What to bring to a rented condo

You clothes. Everything else you buy locally. As the landlord what is included.

It depends on the condo. Some come pretty well equipped for cooking, including staples like salt and pepper, coffee and tea, sugar, olive oil and maybe more. Others provide nothing. You might ask the owners or rental agency---especially if you are interested in a hair dryer.

I always bring a few tea bags and Nespresso pods ( if the place has a Nespresso which many do these days). Beyond that, I wait until we arrive and see what is needed.

Our last rental was a high-end flat in London which had a large kitchen with state-of-the-art appliances, nice dishes and pots and pans, and no knife!! Not even a small paring knife. So we bought a small Wusthof chef's knife and shipped it home when we left.

What is included should of all been spelled out when you rented the place, or in the description. We usually rent apartments when we travel and I always bring my own toiletries, washcloth and that is it. Most places I have rented have everything we need in general unless you have special needs. We go to the grocery right when we get there and stock up on snacks. You can email the owner of the condo with any questions.

It would normally have been noted in the comments for AirBnb or VRBO. It is always a good idea to have some communication with the landlord before you arrive and that would be a perfect question for them.

I rented a lovely condo in the city of Como and arrived by train late on Sunday evening. Condo had everything you could ask for except......toilet paper! And no where to buy it Sunday night. Creative workarounds are always fun😀.

We've been renting houses in France by the week for 25 or so years. We arrange everything important before we arrive (principally towels and bedding), then when we arrive we check for things like coffee filters, olive oil and vinegar, salt and pepper, and paper towels and toilet paper, then go off and buy what's not there. Being France, there's always a corkscrew and wine glasses, although occasionally we've bought our own glasses when the ones at the house were poor..

Generally you can count on pots, pans, dishes, cups, silverware and one roll of toilet paper. Often salt, pepper, sugar too. But it varies. I know of one real nice place that has about 50 bottles of wine to choose from in an honor bar arrangement (replace what you drink or pay a flat fee per bottle) Look for the perks when you rent.

Good advice above. The kitchen is the biggest variable. Usually, we find the knives inadequate so unless we are flying or going thru security for the EuroStar, we bring a paring knife and a chef's knife. Coffee prep options vary widely from the occasional Nespresso (yea!) to an American percolator (yuck) or an Italian-style Moka pot (workable). It's worth asking if coffee is important to you. We wait until we arrive to assess the available cooking ingredients, often left by prior inhabitants and often past the expiration date. My husband has made it his mission to check dating and throw out anything overdue. Lack of TP happens, but luckily rarely. Sometimes we have to buy everything from hand soap to dish detergent. I know the people checking in after us usually find a better-supplied situation. BTW, if something is broken, report it and don't hide it. Managers cannot know the last wine glass broke. One time in Lauterbrunnen we found broken glasses hidden in a closet. Managers/Owners know stuff happens. Just tell them!

BTW, if something is broken, report it and don't hide it. Managers
cannot know the last wine glass broke.

Thank you

For those who like to cook, bring your spices in small amounts by filling (and labeling) a good sized pill box, the one with compartments for each day of the week. This way you do not have to go out and purchase several containers of spices, that you will not be able to finish using. Do the same with ground peppers and favorite salts. Or, just use cleaned pill containers from prescriptions. You can throw them out after finished using.

Sure, that's thyme in the baggie....

sskfh31 good advice! I finally started doing this. Sick of buying 12CHF worth of spices and leaving them behind! Usually you find salt & pepper, anyway. We are staying in a place for a month in Ortisei, IT, and it was cleaned out. No oil, no salt, no pepper. Since it's for a month, it is worth purchasing staples, but I did bring my frequently-used spices.

Last year when my husband found a box of Cheerios that had expired in 2013. It is better to find a place cleaned out instead of a bunch of old food.