An Airbnb essentials checklist helps you stock the things guests need before adding decorative extras. Start with fresh bedding, towels, soap, and toilet paper, then check the practical supplies that fit your property's kitchen, bathrooms, and living spaces.
This is a guest-supplies checklist. Pair it with a separate cleaning routine and inventory count so that “provided” means clean, working, and available to the booked party.
Start with Airbnb's essential amenities
Airbnb's essential-amenities guidance identifies toilet paper, hand and body soap, one towel and pillow per guest, and linens for each guest bed. It encourages larger quantities for bigger groups and longer reservations. If you select the Essentials amenity, the corresponding items should actually be present.
Build your stock around the confirmed guest count and actual sleeping arrangements. Count clean supplies after laundry is finished, not before. Keep a replacement buffer appropriate to your turnover schedule rather than relying on every item returning in usable condition.
Bedroom and bathroom essentials checklist
- Clean linens for every bed included in the reservation.
- Pillows and towels for the booked party, with usable replacements.
- Toilet paper, hand soap, and body soap.
- A practical place for used towels.
- Waste bins with appropriate liners.
- Any advertised toiletries, hair dryer, or other bathroom supplies.
- Usable hangers and clothing storage where offered.
- Lighting and curtains that match the listing's description.
Store spare items where guests can find them, or state how to request them. An inaccessible towel in a locked supply cupboard does not help someone whose towel is wet.
Kitchen basics to check
- Plates, bowls, glasses, mugs, and cutlery appropriate to the group.
- The cookware and utensils needed to use the advertised kitchen.
- Dish soap and the correct dishwasher product, if supplied.
- A clean dish cloth, sponge, or other suitable washing supplies.
- Waste bags and clear disposal instructions.
- The tea, coffee, pantry items, or drinking-water arrangement you promise.
- Readable operating notes for unfamiliar appliances.
These kitchen suggestions are a practical host checklist, not a claim that Airbnb requires every item. Match the supplies to what your listing offers and how guests are likely to use the space.
Make the first evening easy
Leave the Wi-Fi information, host contact, and home guide in an obvious place. Explain where spare supplies live. If a guest needs to buy anything, give verified local information rather than assuming a nearby shop will be open.
Where to find the basics
Spare towels: [location].
Toilet paper and soap: [location/replenishment method].
Kitchen supplies: [location].
Wi-Fi: [details in private guest guide].
If something is missing, contact [host/method].
Restock to a defined minimum
Give your turnover team a minimum quantity and storage location for each consumable. Adjust it for booking length and group size. Our inventory checklist explains how to separate reusable equipment from supplies that need regular replenishment.
For monthly bookings, review the full replenishment plan before arrival. The longer-stay host guide covers the everyday information those guests need.
Do welcome gifts count as essentials?
No. A basket can be a thoughtful extra, but it does not replace the supplies guests booked. Finish the essentials check before choosing treats or adding more decorative objects.
Help guests find what you have provided. The Check-in Guide combines supply locations, Wi-Fi, home instructions, and local tips in one welcome book.