Self catering holiday tomorrow - what have I forgotten?

[Blastandbollocks]

As I've got a horrible feeling there's something missing!

I've:

• organised a food delivery,
• remembered corkscrew, extension cable, sharp knife,
• packed extra towels,
• clothing and entertainment stuff sorted.
• PIL looking after house so no worries there.

What's missing?!!

We usually take mugs as I can't cope with the piddly cups and saucers you sometimes get.

Kitchen sink? 😬

Favourite toy or game
Print out of the contact details and booking and details of what is supposed to be there.

Doesn't self catering places come with everything anyway.

No, they're very random as to what they do/don't provide. Only the best ones actually give a pretty detailed list on their website of the fundamentals.

We've arrived to find a single dishwasher table and a single black bin bag. At another, there wasn't a bottle opener nor cork-screw. Sometimes you get loads of loo rolls, other times, it's just the one. Baking trays are another - a full sized oven with 2 shelves but just one baking tray. We take a load of stuff with us, including a pizza tray for the oven, big and small bin bags, small bags of dishwasher tables and washing powder, small bottle of washing up liquid, small pots of tea, coffee, and sugar, etc.

How about a torch, matches, small tool kit, fuses, batteries, etc?

Immodium

I'm going on a self catering holiday in a couple of weeks and was just planning on turning up!

Tool kits? Fuses?!

I'd not bother with tools or fuses!!

We take kitchen rolls, loo roll and a few dishwasher tablets I really hate places that give you two. So mean.

We just get whatever food we need when there. Although having read the list a good sized chopping board and proper mugs might be nice....

Gin.

I find most self-catering places never provide enough gin

Foil
Rubber gloves
Kitchen roll
Sauce
Salt/pepper/vinegar

Doesnt self catering places come with everything anyway

ROFL. We didn't get a baking tray the last time, or a grater, or a colander.

Some things we've been short of over the years include a measuring jug, potato peeler, whisk, and often the things there are broken.

I always take extra pegs, a folding laundry basket (£ land style) and my 2p collection.

I always take a small bottle of washing up liquid, a jay cloth, a kitchen sponge and a pan cleaner. Most times they aren't needed but don't take up too much room.

I always take a bath sheet as well for DH as most times you just get a bath towel which, at 6 ft 2 is just rubbish for him.

To book a full service hotel.

Tin opener/bottle opener
Cooks Matches
Pack of cards
Travel wash liquid
Talc for sandy feet!

We always take wine glasses because the ones provided are invariably tiny

Cheese grater

LOL @Pipandmum

Antibacterial wipes, a good frying pan. Nothing worse than stuck on eggs in the morning! Loo roll, dishwasher tablets and washing powder/tabs.

Oliversmumsarmy
Doesn't self catering places come with everything anyway. And there is always a supermarket

Even if they start out with “everything”, people have different expectations of “everything” & anyway things go missing/break (our last cottage had 8 eggcups - 8!!! - but only 5 side plates)

I use holiday villas quite often, in one right now, and would certainly not expect to bring my own washing sponges or laundry baskets. One would not get a great review if they didn't have enough plates or I had to bring my own loo roll.

If the place is such that you really need to bring your entire kitchen and laundry room then I agree, book a hotel.

Dishwasher tablets, washing up liquid, loo roll, toilet roll, extra towels.

My list depends whether flying or driving, but in UK it always includes

2-3 plastic storage boxes with lids
roll of food bags & a few klippits
fly spray
bluetooth speaker
small keyring torch (for finding keyholes in the dark)
oven gloves
a proper cellulose washing-up sponge/scourer (I loathe those non-absorbent nylon things with a passion)
couple of small bin liners for dirty laundry

There are never enough mugs either, & glasses can be thin on the ground too. (I think caretakers are a bit too busy to do an inventory every week, unfortunately.)

And spray oil!