Houseguest

We had a houseguest!

No, really, first time in forever - there was someone who stayed with us for a few days. 

We used to have a dedicated guest room but because a) no one ever stayed over and b) kids really wanted to have separate rooms, we ended up converting it to our youngest daughter's bedroom. So, for a while now, we've been using all our 4 bedrooms. 

We have a finished attic that does a double-duty as my study and a playroom. There is a futon that usually only gets used by my husband when I am sick and cough too much. There is a door. There are separate air conditioning and electric heating system. Plenty of outlets

The guest stayed all weekend, and the study/playroom was all his. It worked pretty well - he had a large private space. He was a very easy guest and did not complain about kids asking him a million questions, or food, or the attic space. 

The kids loved having this guest -  he is family that they've never met before, he is from Australia, and he  studied airspace engineering and physics. 

I've only met him once before, long time ago, when he was still a toddler. So it was definitely fun to get to know him and hear about the family branch that we never get to see.

Readers - where and how do you situate guests? Do you offer your bedroom, or move your kids around, or offer a living room couch, or have a dedicated guest room, or have some other setup where the guest can sleep?