A Guest Is Staying: Where HOPSTAR Goes

By GETAUVE Editorial Team · Published October 25, 2026

A Guest Is Staying: Where HOPSTAR Goes

Your sister texts at 4 p.m. that she's staying the night. You have about ten minutes before she's at the door.

Ten minutes is enough. The order matters more than the hiding place.

The Short Answer

Move it out of the bedroom first, then out of the bathroom, then out of sight. HOPSTAR is 4.1 inches long and 2.8 ounces, so it fits in a shoebox, a coat pocket, or a bag in a closet. Wash and dry it before you move it, not after, because you won't want to handle it once the guest is inside. A lidded box on the top shelf of a hall closet is the fastest safe option. If your only storage is the nightstand and the guest is sleeping in your room, you have a different problem, and a locked bag is the answer.

The Ten-Minute Sequence

Do it in this order and you won't have to redo it.

• Minutes 0 to 2: wash the device and dry it. A damp device in a bag for two days is a smell you'll deal with later.
• Minutes 2 to 4: check the drawer for anything else that shouldn't be seen. Lubricant, wipes, the cable.
• Minutes 4 to 7: move everything to a container with a lid, not a bag that gapes open.
• Minutes 7 to 9: put the container somewhere a guest has no reason to open. Top shelf, hall closet, under a bed that isn't the guest bed.
• Minute 10: close the bedroom door and stop thinking about it.

The washing step catches people. Skipping it saves two minutes and costs you a device that smells like a gym bag by Sunday.

Where Not to Put It

The bathroom is the obvious first thought and the worst choice. Humidity, plus a guest who needs a towel, plus a medicine cabinet that opens easily.

The kitchen is worse. A drawer beside the cutlery is the first place a helpful guest looks for a bottle opener.

The freezer is a cliche for a reason, and the reason is condensation. A cold device coming back to room temperature collects water inside the pouch.

Under the guest bed is a coin flip. It works until they drop a phone charger and go looking.

If the Guest Is Sleeping in Your Room

This is the case that needs a plan rather than a spot. Your nightstand is now shared territory, and the drawer you rely on is the drawer they'll use for their glasses.

A soft locking pouch inside a backpack is the practical answer. Not because a lock stops a determined person, but because it stops the accidental open.

If you don't have one, a zippered toiletry bag inside a suitcase works. The suitcase adds a second step, and two steps is usually enough friction.

The Case for Leaving It Out in Plain Sight

There's an argument for not hiding it at all, and it's not a bad one. A device in a plain pouch beside a phone charger reads as a personal item, and most guests don't investigate.

That works if the pouch is neutral and the guest is someone you'd be comfortable explaining it to. It fails if the pouch has a logo, if the guest is a parent, or if you'd spend the evening thinking about it.

The deciding question is simple. Will you be relaxed tonight? If hiding it buys that, hide it.

Late at night, with a guest on the other side of a thin door, that question answers itself. Most people overestimate how much a guest notices and underestimate how much they themselves will think about it.

What to Do After They Leave

Wash it again before the next use, even if it went into storage clean. Two days in a closet is two days of dust.

Check the charge. HOPSTAR holds a charge well, but a device that sat for a week may need 30 minutes before it's ready. A full charge takes about 60 minutes.

Then put it back where it lives. The failure mode after a guest visit isn't damage, it's a device that stays in a suitcase for three months.

Set a reminder if you need one. Two days after checkout, put it back in the drawer. That single step is the difference between a routine and a device you rediscover in spring.

Where This Plan Fails

The honest limitation is space. In a studio apartment with one closet and no lockable container, there's no spot a curious guest won't eventually open. That's a furniture problem, not a technique problem.

This is also not for you if you're hiding it from a partner rather than a guest. That's a different conversation, and storage advice doesn't solve it.

And if a guest staying over is a monthly event, stop improvising. Skip the ten-minute scramble and buy a locking case once. It costs less than the device and removes the whole exercise.

Sources

• GETAUVE product documentation - dimensions, weight, and charge time for HOPSTAR.
• U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission - guidance on small-device storage.
• American Sexual Health Association - general education on cleaning and body-safe materials.

This article is general education and not medical advice. Specifications are approximate and may vary by batch.