How TO BE A GOOD HOST--or, for that matter, a good guest--can be a daunting and stressful question.Yet it needn't be so difficult. For the harried host and sometime guest, essential advice to ensure harmony in the home has arrived. With a little preparation, fore-thought, and a few no-fail strategies, your hosting experience will be pleasurable for you and for your guests who will feel right at home.

acknowledgments

foreword

both host and guest

arrivals

guest bedroom

guest bathroom

ameniities

meals

children

the unexpected guest

the good guest

departures

resourdes