Do you wash your laundry before heading home? Airbnb

amother

Wed, Feb 21 2024, 2:05 pm

When staying in an Airbnb with washer/dryer, do you wash you clothes before flying home? (Or other long distance)

Blessing1

Wed, Feb 21 2024, 2:08 pm

amother OP wrote:

When staying in an Airbnb with washer/dryer, do you wash you clothes before flying home? (Or other long distance)

If I have a washer/dryer available, I wash laundry every night. Even if we're not traveling long distance.

amother

Wed, Feb 21 2024, 2:13 pm

Genius wrote:

For any specific reason?

amother

Wed, Feb 21 2024, 2:14 pm

Blessing1 wrote:

If I have a washer/dryer available, I wash laundry every night. Even if we're not traveling long distance.

Do you also wash nightly at home?

amother

Catmint

Wed, Feb 21 2024, 2:18 pm

No because I hate the suitcase smell and like it fresh at home.

Blessing1

Wed, Feb 21 2024, 2:20 pm

amother OP wrote:

Do you also wash nightly at home?

At home I have a set laundry schedule.
I don't like coming home with bags of dirty laundry. It also makes unpacking more efficient.

Genius

Wed, Feb 21 2024, 2:22 pm

amother OP wrote:

For any specific reason?

Laziness honestly. It wouldn’t even occur to me to do it unless I’m there for more than a week.

amother

Aqua

Wed, Feb 21 2024, 2:29 pm

Yes. I like to come home with stuff clean and folded. We always wash.

DrMom

Wed, Feb 21 2024, 2:54 pm

Blessing1 wrote:

At home I have a set laundry schedule.
I don't like coming home with bags of dirty laundry. It also makes unpacking more efficient.

Same!

amother

Violet

Wed, Feb 21 2024, 3:02 pm

I have a weird thing that everything has to be washed when I get home from a trip whether or not it’s dirty. I can’t take things out of a suitcase and put them back in my drawer

amother

Natural

Wed, Feb 21 2024, 3:05 pm

amother Violet wrote:

I have a weird thing that everything has to be washed when I get home from a trip whether or not it’s dirty. I can’t take things out of a suitcase and put them back in my drawer

Same. I would only wash if I needed things to wear. Otherwise everything gets all smushed up in the suitcase anyway and I would want to rewash.

mommyhood

Wed, Feb 21 2024, 3:37 pm

I pack exactly what we need except for babies. Unpacking is so much easier this way, everything goes straight to the laundry room and gets sorted and washed as usual.

amother

Salmon

Wed, Feb 21 2024, 3:49 pm

amother Violet wrote:

I have a weird thing that everything has to be washed when I get home from a trip whether or not it’s dirty. I can’t take things out of a suitcase and put them back in my drawer

It’s not a weird thing. This is normal.
;yiu also don’t know if you have been exposed to bed bugs and this lessens the risk of infesting your home.

amother

Winterberry

Wed, Feb 21 2024, 3:59 pm

I wash every night at home and try to wash every night while away as well if I have easy access to machines. I also try to pack minimally so I often take less clothing when traveling if I know I'll have machine access.

amother

Chocolate

Wed, Feb 21 2024, 4:38 pm

Yes. It makes coming home easier.

mizle10

Wed, Feb 21 2024, 4:55 pm

Why would I waste vacation/trip/travel time doing laundry?

sheifelah

Wed, Feb 21 2024, 5:49 pm

oh yes, absolutely!! I don't have my own machines at home (super frustrating sometimes...). We always send our laundry out , but if we go somewhere with machines we take advantage.