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As they say, the kitchen is the heart of the home. In an Airbnb vacation rental, the kitchen is even more important.
Often times the main reason a guest chooses to stay in an Airbnb instead of a hotel is because of the kitchen.
So it makes sense to stock the kitchen with the essentials – and perks if you have the space.
It takes time to figure out what you should be providing your guests. A lot of it was trial and error for us, this list should help you figure out what you may be missing in your Airbnb.
We started with 28 items on the list but we keep adding to the list as time passes, so there are a few bonus items in there now. 😉
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So what are the Airbnb host must haves for the kitchen?
Here’s the list of some of the kitchen essentials that we have for our guests.
After the list I’ll go over why we made some of the choices we made.
Airbnb Kitchen Must Haves List
Good Pots and Pans
Cooking Utensils
Bottle Opener
Knife Set
Metal Salad Spinner
Drawer Organizer Trays
Correl Dishes
We chose Correl dishes for our vacation rentals because they don’t break, are very affordable, look good and stack very nicely.
We’ve been doing vacation rentals since 2012 and have yet to replace any dishes.
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12 Cup Coffee Maker
We provide 2 of these 12 cup coffee makers for our houses.
Since our guests are usually large groups, two coffee makers make the mornings much easier to deal with.
We chose this coffee maker because it’s programmable and simple to use.
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Keurig Coffee Maker
We initially only had the regular coffee makers. Then a couple of years ago, our guests started asking if we had a Keurig coffee maker – so it made sense to get one.
We chose the single cup Keurig, since we didn’t have that much space for it.
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Coffee Grinder
This may not be a must have, but it’s a nice to have.
We use one ourselves so we figured our guests would probably also like to grind their coffee during their stay.
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Electric Can Opener
We started with the manual can openers but they kept breaking. We found one that was pretty sturdy so we stayed with that.
Then we had an grandmother ask us if we had an electric can opener because she found it difficult to open the cans with manual can openers.
That was something that never occurred to us, and we’ve had electric can openers ever since. 🙂
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Pyrex Cookware
Our properties attract large groups and extended families, as a result many of our guests expect to cook meals during their stay.
So we provide Pyrex for them to do whatever cooking they want to do, and it also gives them the ability to save left overs.
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Crock-Pot
We personally never really use a crock pot, but it’s something than may guests have asked if we have one. On more than one occasion they even asked how many crock-pots we have! (We have one BTW).
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Toaster Oven
We really like this toaster oven. We bought it originally from Target because it was the only one they had available but it turns out it is a great toaster oven, the ability to air fry is a bonus for us. 🙂
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Cookie Sheets
Something parents and grand parents LOVE to do with little kids is bake cookies while on vacay. If we can help create those wonderful family memories by providing cookie sheets then we should! 🙂
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Stemless Wine Glasses
We LOVE stemless wine glasses, for our vacation rentals and our home! The have a nice feel, and have less of a chance of falling over and breaking or causing stains.
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Drinking Glasses
These drinking glasses are great. They have a nice feel and are on the thick side, so they don’t break as easily.
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Plenty of Silverware
We believe in having an abundance of silverware. If your property sleeps 4 and you have silverware for 4 it just feels cheap, not the impression you want.
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Jumbo Steak Knives
This is a super bonus if you have the space and want to give that extra something. These steak knives are that extra something. You know most vacation rentals don’t provide knives like these!
They’re dishwasher safe and hold up pretty well to wear and tear. We’ve had them in the houses for about two years and they look the same as the day we bought them.
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