Rental hosts - do you leave dishwasher tablets?

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If so, how many?
One per day?
A few?

The cost to them if guests buggered up their sewage system would be astronomical. That's why they supply everything.
Just wish other hosts did.

Most places I have stayed in have left one a day, basic cleaning things like a scrubber, tea towel and a bin bag etc

I would absolutely expect them. I don’t own a dishwasher and would be a bit irritated at having to buy some just to be able to use a dishwasher which has been provided. If you don’t want to provide them then don’t provide a dishwasher.

Maybe because it is indeed your dishwasher, also your crockery, glassware, cutlery etc ... surely you want to make sure they don't use a cheap brand liable to ruin your stuff?

I leave one per day

1 per day for dishwasher tablets, 3 or 4 washing capsules m, at least half a bottle of washing up liquid. And please if you are renting a property, leave a decent vacuum, broom, dustpan and brush, all purpose cleaner, degreaser, cloth, bleach for loo etc - we will willingly leave the property in a decent condition but we need the tools and chemicals to do it!

And if you have strict rules, put them on the booking site before people book, we will choose elsewhere if we aren't willing to undertake them

Some hosts are really unwelcoming and everything is cheap and unpleasant to use and the decor a tacky, ghastly job lot. Hardly any cutlery etc. I do wonder why the resentful hosts are so tight they have to skim off every possible penny like that but there are locations where they know they can get away with it. I use Airbnb a great deal and would always expect a dishwasher tablet per day and enough toilet paper for the stay. There are places I go back to and places I wouldn’t, either way I write an honest review.

I expect 1 per day.

If I go somewhere I have to immediately buy stuff like the list below I won't go back and am likely to think very unfavourably of the property. I won't leave a bad review but such places that don't supply basics are also deficient in other ways. Then I do leave a bad review.

Tea
Coffee
Sugar
Loo roll
Dishwasher tabs
Washing up liquid
Salt
Foil
Cling film
Dishwasher sponge or scrubber
Cloth for wiping
Kitchen spray
Nice to have are coffee pods

I assume that places that don't leave cleaning products are not very clean. Only being cleaned at Changeover is a bit grim.

No. Why would I? If the guest wants to use my dishwasher, they should bring their own tablets. I don't expect to be catered for like a child, neither should they.

Say so much without saying much at all eh.

If they weren't provided I wouldn't use the dishwasher. I'd just hand wash and if they weren't up to the host's standards, tough.

I don't have a dishwasher at home so something I wouldn't think about buying, wouldn't want to take home and with a shit attitude to not providing them, wouldn't want to leave them for the ever so not generous hosts to benefit from.

You sound like a charming host !!

We use self-catering/ aparthotels quite a lot and we now travel with a basic household kit bag. Things like olive oil, salt, small chopping board and two knives, pump soap, tea towel, loo roll, washing machine pods etc. We keep it in the car and if we need something it's there, if not it stays in the boot. I also take a small clothes horse, which is invaluable, especially in hotels. There is never enough space in the bathroom for towels for three people, plus swimming costumes, beach towels etc. It's slim enough to stand in a bath (with soft feet) and fits in the boot of a Ford Focus. I really recommend getting one!

Please do, OP. Just back from staying in an Airbnb where they didn’t leave any. Smallest size we could buy in the supermarket cost €11. We left them behind so the next people will have some. When we’re spending thousands, don’t make us stock you up on essentials.

Other common false economies include not enough loo roll, washing up liquid. They cost you pennies to supply. We always leave supplies that we can’t take in hand luggage on a plane (so any liquids over 100ml eg shampoo, olive oil). We’d very much appreciate not having to buy them when we get there.

Wow, if you are advertising a dishwasher in the description of your cottage, it is expected you would leave some dishwasher tablets.

Paces we stay charge a minimum of £100 per night (I know there are places that are more expensive). I'm fairly sure 12 - 14p on a dishwasher tablet per day is not going to eat too much into that £100+.
From the hirer's pov, you don't want to spend your days away shopping or to have to carry every little thing with you when you travel.

It would be handy if you let us know where your let is, so we can all avoid it.

Do you not leave any toilet paper either?

I've literally never stayed in a place that didn't leave dishwasher tablets (or, if there's no dishwasher, washing-up liquid).

I don't expect to be catered for

You must go on some really shit holidays then.

But why wouldn't you? A couple of tablets to get them started is hardly going to break the bank.

Yes we leave them. We have a little pot that the cleaner tops up. I don’t know how many it holds actually, probably about 10, but no one has ever commented or complained so I assume it’s enough, although it’s only a one bedroom cottage. People do take consumable stuff home with them though (learnt that the hard way) so we don’t leave a huge box of anything where the guests can access it.

We also leave tea towels, a fresh sponge and jay cloth, washing up liquid, kitchen roll, toilet roll, hand soap and some basic cleaning supplies.

To not provide them seems ridiculously stingy and you run the risk of guests not washing the dishes properly which seems counterintuitive versus a maximum of a £1 cost per visit.

I don’t have a dishwasher at home, so if I was staying in a holiday rental with one would really appreciate the dishwasher tablets being provided rather than ending up with some left over (especially if rental cleaners are likely to remove them, not leave for future guests). Also I suppose it means you are likely to have some control over what people are using in your machine. I imagine poor quality stuff is not great for the inner workings.

I've regularly rented apartments or villas, and I'd say the majority of hosts don't leave any, or perhaps just one

That's interesting because I don't think I've ever stayed in a self-catering property that didn't include them, either at home or abroad. Usually enough for one per day (although in practice we never use as many as that because we mostly eat out on holiday and only use a few mugs and glasses and maybe a plate for some toast or something most days).

I think pretty much everywhere I've stayed has also supplied a bottle of washing up liquid, bleach/loo cleaner and a multisurface spray as well.

As a "guest" we've had different experiences in different cottages.

We dont have a dishwasher at home so I'd rather not have to buy a box of tablets

All the self-catering places I have stayed at have left dishwasher tablets, washing up liquid and washing machine pods. Also toilet roll, hand soap and welcome pack of tea, coffee, milk and biscuits.

I think pretty much everywhere I've stayed has also supplied a bottle of washing up liquid, bleach/loo cleaner and a multisurface spray as well.

We used to be regulars at a cottage that didn't leave much at all - a green scourer and j-cloth. Maybe a part used washing up liquid if we were lucky. I did take it as a sign that they didn't expect extensive cleaning before we left

I think you are mistaking the difference between a customer and a guest

Agree that it is very annoying to have to buy things like dishwasher tablets, salt and pepper, washing up liquid, when you're only going to use a tiny amount of what you'd have to buy. It would hardly cost a host anything to provide enough of these for a stay but it would improve the stay for guests.

I don't own a dishwasher. Therefore don't have tablets. I'd be very annoyed if I had paid for a place with a dishwasher and there were no tablets.