Things that annoy you about other people's housekeeping

[chumbler]

Recently stayed with a friend, in the week we were there the hand towel in kitchen wasn't washed, there's no hand towel in the bathroom (just their body towels???) They ran out of handwash for about 4 days in the bathroom do had to keep washing my hands downstairs and ran out of loo roll!!!

Now obviously these things never happen in my home and I am vigilant about it (wash hand towel everyday, hand towels, soap and loo roll always available). But I wondered if I do anything that could potentially annoy guests? What bugs you when you stay with others?

Holy shit do people really have such a fear of germs? This thread is nuts.

People have me down as a clean freak but I would never wash things this often or worry about where people's bags or shoes have been. I'm more worried about them being comfortable as my guest. How will kids develop immune systems if this is the norm?

Life is so short!

People who take their shoes off when they come in and set them on the worktops, (there is a few I know do this) and also who set the dustpan used for the floor on the same worktop.

Dirty sinks are a no no.

Aslong as cutlery and mugs are clean, and the toilet, im fine with everything else.

Shoes on the worktops?! Where do you live joey!

Dirty toilets as in skid marks. Repulsive. Saw two houses with these in two days, from.friends I thought were clean.

I don't mind taking my shoes off in people's houses, but I do wish they'd provide somewhere to sit whilst putting them back on! I can't put my proper shoes on standing up, so have to ensure I wear slipons when going to certain friends' homes.
I tried having different kitchen towels and teatowels. DP thought I'd gone barmy. He uses any bit of fabric for anything. I have some teatowels I've never used, as I know they'd likely be smeared with bolognese sauce on day one!

I'm at this thread, but I'm not even sure why.... Is it the pickiness and rudeness of some posters (wtf wouldn't you take your shoes off in someone's home? And why would you be offended if asked? Really? I'm glad everyone I have over here, and everyone's home I go to, has the same expectation of shoe removal on entry....)

Or, am I more at people who would have guests over to stay, and offer them used bedsheets and moist towels?!

Ps re: skid marks, my toilets are sparkling clean, especially when guests come, but I do have to do a quick 11th hour check to make sure one of the kids hasn't destroyed the loo between me cleaning it and guests arriving...that has happened! So if the friend is clean in everything else, maybe assume something like that has happened.

Zippy I'm just not comfortable barefoot in other people's houses, I wear ballet pumps a lot so no socks. I just think its not very welcoming.

To me if you're that concerned about germs on your floor then have hard floors and a steam mop. Takes me less than 5 minutes to mop after guests.

zippidy yy my DH and DCs seem to love nothing better than having a massive shit (preferably in the sparkly clean downstairs toilet) about 1 minute before guests arrive. When I moan about it I'm accused of being some kind of 'bowel police' but its so annoying!!!!

To me it's the hosts with cold floors expecting shoes off who are the rude and picky ones. As I said earlier, I do offer, but if they have freezing cold floors it's in the hope that they will say "no, keep them on". Which they generally do.

They're always so tidy and organised with a cupboard full of food to offer out to people. Makes me feel bad

Clutter all over the kitchen sides; cats free to wander over said kitchen!!

Ah, there's nothing like non-judgemental people who appreciate that everyone is different and everyone likes to do things differently

I tell you what would annoy me about other people - going to a friend's house and then bitching about it afterwards.

My 'DM' doesn't believe in changing the bed linen in the spare room. If DH and I are visiting I have to call ahead and ask my sister to put the sheets in the wash. My mother has a four bed house and four sets of bed linen so if my sister can't be arsed forgets we sleep without bed sheets or a duvet cover.

My DM also doesn't own a working kitchen bin, so she throws her rubbish on the floor and it just piles up. It's disgusting. She'll bag leftover meat but that's it.

I once went to a friend's house where the stench of expired food was so bad I retched. It was disgusting but I never uttered a word or visited again especially not after watching her cat walk on her kitchen surfaces.

Ew, not having s kitchen bin is just revolting by anyone's standards, surely?!

ny friends and I put a pair of socks in our bags for days when we are wearing pumps and no socks! It's been the done thing for as long as I can remember. Shoes off, socks on. Much more comfortable than sitting around in shoes, too.

Why was towels individually at 95degrees? Why can't they all go in the same wash? The mind boggles!

To the people who ask visitors to remove their shoes, what would you say if your visitor replied that they had athletes foot or a verruca?

Staying at friends that don't change the bed sheets. Pulling back the duvet to see lots if little black pubes. Rank. Going to stay at certain friends took sheets with us to out over the top.
Also MIL, we're happy to change the sheets if you can't, pulling the duvet straight doesn't hide blood stains/ribbon from wrapping paper and pubes from a gross teenager. Bleurgh.

My 9 month old does literally lick the floor, so shoes off here, sorry. If you have a verruca we'll entertain you in the kitchen only! Have guest slippers but I forget to offer them

We're not strict about shoes but if a guest arrived wet or muddy I'd ask and I'd lend them some thick fluffy socks if their feet were cold.

I visit and wash my hands in approx 10 houses a day (community nurse) . Only thing I ever felt was annoying and gross was someone who never flushed the toilet ..made me heave a bit. (no small children to blame)

I have'nt got a kitchen bin, use a bag for recycling and general rubbish and compist bag, put straight in outside bins. no yukky bins to clean

Dirt in the kitchen/bathroom
Too cold
Dirty hairy carpets
"Friendly" pets that aren't clean or friendly
No food or drink if staying over 1 hr

...old plates, cups (as in old or mismatched not as in dirty) etc don't bother me and tbh I hoisted my judge pants at the shallowness of those who do get annoyed. Ditto tv or radio. Just doesn't bother me.

And I happily take my shoes off. The streets are dirty - a toddler or new carpet = shoes off is reasonable.

...people who don't understanding hygiene and over wash annoy me. Bad for the environment and often them.
Doubly so if they judge because they want 90+ degree washes daily and bleach everywhere.

Absolutely nothing bothers me about other peoples housekeeping, it's their house they can run it how they like, I am seriously lazy laid back though.
Should probably add I think my house is clean enough, but to some peoples standards it maybe isn't reading some of these threads here but hey ho people can run their homes how they like and i don't judge, I hope not be judged by others

Also cats on kitchen surfaces are likely to be stroked clean of any germs lmao!!