Your ideal holiday cottage

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We have a holiday let - and it's the time of year when I plan and do improvements ready for the season, which starts at Easter here.

What have I not thought of? What would the vipers of MN like me to provide?

For reference: we are not in the UK, have nice warm summers (but not tropical!) , we are rural , have a pool and appeal to people who like the outdoors, history , dogs, bikes , nature. We get families during the school holidays and empty nesters with dogs at other times.

So: what would you like me to provide?

We stay in holiday cottages a lot because of the dog (otherwise I'd go to a hotel) so properly dog friendly ie secure garden and a stair gate or doors to close if you don't allow the dog upstairs and a very good hoover. Ideas and maps for local walks very welcome too.

I would want it ti be dog-free.

Please supply washing up liquid/dishwasher tabs, and a clean sponge/scourer, couple of bin bags, etc.
Ample utensils.

Good selection of board games.
Washing maching/drier would be great.

I hate it when the owner pops over to ask if I’ve settled in ok.

Thankyou for the comments so far!
We have stayed in the house ourselves, I do provide cleaning supplies inc dishwasher and laundry tablets, bin bags, baby/toddler equipment, a welcome pack ect

Heating the pool is financially unviable, sorry!
We provide a filter coffeemaker- not one that uses pods. Our Dutch guests use the small coffee cups, the French seem to like the wider mugs and the Brits the "bean can" shaped mugs...

An air fryer... I'm considering one. How difficult are they to clean? I would have to get it absolutely spotless for each set of guests and changeovers are pretty frantic any way!

Good bed and mattress. Nice towels and enough of them .Second the post that says prep a meal and see how you get on with the kitchen .Love when there is a welcome gift really starts your holiday of with a nice surprise.

An inventory.

Seriously, I don't mind if you are providing a hair dryer or scrabble or pool towels or buckets and spades, or whatever, but it's always been a bit frustrating to take things we'll need and then find them there, or to assume that is something most cottages have but then find them not there when you get there.

Then, enough washing up liquid / dishwasher tabs for the number of days of the let.

There are LOADS of threads on what should be in a holiday let, that come up regularly on MN, and they often run to many pages, with ever poster thinking of something different that is often quite niche, that is important to them.

Full length mirrors in all the bedrooms.
Sufficient towels, plus somewhere to hang them to dry (this is a real bugbear of mine).
Washing machine, plus large airer / washing line, and plenty of pegs.
Decent curtains.
If no AC, electric fans in each bedroom.
Ice cube trays (assuming there is a freezer compartment).
Variety of tupperware.
Basic store cupboard items (salt, pepper, chilli flakes, garlic powder, mixed herbs, olive oil).
Enough warbrobe / drawer space for two weeks' clothes, plus somewhere to store empty suitcases.
Bikes would be a huge bonus.

I find most holiday lets very well equipped. Things we have needed that have not been included - a teapot, a cheese grater, matches (this was for birthday candles).
Since there is a pool are there any inflatables/pool toys?