Maybe its cause im a clean freak but one of my pet peeves is when I come to someones house and its borderline gross (I have friends where I don't care) but new friends and people who you consider guests should be greeted with luxury IMO! before people come over I:
clean kitchen - no crumbs or dirty dishes in sink
clean bathroom - TOILET/SINK CLEAN, fresh hand towel, plenty of tp
living room cleaned up and a nice smelling candle!!
I'm sorry if I went into your place and it smells and you haven't replaced your towels in 8 years and all I smell is mildew or like a shitty ass toilet I'm sorrryyyyy it bothers me so bad... i always want to make company feel as comfortable as possible ...