Heritage home house rules template

Check-in and checkout

• Check-in is from [Check-in time]. Checkout is by [Checkout time].

Guests and noise

• Up to [Max guests] guests can stay overnight.
• Old houses carry sound through the floors and vents. Quiet hours are [Quiet hours start] to [Quiet hours end].
• No parties, weddings or events, please.

Pets, smoking and photos

• Pets: [Pet rule].
• No smoking or vaping inside or on the verandah. Smoke stains old plaster and woodwork for good.
• No commercial photography or filming without our permission.

Caring for an old home

• Please take outdoor shoes off at the door. The original pine floors scratch easily.
• No tape, tacks or hooks on the walls. The plaster is original.
• The antiques are part of the house. Please don't move the [Fragile items] or put drinks on the wooden tables without a coaster.
• No candles anywhere in the house. [Candle alternative]
• Fireplaces: [Fireplace rule, e.g. decorative only, please don't light them].
• Heating: [Heating note, e.g. the radiators get hot; please don't put anything on them].
• The stairs are steep and the doorways are low on the [Floor with low doorways]. Please use the handrail.
• Some windows are old and stiff. If one won't open easily, please leave it rather than force it.

Locking up

• Please lock the front and back doors whenever you go out. The front door key turns [Lock note].

Before you leave

• Put used dishes in the sink.
• Gather used towels in [Towel spot].
• Sort trash and recycling into the indoor bins.
• Turn off lights and the heat or AC, and close the windows.
• Lock up and leave the keys [Key return spot].

Thank you for helping us look after this old house!