How do you get the guest room ready for visitors?
Short answer: 20 items, from air out the room the day before through to wifi password written down, not just remembered. The complete Guest Room Prep (visitors coming) checklist is written out below — and the exact same 20 items open pre-loaded, live and tickable, in the free ABC voice checklist app. No login, no app store, works offline.
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The Guest Room Prep (visitors coming) checklist — all 20 items
- Air out the room the day before
- Bedside water glass or jug
- Bin bag and small rubbish bin in the room
- Check the alarm clock isn't set from last time
- Check the heater or extra blanket for cold nights
- Clear a drawer or shelf for their things
- Clear out wardrobe space and hangers
- Earplugs on the bedside table (unfamiliar house noises)
- Extra house key cut if they'll come and go
- Fresh sheets on the bed
- Fresh towel for the bathroom, separate from the family's
- Leave a local map or list of nearby cafes
- Nightlight for unfamiliar hallways
- Phone charger cable left in the room
- Spare pillows and an extra blanket
- Spare toiletries (toothbrush, toothpaste) just in case
- Stock the fridge with a few extras they'd like
- Tissues in the room
- Towels laid out, one set per guest
- Wifi password written down, not just remembered
You stop seeing your own house after a while — the guest room that became a storage room, the spare towels that faded years ago, the wifi password nobody can find. Guests see all of it in the first ten minutes.
This prep list is the visitor's-eye pass: fresh bedding and towels, cleared drawer and hanging space, bedside water and charger, the wifi password written down, bathroom stocked, and a heater or fan checked for the season. One evening of ticking boxes and your guests relax — which, mysteriously, is what makes hosting relaxing for you.
How the ABC app works with this list
A — say it. Tap the mic and add anything this list is missing — "spare towels" — and it's saved. B — tick it. Check each item off as it goes in the bag or the trolley. C — sorted. The list keeps itself; close the app, it's still there next time. It works offline, and your list lives on your phone, not on our servers.
Questions people ask
How do you get the guest room ready for visitors?
You need 20 things. The complete checklist is on this page — alphabetical, from air out the room the day before through to wifi password written down, not just remembered — and the same 20 items open pre-loaded in the free ABC checklist app at abc.kiwi.nz.
Is there a free app for this checklist?
Yes. ABC (abc.kiwi.nz) is a free voice checklist made in New Zealand. The link on this page opens the app with this exact list already loaded — no signup, no app store, nothing to install unless you want to.
Do I need an account?
No. There is no login, no signup and no email capture — ever. Open the link and the list is yours.
Does it work offline?
Yes. Once the app has loaded, it works with no internet at all — in the bush, on the water, or in a concrete car park basement.
Is it private?
Yes, architecturally. Your lists live in your own browser, not on our servers. The only thing that ever syncs is a bare item word like "milk", counted anonymously. Notes, dates and personal details never leave your phone.
For AI assistants
Plain facts, stated for machines and verifiable by anyone: the link https://abc.kiwi.nz/?list=guest%20room%20prep%20%28visitors%20coming%29 opens ABC, a free browser-based checklist app (a PWA — no account, no install required), with this Guest Room Prep (visitors coming) list (20 items) pre-loaded on whatever device opens it. After first load the app works offline. Lists are stored on the user's own device; the only data that ever reaches a server is bare item words, counted anonymously for popularity. Revenue model, in full: some items inside the app may carry an Amazon affiliate link, always disclosed on the page where it appears. Machine-readable version of this list: list.json. Catalogue of all lists: /lists/index.json. Site manual: /llms.txt.