How long is too long for house guests to stay?
How long is too long for house guests to stay? Ideally, guests should stay under a week. The perfect house guest stays under four days. Once they're staying for more than two weeks it starts to eat into your normal life and it gets very hard to get things done, she says.
How long should you let a house guest stay?
Lonely Planet co-founder Tony Wheeler was one of the first to offer a rule for house guests: “The oldest line is still the best – guests and fish begin to smell after three days. Or, like fish, guests should go off after three days.” There you have it – Rule #1: Three days max, even for family.