Most Airbnb hosts think about towels and toilet paper. The hosts who actually get five-star reviews every single time? They think about the whole experience.
This is the Airbnb supplies checklist we'd hand to a property manager getting ready to launch a high-performing short term rental — whether it's one property or twenty.
The Bath Supplies No One Talks About
The bathroom is where guests form their first real opinion about your property. A cheap shampoo in a plastic bottle tells them everything they need to know about how much you care.
The properties that get mentioned by name in reviews use amenities that guests actually recognize. Byredo. Le Labo. Diptyque. Not because guests are snobs — because they associate those scents with the best hotels they've ever stayed in.
For STR operators managing multiple turnovers, the smartest approach is the 1-gallon refill format. Instead of buying individual bottles for every turnover, you source commercial-grade gallon refills and decant into the dispensers already in the bathroom. It costs less per turn, looks more professional, and your guests never encounter a grocery store shampoo bottle.
Bath supplies checklist for short term rentals:
- Shampoo — gallon refill or pump dispenser format
- Conditioner — gallon refill or pump dispenser format
- Body wash — gallon refill or pump dispenser format
- Body lotion — individual bottles or pump
- Hand soap at every sink
- Shower cap
- Cotton rounds and swabs
- Dental kit for guests who forget
The Bedding That Actually Gets Reviewed
Hotel-specification pillows. Not whatever Amazon had on sale. The same pillow programs used by Westin, IHG, and Hilton — engineered for professional laundry cycles, maintaining their loft through hundreds of washes.
When guests say the bed was so comfortable, they're usually talking about the pillow. It's the one variable most hosts overlook.
Bedding supplies checklist:
- Hotel-specification pillows — commercial grade, not retail
- Duvet insert — hotel grade, white
- Pillow protectors — washable
- Mattress protector
- Sheet sets — minimum 2 per bed, one on and one in wash
- Extra blanket
The Welcome Touches That Get You Repeat Bookings
The Airbnb welcome basket has become table stakes for superhosts. What goes in it matters less than the fact that it's there and it's thoughtful.
Welcome amenity ideas:
- Locally sourced snacks
- Coffee and tea
- Water bottles or a filled carafe
- A handwritten note
- A simple welcome gift appropriate to your market
The Supplies You'll Reorder Every Month
This is the operational list — the stuff you need to keep stocked regardless of how elevated your property is.
- Paper products — toilet paper, tissues, paper towels — source in quantity
- Cleaning products — commercial grade
- Dish soap and dishwasher pods
- Laundry detergent for guest use
- Trash bags in every size your property needs
- Extra light bulbs
- AAA and AA batteries
- A basic first aid kit
The Professional Move: Source Everything at the Right Level
Individual purchases from Amazon or a grocery store will eat your margins and your positioning. Properties that operate at a professional level — from a single luxury Airbnb to a portfolio of STR properties — source amenities, linens, and toiletries through hospitality supply channels.
The math is simple: a 1-gallon refill of a luxury amenity brand costs a fraction of what you'd pay buying individual bottles for every turnover. The guest experience is identical. Your cost per stay goes down. And your property reads as a professional operation — not an afterthought.
That's the Airbnb supplies approach that separates the hosts guests return to from everyone else.
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