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I have 10 guests coming for over a week...

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Helpfullnelly · 09/01/2026 16:33

These absolutely wonderful people are giving up a week of annual leave and coming to help me and DH to do some work on our house abroad.
We are paying for flights, transfers etc and all food.
Im planning on doing all food either buffet style or bbq depending.
I want to take care of their every need however small or different to ours they are.
Ive got each person, a face flannel, and a towel. Toiletries, shampoo, etc
What else do I need?
Tell me what you personally would need, its going to be a hard graft week.
The job that needs doing is around €35000 which we don't have, every one doing the work with us is cutting costs including travel and food to around €15000.
So I have more gratitude than I can ever expeess and I want them to go home glad they came to help, rather than tiny hiccups (wrong food/not enough food etc) to send them home annoyed they even bothered.
I will consider all, what good do you want?
Tv in rooms or no? Tell me everything....Go

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Ididthistooanditwashell · 26/04/2026 17:41

FuckOffWithYourFlannelNonsense · 26/04/2026 16:47

@Ididthistooanditwashell

Great post! We used to live in (very) rural France running gites, a B&B and a camp-site. Shopping and catering in bulk is an absolute nightmare. We didn't do a lot of poncing around in straw hats either!

It's so nice that you understand exactly what I mean! I've had this 'But why don't you just buy everything in the markets?' said to me so many times. Usually by people that do the straw hat thing on holiday and think it's all marvellously romantic and civilised but they only ever need a dollop of tapenade and three lovely tomatoes. 😂

FuckOffWithYourFlannelNonsense · 26/04/2026 18:34

@Ididthistooanditwashell

We used to do a bbq every week for guests in high season - up to 40 people. If I had bought fresh burgers from the butcher and all the salads from the market we would have had to charge a ridiculous amount and nobody would have wanted to pay it. Tapenade for 40 anyone?

Ididthistooanditwashell · 26/04/2026 21:40

FuckOffWithYourFlannelNonsense · 26/04/2026 18:34

@Ididthistooanditwashell

We used to do a bbq every week for guests in high season - up to 40 people. If I had bought fresh burgers from the butcher and all the salads from the market we would have had to charge a ridiculous amount and nobody would have wanted to pay it. Tapenade for 40 anyone?

Exactly!

Allseeingallknowing · 03/05/2026 15:14

How is it going, OP?

cjcghana · 23/05/2026 22:26

No update????

pinkpony88 · 23/05/2026 22:31

Sun cream and sun hats

cjcghana · 28/06/2026 17:42

Would love to know how this went.

Allseeingallknowing · 28/06/2026 19:32

OP - this is so frustrating, you’ve left us dangling!

Allseeingallknowing · 29/08/2026 21:06

Still wondering what has happened here

Rowgtfc72 · 30/08/2026 07:49

Oh no! I looked for an update as just found this on chat.
Did you enjoy your pool this summer?
Hope you weren't affected by the wildfires.

LoafofSellotape · 30/08/2026 08:23

Here for the update 😂

Allseeingallknowing · 01/09/2026 22:54

Doesn’t look as if we’re going to get one! Could MN check if OP is ok?

LoafofSellotape · 02/09/2026 06:21

Allseeingallknowing · 01/09/2026 22:54

Doesn’t look as if we’re going to get one! Could MN check if OP is ok?

Is this a joke?

Allseeingallknowing · 02/09/2026 15:25

LoafofSellotape · 02/09/2026 06:21

Is this a joke?

No!

LoudPlumDog · 02/09/2026 15:39

Also wondering how everything panned out…

LoafofSellotape · 02/09/2026 22:17

Allseeingallknowing · 02/09/2026 15:25

No!

Do you really think MN are going to email the OP? An update would be nice but totally the OP's choice. What makes you think she's not ok?

bizzey · 02/09/2026 22:26

The Op is too busy enjoying her new pool to have time to update !

Shelby33 · 02/09/2026 22:28

I was thinking about this post the other day and also wondering how it all went?

HJ40 · 03/09/2026 10:49

This has popped up on threads I’m on… we don’t even know if the OP made it to Spain! Assume all went well and they’ve had a fabulous summer!

Allseeingallknowing · 03/09/2026 14:52

HJ40 · 03/09/2026 10:49

This has popped up on threads I’m on… we don’t even know if the OP made it to Spain! Assume all went well and they’ve had a fabulous summer!

She did make it to Spain she showed where she was on the map, and sent a post saying “ nearly there!”
I do think it odd she hasn’t returned and updated us, as it was a friendly, good humoured , informative thread

Allseeingallknowing · 03/09/2026 14:53

LoafofSellotape · 02/09/2026 22:17

Do you really think MN are going to email the OP? An update would be nice but totally the OP's choice. What makes you think she's not ok?

Because she was keen to share her experiences. The thread ended abruptly.

ByQuaintAzureWasp · 03/09/2026 14:56

Wifi
Lots of cold drinks if working
Fruit/yoghurt/cereal and toast /eggs for breakfast ... help themselves
Good coffee
Tea!!
Salad and meet/cheese at lunch or soup/bread
Go out one evening in the middle for a change ... pizza/pasta place.

Allseeingallknowing · 03/09/2026 14:59

ByQuaintAzureWasp · 03/09/2026 14:56

Wifi
Lots of cold drinks if working
Fruit/yoghurt/cereal and toast /eggs for breakfast ... help themselves
Good coffee
Tea!!
Salad and meet/cheese at lunch or soup/bread
Go out one evening in the middle for a change ... pizza/pasta place.

You’re a bit late, it all happened in April…

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