Recommended Brands for Vacation Rentals

A curated brand list for furnishing and stocking a short-term rental property. These are the brands our team recommends across price tiers based on what works well across the properties we manage.

These are recommendations, not requirements.

If you already have preferred suppliers or brands in place, stick with what works. This list is meant to give new hosts a reliable starting point. For details on how ongoing restocking works, see Concierge-Managed Restocking.

Bedding & Linens

Sheets: Mellanni · Elegant Comfort 1800 · California Design Den · Threshold (Target)
Towels: Utopia Towels · AmazonCommercial · Member’s Mark · Great Bay Home
Pillows: Beckham Hotel Collection · Utopia Bedding · Coop Home Goods · Mainstays
Mattress protector: Subrtex · Utopia · SafeRest · Linenspa
Duvet insert + cover: Utopia Bedding · Linenspa · Bedsure · Mainstays

Kitchen

Cookware: Tramontina · T-fal · Cuisinart · Farberware
Knives: Farberware · Victorinox · Cuisinart · Mercer Culinary
Dishware: Corelle · Gibson · AmazonBasics · Mainstays
Flatware / glassware: AmazonBasics · Gibson · Libbey (glass) · Mainstays
Small appliances: Hamilton Beach · BLACK+DECKER · Mr. Coffee · Cuisinart
Coffee maker: Keurig · Mr. Coffee · Hamilton Beach · BLACK+DECKER

Tech & Comfort

TV: onn. Roku · TCL Roku · Hisense · Roku-brand TV
Smart lock: Schlage · Wyze · Yale · August
Wifi mesh: Eero · TP-Link Deco · Google Nest Wifi · Netgear Orbi
Sound machine: Hatch · LectroFan · Magicteam · Homedics

Safety (Airbnb-Required)

Smoke + CO detectors: First Alert · Kidde · Google Nest Protect · X-Sense
Fire extinguisher: First Alert · Kidde · Amerex
First-aid kit:First Aid Only · Equate · Johnson & Johnson · Be Smart Get Prepared

Little Things

Hangers (velvet/wood): Mainstays · Amazon Basics · Zober · Whitmor
Iron + board: Mainstays · BLACK+DECKER · Sunbeam · Conair
Blackout curtains: Mainstays · Eclipse · NICETOWN · Deconovo
Hair dryer: Conair · Revlon · Remington · BaBylissPRO

Bath & Toiletries

Dispenser refills (shampoo, conditioner, body wash): Method · Public Goods · Dr. Bronner’s · Equate
Hand soap: Method · Mrs. Meyer’s · Softsoap · Equate
Bar soap (backup / welcome): Dove · Dial · Yardley
TP / paper towels / tissues: Great Value · Charmin/Bounty · Member’s Mark · Angel Soft
Makeup-remover wipes: Neutrogena · Equate · Burt’s Bees
Cotton balls / swabs: Equate · Great Value · Q-tips
Starter amenity kit (travel toiletries for arrival):Hotel Emporium · Diamond Collection · Gilchrist & Soames
Plunger + toilet brush: OXO · Mainstays · Clorox · simplehuman
Bath mat: Mainstays · Utopia Towels · Gorilla Grip
Air freshener: Febreze · Mrs. Meyer’s · Glade

Guest-Facing Toiletries by Price Tier

For shampoo, conditioner, and body wash that guests actually see, here are recommendations across three price tiers:

Shampoo

Higher: Aesop · OUAI · Davines · Briogeo
Best value: Native · OGX · Dr. Bronner’s
Lower: Pantene · Dove · Herbal Essences · Garnier Fructis / Whole Blends · TRESemmé · Suave

Conditioner

Higher: Aesop · OUAI · Davines · Briogeo
Best value: Native · OGX
Lower: Pantene · Dove · Herbal Essences · Garnier · TRESemmé · Suave

Body Wash

Higher: Aesop · OUAI · Davines
Best value: Native · Dr. Bronner’s · Dr. Squatch · Method
Lower: Dove · Olay · Old Spice · Suave

Cleaning Supplies

All-purpose workhorse: Great Value · Clorox · Lysol · Mr. Clean
Dish / laundry / dishwasher: Dawn · Cascade · Finish · Tide
Guest-facing “nice” scent: Mrs. Meyer’s · Method · Seventh Generation · Aunt Fannie’s
Disinfecting wipes: Clorox · Lysol · Great Value
Glass / mirror: Windex · Method · Great Value
Bathroom / tub & tile: Scrubbing Bubbles · Soft Scrub · Lysol · Kaboom
Toilet bowl cleaner: Clorox · Lysol · Great Value
Hardwood floor cleaner: Bona · Swiffer WetJet · Method (match to your floor type—avoid generic wet mops on hardwood)
Bleach (for white linens / towels): Clorox · Great Value
Stain remover (linens): OxiClean · Shout · Tide
Sponges / scrub pads: Scotch-Brite · Great Value
Microfiber cloths: Amazon Basics · Zwipes · MR.SIGGI
Rubber gloves: Playtex · Great Value
Trash bags (kitchen + small): Glad · Hefty · Great Value
Lint roller: Scotch-Brite · Evercare
Vacuum: Shark · Bissell · eufy (robot) · Dyson
Broom + dustpan + mop: O-Cedar · Libman · Swiffer