Welcoming Summer Guests: Tips for Preparing Your Guest Bedroom

With summer almost here, you may find yourself playing host to friends and family who are eager to escape the heat and spend some quality time together. So, the pressure to create a comfortable and inviting space for your guests is on! After all, it’s our duty as the hosts and hostesses with the most to make their stay as enjoyable and memorable (for the right reasons) as possible.

With that in mind, we’ve come up with some tips for preparing your guest bedroom for summer visitors. Put this advice into action and ensuring those summer visitors feel welcomed and right at home will be an absolute breeze.

Six Steps to creating a space that’s guest-ready this summer

Here’s everything you need to know to create a welcoming home that’s always ready for guests, even at a moment’s notice!

1. Clean and declutter

Unfortunately, the guest bedroom is the most likely place to become the house’s dumping ground. So, the first step on your mission to get your home guest-ready is by giving your guest bedroom a thorough cleaning to remove any dust, dirt, and clutter that has accumulated during the colder months.

Change the bedding, vacuum the floors, and dust the surfaces. These simple everyday chores can help you to create a clean and inviting environment that is always ready to welcome guests. And if your guest bedroom has wardrobes, cupboards, or chests of drawers, try to clear out any unnecessary items being stored in them. Providing storage space for your guests to pop their belongings is an easy way to ensure they feel welcome in your home.

2. Fresh linens and bedding

When it comes to warm welcomes, there’s nothing quite like fresh, clean bedding. For many of us, guest rooms are the place that our old bedding items go to die. But, if you really want to make you guests feel right at home, invest in some new high-quality sheets, pillows, and a fresh duvet. These essential bedding items all work together to ensure that your guests can enjoy a comfortable and restful night's sleep while staying at your home.

And, as it’s summer, be sure to choose lightweight fabrics such as cotton or linen for the bedsheets. These types of bedding materials are breathable making them perfect for summer weather.

You could also think about providing extra blankets or throws for cooler evenings too. Doing so gives your guests the option to tailor their bedding to their preferred comfort and temperature needs.

3. Provide some essential items

Think about the best hotels you’ve stayed in. What made them great? We’ll bet it had something to do with those extra touches like the mini shower gels and the complimentary soaps!

And so, if you want to create a truly welcoming space for your family and friends when they stay over, call on this knowledge. Try to anticipate your guests' needs ahead of time. Make sure that the guest bedroom has fresh towels, some essential toiletries (such as shower gels, toothpaste, and haircare products), as well as any other basic necessities like tissues, hand soap, and a bedside lamp for bedtime reading.

And for those hosts and hostesses that wish to go the extra mile, adding small, thoughtful touches such as a jug for water and drinking glasses, a selection of books, or even a treat box filled with snacks for your guests to enjoy can all help to show you care.

4. Make the guest room relaxing

Just as a relaxing bedroom is conducive to a better night’s sleep, a relaxing guest room can help ensure your guests can enjoy a great night’s sleep too. So, we urge you to transform your guest bedroom into a space where your visitors can spend time unwinding and recharging after a busy day filled with summer activities.

If there’s space in your guest room, adding a small seating area with comfortable chairs or a cosy reading nook with plush cushions and scatter pillows can help up the relaxation ante. Try to decorate the room using calming colours and pair this with soft lighting. All of these elements will come together and help you to create a calm and inviting space that should help to promote relaxation and a more restful night’s sleep.

5. Personalise the space

One great way that you can make your guests feel truly at home is to add personal touches to the guest bedroom. You can do this by hanging art prints or photographs reflecting your interests and experiences, or by adding some decorative elements that help to give your guests that feeling of warmth and hospitality.

6. Think about temperature control

As the summer temperatures start to rise, we’re all very familiar with how uncomfortable it can be to sleep in the heat. With this in mind, it's essential to ensure your guest bedroom – just like your own bedroom – is equipped with adequate temperature regulating options to keep help keep your guests cool and comfortable.

If you have one, providing a fan or portable air conditioning unit to help regulate the temperature and circulate air is a great idea. Think about adding a blackout blind to block out the harsh sunlight and keep the room cool during the day too. And sleep cool bedding and pillows might be worth the investment if you’re going to be hosting guests regularly this summer too.

Prepping for overnight guests this summer: our conclusion

Preparing your guest bedroom for visits from your friends and family this summer is all about creating a welcoming and comfortable space. Your guest bedroom needs to be a place for your guests to relax, unwind, and get a comfortable night’s sleep.

Put the tips we’ve rounded up here into practice and your guests should feel right at home. So, get ready to roll out that welcome mat, fluff up those guest pillows, and be the ultimate hostess with the mostess this summer.