Is unreasonable not to give weekend guests wardrobe space?

[MissFritton65]

We are currently renovating our house; my husband thinks we should be allowing at least a foot of wardrobe space for guests. I think this is unnecessary as we only have weekend guests.

Guests are the problem. Always. The nerve of them thinking they can stay for free in anyone's house always amazes me.

Why? Money saving is the first thing I can think of, and it costs the host a mint to look after them.

Feck that. Sorry

@yolio I feel like you’re having bad guest flashbacks.

Could you put summer clothes in the loft during the winter and vice versa in the summer? Or would you just see the space and want to fill it? Is your dh hinting that there could be an issue with your spending or is he a two pairs of jeans and three t-shirts person so can't see why you want so many clothes.

Sometimes I read threads on here and 8t really makes me question my life. I'm 30, have a child, long term partner, think I am somewhat respectable.

I have never ever for one second thought about giving guests an area of wardrobe space. And I just live out of (let's be honest, my gym duffel bag) 'luggage' when I go to anyone else's house.

YANBU. They’re only there for the weekend, they can keep their things in their bags.

It wouldn’t even occur to me to either expect that or provide it!

Then again, rarely have/am a guest.

The wardrobe in our spare room has space because it's mainly used for spare coats, boots and handbags ... No guest has ever used it, there's an ottoman that contains bed linen that's issued used for an open case or bag and a couple of hangers on the back of the door

What does renovating your house have to do with it?

The only time I've considered a guest needing hanging space is if they're here as a'base' to go to a formal event like a wedding.

My friends & I are much more shorts/jeans kind of people

& my friends/family would ask if they needed something & they haven't 🤷🏻‍♀️

However, the amount of clothes you have sounds way OTT to me & surely some of them could be folded/stored to make a small amount of hanging space for guests if DH thinks it's needed/polite/whatever?

I think you should move some of your excess clothes out of the guestroom when people stay. It seems rude to have a wardrobe in there full of your stuff. It’s polite to offer at least half a wardrobe of hanging space. Not everyone wants their shirts/dresses/coats hung on the back of the door, they fall off and get in the way!
Or use the wardrobe to store spare linen/towels/blankets and pillows and put your extra clothes where you kept those?

To be honest we emptied the wardrobe in the spare room.... And no one used it. Even the mil who was here for weeks at a time, it made me cringe whenever the door was open cos of the mess. Everyone seemed to use the hooks over the door etc so entirely up to you really

If I was having guests for the weekend and there was no wardrobe space for them then, of course, I would remove some things from the wardrobe so they could hang up their clothes. I'd give a foot of space as a minimum so they didn't have to cram things in.

I'd sooner buy the over-door hanger and put the clothes I'd emptied from the wardrobe into my room and allow them the wardrobe space. It's just courteous.

Our spare room is used by OH when he's working and the wardrobe in there is his

So I put one of those over door holders that can be used for about 4/5 coat hangers. I find this is enough for visitors

If I were a guest in a spare room which had a wardrobe and I opened it to see it stuffed with clothes already and no room I’d look for a hook on a door and hangers.

I provide wardrobe space for my guests. Some use it, some don’t. We are also in the process of renovating and I polled my most regular guests to ask if they’d prefer a nice chair or a low bench/ottoman type thing to put their suitcase on. It was a clear vote for something flat for a suitcase. I thought that was interesting, as I’d assumed a nice armchair would win.

This thread has made me realise I need to make sure I put hooks on the backs of doors though, for those who prefer not to use the wardrobe. Thanks for that!

If I’m away for the weekend I usually only have jeans and tops with me so would not expect hanging space. If we were going to a party or something a hanger on the back of the door would suffice.

I've never used wardrobe space as a guest in a house or hotel Just work out of the bag.

If totally necessary then a couple of hangers over a door/door knob will do.

Even when staying in hotels, I hardly ever use the wardrobe, unless am staying for more than a few nights or have a crush able outfit. Hanging facilities behind a door would be fine for a weekend.

you're talking about a guest room? then you should have wardrobe space. And you need to cull your clothes

I would never prioritise the needs of a guest over the needs of a full-time resident. That includes bed space as well as hanging space. Maybe you could think of it in percentage terms. If someone stays for a weekend twice a year, that is 1 percent of the time so they get one percent of the wardrobe. Mind you, that would be a really small bed.

This is our guest wardrobe 😀

I have that many clothes. Dh would not dare suggest I bin any

Definitely don't need wardrobe space, another vote for a chairdrobe and a few hangers on the back of the door.

I would feel a bit funny hanging my clothes in someone's else's wardrobe next to theirs, it feels a bit like an invasion of their space. Ditto drawers, if I stayed in someone's spare room I'd probably not open the drawers either as I'd be expecting them to contain the household overflow as this is common when I've stayed with others.

We bought a nice clothes rail and a few coat hangers for guests. It can be easily dismantled if necessary unlike a full wardrobe and gives them somewhere to hang clothes. We do have guests often and it makes life easier. My sister’s guest room has nothing and it’s horrible.

Guests are the problem. Always. The nerve of them thinking they can stay for free in anyone's house always amazes me. Why? Money saving is the first thing I can think of, and it costs the host a mint to look after them.

Presumably the hosts invite the guests because they want them to come? If you don't like having house guests and can't afford to,or resent spending money on doing so, why invite them?! I love having guests to stay (much prefer it to going to stay at other people's houses). The thought of going to stay with friends in order to save money is just bizarre frankly.

OP - we've never provided wardrobe space for guests and I've never used wardrobe space when it's been provided by hosts. I'm always happy to just keep my stuff in my bag tbh.

@MissFritton65

Thank you all so much for replying on a Saturday evening. The overall issue I have lots of clothes that fill more than our room however there are only the 2 of us here so have used wardrobe space in the other rooms. My DH thinks I should leave at least half a wardrobe for guests.....

You didn't start a thread recently about you and dh where you and him were comparing clothes and books because basically Dh was unhappy with the amount of clothes you owned did you?