Airbnb has revolutionised the homestay business model, and with the pandemic winding down, travel is back up, and people are eager once again to go backpacking and visit all the places they’ve been missing out on.
Within the hospitality and tourism sector, the guest’s experience makes or breaks everything. While hotels have highly trained teams dedicated to ensuring the comfort of their guests, there’s no reason Airbnb hosts can’t do the same!
At Orin, we always emphasize bathrooms as the place where one starts and ends their day – it just makes sense to really make the effort and go the extra mile here. So, what are the things you need to furnish your Airbnb to make it worthy of a 5-star review? Here are some of our recommendations:
1. Guest Welcome Tray – The Indispensable Bathroom Accessory
First impressions are paramount, so what better way to greet your guest than with a welcome tray stocked with all the things they need to get comfy?
If you have a countertop basin like Albi or Boston, right next to it would be a perfect place to make a beautiful welcome arrangement for your guest. After a long journey and upon entering your place, seeing a welcome tray with items to help them freshen up and relax a bit would be just what your guests need and appreciate. Here, we are looking at items such as:
- Hand towels
- Bathrobes
- Moisturising mist
And of course, a little handwritten welcome note can’t hurt!
2. Basic Bathroom Essentials – Furnishings for Your Basin Countertops
Of course, who can forget the very basics? Travel-sized shower soaps, shampoos, and hair conditioners are absolute godsends for every guest. In fact, since hotels have popularised the concept so much, guests might even be surprised if your Airbnb does not offer these items!
When putting together a shopping list of basic bathroom items to supply your Airbnb, here are the items you definitely wouldn’t want to miss:
- Hand soap
- Shower gel
- Shampoo and conditioner
- Toilet paper
To tie the whole place together, you might consider using an organiser that would sit perfectly next to a basin, like Chester Vanity Basin – this nicely packages the loose items and gives everything a pleasing sense of intentionality.
3. Value-added Items – Adding Luxury to Your Bathroom
If you have the extra budget, that little extra can go a long way towards making your guests not only feel welcomed but even treasured and appreciated. We’re talking about going the extra mile and really pampering them with value-added items that will enhance their stay and their trip. These are items such as:
- Sunscreen
- Perfume and cologne
- Essential oil diffuser
- Hand lotion
Vanity basins such as Edmonton provide ample space all around for you to place these value-added items and really imbue the whole space with a sense of luxury to pamper your guests.
By going above and beyond, you would ensure that your guests not only leave a glowing review of your hospitality but even give a personal recommendation to their friends and network. Now that’s the kind of word-of-mouth marketing you’d like to have!
To bring your bathroom to the next level:
