How do you entertain guests when they come to stay at your house?

Whenever we have guests at home, we always make it a point to bring them to places they will enjoy like the beautiful beaches near our place. They almost always enjoy the out of town trips and when home we do a lot of cooking of native dishes they do really enjoy.

When I know a guest is coming I like to find out what drinks and snacks they like so I can make sure I have it available to them. I also like to plan one "fancy" dinner, something that seems like I am awesome in the kitchen. I love Rachel Ray's cookbooks, the meals look good they taste great, and they are quick and easy to make. I also take them out to eat. But, instead of going to the normal fancy places, or the big names, I like to introduce guests to the hidden treasures of the town. Every town has at least one place that doesn't look all glammed up but the food and often the service is just marvelous. The same with sites. When I lived in Santa Barbara, CA. I would take friends hiking on my favorite trail or show them a few of the hidden parks, you know to show the true beauty of the place not just the tourist sites. They can be a tourist on their own time there, while they were with me I could show them the things that the locals love about the place.

We generally only have people come to stay for supper, so my husband barbecues in the summer and I cook in the winter. We round things off with discussion or a rented or if we have one they like already, a movie we own. Sometimes I have a bunch of friends come for pot luck. I don't know what I would do with people for 4 or 5 days. My husband's Mother and Brother came for a couple of days and we brought them to the Mall. Where they live, they don't have one. Take care.

Hello,Grace!We entertain our guests so long they are with us.we provide them foods and all facilities,including conveyance for their movements from our home to their destinations.thanx

The guests that we avecome to stay are mainly from hubbys side,and they love to go out to eat in the evening,so if they come for two or three days then we eat out each night.Although it is good not having to cook,I miss the preparation of the meal,plus it is far more expensive to eat out,which is another bugbear,we goout to little towns nearby and explore with them,they are very easy to please.

well normally the only people that come and stay with us are our own family so it isnt much enterntainment to be done. but i did cook breakfast and make big dinners for my mom and her friend when they stayed with us for about a week.

It actually depends who the guests are. If they are from overseas -- whether friends or relatives -- the activities we are likely to do will include touring around the city or nearby provinces. With those coming from the province, they are usually here to take care of some business or have their own schedule to attend to and just need a place to stay without having to spend for hotel accommodations. It's always nice to bond or reconnect and a good part of the time is spent just chatting and reminiscing or getting to know each other.

we try our best to make them feel at home. we take care they do not feel bad. we spend even beyond our means to provide them with best of things. we take them for shopping, we take them to dine out. we also cook many good things.

For us it depends on who it is, if its my husband's buddies, they are usually here on a fishing trip, so they are out all day fishing at the river, I'm home doing my own thing until they get back in the evening, then I have to feed them all. They will do that the whole time they're here, not much sightseeing. They're about the only one's who come visit.

We show them some tourist stuff in the near vacinity. Eat out at least once during the stay. Otherwise, yes, we cook. We have videos to watch and/or games to play. In the summer we definitely BBQ at least once. Things like that.

Usually we just cook for them a very nice meal. We do watch the tv sometimes or take them to nice places around us. Sometimes I do magic tricks to them but the not so good thing about that is they keep on asking you how they do it for the entrie duration of their stay. So usually I just do it just before they say goodbye to us.

You can avoid all these spending ideas and can stick to simple indoor games. Since you are two couples, you can try out some indoor games like LIFE, Scrabble, Monopoly, Pictionary. Apart from this you can try out cards which seems to be a good entertainer. You can also play truth and dare with them. These are cheaper options. You can also try out pool, table tennis or other outdoor games also.

Well pearl, I think you about covered all the bases there. I can't think of anything that you left out. Your guests were well taken care of. I'm surprised you got them to leave You and your husband sound like the perfect hosts. I hope they at least took you out for a meal. You entertained them above and beyond. I really can''t think of anything you left out. Sounds like you make them feel extremely welcome.

First and foremost that we do is to let them eat, I cook 2-3 varieties of food.. My husband usually prepares for the dessert.. After chow time, we endulge in unending talk with what's up with our families.. Taking pictures is always part of entertaining for memory reminiscing..

Usually when I entertain overnight guests they are here to visit relatives or come for a specific reason. Like a scrapbooking weekend....or stamping....then we mix it up with breaks to go out for dinner or shopping. Other then what you have listed there's little left to do! LOL....sounds like you entertained them completely!