Guest ruined carpet

It's a risk you take when having guests over. Accidents happen and if that is a massive issue to you, you probably shouldn't be hosting!

I have my girlfriends over every few months when we can all find a free date. Inevitably there is a wine spillage or a dropped vol ou vent after a few drinks. I just clean it up. I wouldn't be rude enough to make someone feel uncomfortable by making a big deal out of it.

My attitude is to either host or don't. Don't host then piss your pants about it.

Bloody hell. My in-laws love the whole 'look at this wool rug we bought at the car boot. We've now spent £500 on a jet washer, a special drying rack and four working days and it looks less grubby, now we have to dye it to match the living room. aren't we so frugal and amazing. " They actually resent people buying once, buying well, looking after it.

And then there's me, after two years of building work finally getting a moderately clean floor for kids to play on, spending £250 on a double discount, closing down, 80% off cream rug. They let their dog pee on it, then MIL set the stain using hot water and washing up liquid because she's so amazing and knows everything.fIL actually was fishing for compliments about how much better it looked after shed 'fixed' it.

FIL also put a tea mug stain on the new wood burner when the paint was curing, the first time lit. The mark is still there 20 years on, as is my grudge.

Why do you even have these people in your house?

Just wait until the moths move in. They love a wool carpet.

Some of the waterproof matress protectors have several layers of cotton on them. I have them on the beds in the spare room as I have young grandchildren.

@Allseeingallknowing

Aren't you uncomfortable sleeping on a plastic mattress protector?

Don't be ridiculous, having your nice things ruined isn't being precious

You'll need to get rugs and whatnot as it's likely to only be a matter of time that something else happens, like a nose bleed

In that case, I would probably just leave it this time and try to clean it as well as possible myself.

In future, have a blanket rule of no food and drinks upstairs other than water. Tell them you've got an expensive carpet and don't want any spills on it.

Don't berate them for anything they've already done before you told them the rule - judging by their lifestyle, it probably didn't register.

Agree with pp. You need sacrificial rugs

Wool carpets clean really really well so the marks should come out fine.

realistically you can’t say anything to your parents: I’m sure over the years you caused plenty of damage to various items. Picking them up on a spilt coffee would seem churlish.

I have mattress protectors but not horrible waterproof ones - Everything can be washed
You allow a mattress's to breath every so often too by airing with nothing on every so often

never had to deal with any of those issues you mentioned in the 30 odd years of owning a house and having guests

I've also got the Bissell one. We have pale cream wool carpets in the bedroom and managed to get a stain out where the dog had vomited despite not manage to lift it with any carpet stain removers. It's well worth the money.

I wouldn't have guests over if I were this precious.

I have them on all my beds. What if someone vomits, or they’re ill and has an accident, poor, wee or period stain? It can happen, especially if unwell. Semen stain? Just sweating can make a mattress stale and smelly. If I spent that much on a stress , I’d be damned sure to protect it!

OP, why do you keep saying it’s silly to be caring about your stuff. It’s NOT silly. Just because other people are not materialistic or are less fortunate than you doesn’t mean your stuff is not precious to YOU. It cost you blood sweat and tears to earn the money to buy it. It represents your hard work. And it’s all the more galling when it’s still virtually new and you’ve barely had use of it. I’m so careful with all my ‘stuff’, I don’t have chipped plates or stained carpets because I value what it took me to buy it. Anyone coming into my house knows how house proud I am and my expectations of how they treat my house. You have every right to feel disappointed and upset. I would absolutely be saying ‘sorry Mum and Dad but last time you were here xyz happened so no more food or drinks in the bedroom.

When she was a child do you mean? These people aren't children and I'd be very, very fucking pissed off if that happened in my home.

We invested in wool carpets and bought a bissell green spot cleaner. Now I don’t have to stress as I can easily clean up accidents. Life is too short - also do you have kids or pets? I’m assuming not because this kind of thing happens all the time and the best solution is simple rules (no shoes or eating upstairs and only water to drink is our set) and good cleaning products! Otherwise you end up living on eggshells or making others do so.

That's the sort of shit my mother used to do deliberately. She hated it when I got nice things.

Not saying that's what happened but I'd be absolutely saying something to them about it and next time they want a visit it'll be recommending a hotel.

If it can't be cleaned then you claim on your insurance. Your insurance will likely want to try cleaning it first and may not charge. Worth asking.