What is your go-to gift that you leave for your hosts?

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You need to come stay at my house!

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Havainas Flip flops, premium nuts, thank you card. I also gifted a beautiful necklace from a local designer.

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Oooh lucky them!!

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We love to leave some Cape Cod-specific treats for our families to take with them - to help them remember us and the charm of the Cape!

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Iā€™ve hosted 8 HE guests since June. So far feedback from 7 of the 8 was ā€œbest HE place they have stayed at to dateā€. Only one has also written that in their rating. For me, that would be the gift.
Of the 8 guests, two items have been left by guests - one left an old book that they said they enjoyed and I hoped I would. Another left a mini bottle of wine that they werenā€™t able to take with them.

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I leave a thank you note and send them a painting afterwards that matches their style

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Gifting as a guest I understand either something personal to their style but more likely something from my area.

I do not understand the host leaving a gift that seems airbnb like. If my family comes to stay in my home I have food when they come. I would not gift them something for staying in my house.

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Ohhh interesting! I found it very natural to leave my guests (whether itā€™s HomeExchange guests, a friend or family member) a little gift to make their stay more special like a little bottle of local honey or juice or sweet treat!

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Ithink itā€™s a way of saying ā€™ Welcome to my home, sorry Iā€™m not here to meet you, but have,a drink ( chocolate / cake/ etc) on us, and enjoy your stay !
Whrn youā€™re family comes youā€™re there to share a drink or meal with them.

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Hi Zann, great question! I am a cook from Italy, so I usually bring food: olive oil, wine, some special treat. If I have enough time, I sometimes prepare a meal for my hosts and live it in the fridge as a nice surprise for when they come back (or I can bake some focaccia and freeze it if theyā€™re not coming back after we leave).

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you can leave an invitation letter to your home :love_letter:

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My go-to gift for hosts is a nice box of gourmet chocolates or a beautifully packaged tin of specialty tea. Itā€™s simple, thoughtful, and universally appreciated. Sometimes Iā€™ll bring a small bouquet of fresh flowers or a scented candleā€”something elegant but not too personal. Itā€™s about showing gratitude without making it complicated.

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I actually started rethinking all the use of plastic and now use a nice gift bag instead of baskets and plastic. :slightly_smiling_face:

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