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What are the small towels for?

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Towelhowl · 08/01/2026 16:31

In a holiday let, you usually get a big towel and a small towel arranged artfully at the foot of the bed. What to do you consider the small towel for/what do you call it?

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Towelhowl · 10/01/2026 16:53

Londonrach1 · 10/01/2026 16:52

Hair or hand towel. When I have guests at my home over Christmas I gave two small hands and one large towel per guest thinking they need the small towel for hair and another for hands. They welcome to use our hand towel on the bathroom but just thought nice thing to do. All three towels were used

You are a goddess, this is the dream.

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GorgeousSpringtime · 10/01/2026 16:53

GoodVibesHere · 10/01/2026 16:43

Um, except that you didn't know what the small towel is for. You literally said:

My mind is blown. I've always been annoyed how most places don't supply hand towels in bathrooms (I take my own). I assumed it was for drying your hair.

That's the thing @Towelhowl You indicated from your thread title that you didn't know what the small towels are for. You should have titled your thread 'what do you use the small towels for (that you get in hotels...')

I use them for my hair by the way...

Londonrach1 · 10/01/2026 17:11

Towelhowl · 10/01/2026 16:53

You are a goddess, this is the dream.

I'm not I was just very excited to host this Christmas for the first time in my own house that's not rented and finally big enough to put someone up. It was family but I almost put chocolate on the towels etc. it was so hard to resist. Did put some posh soap out through in the bathroom. We back to the lidl own brand now but the posh soap was on offer in tesco and smelt amazing...

olololive · 10/01/2026 19:42

Wait… I use these to dry my face or hands. I’m now genuinely wondering whether this is odd behaviour by me. If you wash your face do you use one of these small towels to dry your face?

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