"Home for the Holidays" Brunch

Between Thanksgiving and the New Year, your home may double as a bed-and-breakfast. Use this brunch menu, the timeline, and these suggestions to make your guests feel at home. It may result in a stress-free and positively memorable holiday season.

There's more to being a great hostess than food, of course. During the holidays, everyone feels a little spent, so it's important to make sure the guest room can be a restful getaway. Here are a few tips for making your home the best hotel in town.

  • Place nightstands with reading lamps on both sides of the bed.
  • Have an extra chair, side table, and other storage space available so your guests can really settle in and feel at home.
  • If you can, clean out a space in the closet, too.
  • Have a nice variety of pillows (soft, firm, down, hypo-allergenic) and blankets (light cotton to heavy wool) on hand.
  • Flowers, a portable CD player, or even a small television are nice touches.
  • Don't overschedule your guests -- give them the option of resting or touring about town on their own for a bit.
  • Purchase any special foods, like cream for coffee, that you know your guests prefer.
  • Show guest how to find their way around your kitchen in case they are up late at night or early in the morning.

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