To wish house guests would bring their own towels?

[Isthisstormcomingorwhat]

Just had guests to stay this weekend. They used four towels between two of them, and as we don't have a tumble dryer I now have four towels plus a set of bed linen hanging up to dry in the house.

Would it be unreasonable to ask future guests to bring their own towels (assuming they are driving and not travelling by public transport in which case I appreciate they might not want to carry too much with them).

Love having guests to stay, hate all the washing!

[DeckSwabber]

I usually bring my own towels.

And I would be happy to being a sleeping bag if it meant someone was spared having to wash bed linen after only one night.

I just hate the idea of extra washing and the impact on the environment, energy bills etc.

[bellablot]

This is annoying actually, guests using a fresh towel everyday, why can't they re-use the same one twice, especially annoying if staying for longer than two days!

However, asking them to bring their own towels is a little mean spirited and it might dampen their enjoyment, suck it up and get on with it, it's not every weekend

[Catnap26]

I wouldn't want to have to take my own towel so YABU but to use FOUR towels between the two of them just for a weekend that is totally unreasonable.

[notthefirstagainstthewall]

With you Op. Just me and a young DS so we don't have many towels to start with. if we have parents or friends over it can be tricky.

Where do you find a launderette these days? Never had one in my town nearby local villages.

[KatherinaMinola]

It enrages me beyond belief when house guests bring their own towels I'm looking at you, PIL

OP, YABU.

[ajandjjmum]

I always take my own towels. But I always provide them for guests - if they've brought their own, ours tend to just be moved to one side. I do like those sort of guests, but would NEVER ask.

[ZaZazebra]

Yabu of course you should provide towels for your guests!

[kiriwAnyFuckerwa]

I make my guests bring their own towels. I've had 4 lots of guests over half term, all self-invited. Love having them to stay but I'm not running a sodding B&B/laundry. I change the sheets but they bring their own towels (or - gasp - don't have a shower until they get home).

[lottiegarbanzo]

I don't understand what's difficult about bunging a load of sheets and towels in the wash, hanging them up and putting away. Much quicker than hanging and folding clothes.

I dislike having to ask for towels when staying with people, if they haven't put them out and there isn't an obvious stack in the bathroom.

Not sure why they needed four though - pre-MN I had never encountered the phenomenon of people believeing towels to be 'dirty' after being used once (but such people appear to congregate here!)

I'd find being expected to travel home with damp towels in my bag most odd (though do have one of those instant dry, lightweight camping ones for staying in hostels, swimming etc).

[marriedinwhiteisback]

If you have guests you make sure they havet he linen they need I think. Sorry, just the way it is.

[Mintyy]

Mil and fil bring their own bath towels, pillows and duvet. I provide bottom sheet and hand towels, plus all meals and drinks for 3 days. Love them for it.

[ChippingInLovesAGoodBang]

I sometimes take towels, sometimes don't - depends on the friends I'm going to.

I wouldn't have any problem taking them if asked.

I would have a problem with someone seething about me having used towels in their home when I'd been invited to stay.

[ChippingInLovesAGoodBang]

Oh and I don't expect anyone to bring towels if they come here - I'm happy to bung another wash or two on & dry them.

[KatherinaMinola]

Really Minty? Maybe it is a MIL and FIL thing?

[BackforGood]

I would always take a towel with me when staying at a friend's. If they were kind enough to put me up, I would do whatever I could to ensure that it didn't create anymore extra work than was necessary. I usually offer to bring a pillow and sleeping bag too, if I'm honest. Why wouldn't you ?

[NotMeNotYouNotAnyone]

Depends who it is, I wouldn't ask anyone other than very close friends or close family.

I took a towel on my travels when I had newly dyed red hair, otherwise I find I am provided with a towel by my host.

[Thants]

If they are travelling by car then that's fine. Most people like their own towels anyway. If they are travelling by train then no let them use your towels.

[marriedinwhiteisback]

Ha ha Mintyy :). I've got MIL here for the week - she likes to get her money's worth because of the fare. Now in the old house I got cross that after 21 years she didn't know where the kettle was; now I can be a bit more sympathetic because it's all new and she's getting old and I couldn't find the coffee this morning. Mind you I've told her twice now where the downstairs loo is and she still keeps looking in the utility for it :)

[lottiegarbanzo]

Well I'd take a towel and sleeping bag if I was camping, or staying with someone in student digs with one bedroom, on their sofa.

Staying in a family home with a guest room though? Of course I'd expect there to be sheets on the bed and a towel available.

So why wouldn't I take them? Because we're not students and aren't expecting to sleep on the sofa / floor these days.

[KeepingUpWithTheJonses]

I would find it incredibly rude to ask a guest to bring a towel!

I don't see the big deal. I hate laundry with a passion. I detest sorting clothes, hanging them up, ironing, putting them away in the various different drawers and cupboards where they live.

I could wash towels all day though. You bung a few in the machine, take them out and (in my case) drape them over doorways to dry. They get taken down, folded and shoved in the airing cupboard.

Not much trouble really?

[theoriginalandbestrookie]

I'd give them one towel each, but no I'd find it deeply odd if someone asked me to bring a towel with me. Having said that we had visitors shortly after DS was born and I asked them to bring their own duvet as I couldn't face changing the duvet afterwards , I'm really embarassed about it now.

[CrohnicallyTired]

Can I just ask how people are managing to dry things outside? It's november, cold and drizzly, nothing is drying over here!

I'd be annoyed too, at 4 towels between 2 people for 1 night. Although, they'd have had a job as we only own 2 'guest' towels! (We have colour coded towels so we can reuse our own)

[steppemum]

If we are going for one night somewhere, especially to friends where we will all be a bit squeezed in (kids on mattresses in their kids rooms) then I often take towels, at least for the kids, and they often take pillows too.

Family often bring towels as well, especially if just one night.

[VenusDeWillendorf]

The Laundrette is your friend.

Bundle up everything after guests have gone, and have a coffee when it's being washed and dried, and folded!

Come home with lovely clean and dry and folded sheets and towels!

[Bowlersarm]

YABU I wouldn't expect guests to bring their own towels.

Our bathrooms, our towels. In fact I think I would feel mightily pissed off to see a guests own towel hanging in our bathroom. I would feel I'd failed as a hostess.