who have a break from their everyday lives and that gives us pleasure.

We do not “rip off “ anyone.

A lot of thought, hard work and money goes into providing a successful holiday let.

But at around £4000 a week for even a non-luxury house for 10 that’s around £48000 over the peak summer weeks, so I don’t think there’s too bad a return!

MissA if your mum would like to clean my window she would be very welcome

I think when folks complain about the cost of holiday lets they do not appreciate the capital value of the property
It is not just the upkeep of the home it is the grounds. Ware and tear
People are less careful of someone else’s property
And as someone said previously all the things we do to make someone’s holiday one to remember for all the right reasons

We stayed in large holiday house. 12 people. Some cooked, some loaded and unloaded the dish washer. Stuff was already mixed up in the cupboards and even more so when we left. That what happens if it’s not your house.

If I go on holiday I want to be as comfortable as I am in my own home so I'm quite picky. tbh It's rare that we are disappointed, we've generally stayed in places that are clean, tastefully furnished with quality bed linen. It would often be much cheaper to stay in a good hotel but I like the flexibility of staying somewhere we can self cater for breakfast and cook a meal if we want to. The only thing that bugs me is when there are none of the basics in the kitchen like salt and pepper, oil, a few herbs and spices nothing fancy but so nice to be able to use. If I buy anything like that I always leave them in the kitchen for others to use. I think it must be very disheartening if guests leave a place really dirty , I've broken the odd glass but I treat the place as I would my own home.

Gwyllt

I think when folks complain about the cost of holiday lets they do not appreciate the capital value of the property
It is not just the upkeep of the home it is the grounds. Ware and tear
People are less careful of someone else’s property
And as someone said previously all the things we do to make someone’s holiday one to remember for all the right reasons

👏 thank you

The only thing that bugs me is when there are none of the basics in the kitchen like salt and pepper, oil, a few herbs and spices nothing fancy but so nice to be able to use.
I prefer to remove everything food wise, especially sticky oils, from cupboards in the interests of hygiene. During covid, owners were instructed to do this, though I do see your point.

Gwyllt

MissA if your mum would like to clean my window she would be very welcome

I wish she was still around to do it.

Give her a scrim and a bowl of soapy water and she was well away!

She was Martin Clune's cleaner.
I've got a beautiful reference he wrote for her tucked away, somewhere.

I have made birthday cakes in holiday homes in Southern Ireland and Spain - at least twice in Ireland Gwyllt - we had five children and it meant we were often away when someone in the family had a birthday. I bought a cake tin in Spain. The Irish properties had them!

I have baked bread more than a few times too - but am not bothered about a loaf tin.

I have also bought things such as washbasin/bath plugs and twice bought a decent knife - more recently I've taken one in my suitcase - I've bought extra bedding when it was very cold, a huge fan when it was very hot, a cafetiere when there wasn't anything to make coffee in, a small bedside lamp to read by, taken a travel kettle abroad...

If you are basically living somewhere for say 3-5 weeks you need more than for a weekend.

Give her a scrim and a bowl of soapy water and she was well away!
I 'inherited' a roll of scrim from my MIL (well, found it under the sink when we were clearing her house). It lasted for ages.
Wonderful stuff, haven't seen any for years.

NotSpaghetti I also always take a couple of sharp knives.
escaped Yes, I do take your point, perhaps I should just have a little basics box that I take with me with small amounts that I use in.

I have never stayed in a holiday property in Spain or Italy without there being salt, pepper olive oil and (often) wine

Have you discovered a gap in the market, Sago, holiday lets for those who wish to reorganise cupboards?

Not Spagetti
Take on your point and as I said I always tell visitors to ask if I can help and you would have a choice of my cake tins if you so wished
I once stayed in a cottage that had about six rusty old cake tins I would not have used if I wanted to bake.
Agreed sharp knife’s are essential

Well, nothing has been stolen has it? Just re-arranged, so that's something to be thankful for surely?