Holiday and house-party resets
Holiday and house-party resets
Before guests: every room ready. After guests: the house put back the way the card says. Holiday weeks fill early, and the calendar closes in November.
In every visit
Guest rooms made, baths stocked and floors done the day before
The kitchen and pantry reset before the cook arrives
Table linen pressed, glassware and silver polished by hand
After: linens stripped and washed, rooms and floors put back
Added hands are known to Enid and sign in like the rest of the crew
- Holiday resetsbook by November 15
- Other partiesthree weeks ahead is easiest
- The numberin writing, before it is booked
Included, by room
What a reset covers
Done the day before guests arrive and the day after they leave.
Before guests
Guest rooms made and baths stocked
Hearths and entry swept
Floors and stairs done last
The table
Linen pressed
Glassware and silver polished by hand
Serving pieces washed and set out
During a long weekend
A half-day visit to turn rooms
Kitchen reset between meals
Trash and recycling out
After guests
Linens stripped and washed
Rooms put back to the card
Kitchen and floors done
Seasonal decorations
Unboxed and set out to your list
Packed and labeled afterward
Stored where you say
- Extra
Extra, by arrangement
Silver polishing in quantity
Closet and coat room reset
Extra hands for a larger house
A visit
How a reset goes
- 01
Step 1: You send the dates
Arrivals, departures and the rooms that will be used.
- 02
Step 2: A walk of the guest rooms
Enid or the lead looks at every room with you or alone, with your list.
- 03
Step 3: The day before: the reset
Rooms, table and kitchen made ready, floors last.
- 04
Step 4: The day after: the put-back
Linens washed, rooms returned to the card, the house closed up.
Before we arrive
What to leave us, and what we pass on
Before we arrive
Send the arrival and departure dates early
Tell us where decorations and linens are kept
Leave a note on anything fragile or inherited
What we do not do
Cook, serve or cater
Hang lights or decorations outdoors
Work on Thanksgiving, Christmas Day or New Year's Day
Handle gifts or wrapping
Questions about resets
How early should I book?
By November 15 for the holiday weeks. For other parties, three weeks ahead makes it easy.
Do you work on the day itself?
Not on Thanksgiving, Christmas Day or New Year's Day. The reset is the day before and the put-back the day after.
Do you cater or serve?
No. We do the house, not the table.
Hold the dates for your guests
Send the dates and the rooms. Enid will say whether the week can be done and who will be there.