Whether you’re just having a fun get-together with friends or are inviting people from work to get to know them better, the basic guidelines for hosting people to your house remain largely the same.

Here are the top five tips for hosting people at your house:

Tip #1 – Make Sure Your House Is Clean

This is probably what you’re the most concerned about when you have people over. It makes perfect sense: not only do you want to be embarrassed at people seeing an untidy house or apartment, you also don’t want people to have an unpleasant experience.

For this reason alone, tidying up your house should definitely be a priority for you. Vacuuming the floors, cleaning the bathrooms, and organizing any messy places will be enough to make guests happy.

Tip #2 – Have Food Ready To Go 

Either have food ready to go at your house or have a means for food to be at your house by the time people are ready to eat. Using a food delivery service is a popular way for keeping guests fed because you may not know when everyone is ready to eat.

Whereas preparing your own food means you would all have to eat at a set time, ordering food and having it delivered to you means you can eat when everybody feels like it.

Tip #3 – Have A Variety of Beverages

Even if you do plan on using a food delivery service, you should still have a number of different beverages ready to go for guests to choose from. Lemonade, soda, juice, water, beer, and so on are examples of what you can have.

It’s also a good idea to have ice on hand, and of course, for your glasses/cups to all be clean.

Tip #4 – Have Planned Activities

Definitely have at least a few activities in mind if you and your guests have not decided what you will be doing beforehand. You can have simple board games or card games on hand to play if everyone else is willing, or you can suggest that you go outside or watch a movie.

Tip #5 – Keep Things Under Budget

Last but not least, there are very few times where it’s wise to spend money you don’t have, and hosting a party at your house is definitely not an exception to that rule.

If funds are particularly tight, you can alleviate some of the costs by having a potluck instead of ordering food from a restaurant, and by politely asking people to bring their favorite drinks and sides.

Hosting People At Your House

Remember, hosting people at your house should be fun and easy going, so don’t think that there are any firm rules that you absolutely must follow. So long as people have a good time, you can consider the get-together at your house to be a success.