This $20 Amazon Mattress Protector Makes Guest Room Clean Up So Easy –It's Machine Washable, yet Waterproof and 'Breathable'

Cream bedroom with double bed with patterned light brown headboard, white bedding, and orange cushions. To either side of the bed are matching wooden bedside tables with white lamps and white lampshades, and above both are matching oval mirrors.

Using a mattress protector when you have guests coming and going is important. You want to keep the bed in your guest room free of dust, stains, and spillages, and make friends and family feel welcome and relaxed in a fresh-smelling and clean environment.

Luckily, our favorite budget pick, the Amazon Basics Mattress and Box Spring Protector, available at Amazon, costs just $19 and is the most affordable but effective one we've ever tested.