How to get rid of odours quickly?

[Ngiyephi-Patience0]

First few days of my hosting I've been wowed by the beautiful smell that my guests usually leave behind until i got in and a thick smell of fish just caught me by surprise, lol. it turned out that there was a fish meal left over in the microwave. Another one was a smoke smell, clearly my beloved guests didn't bother stepping outside to smoke. It took so long to get rid of it, I actually was relieved that my next guest was a no show!

What do you do to get rid of a smell quickly?

[Shelley159 · Accepted solution]

Hi @Ngiyephi-Patience0 

The US hosts here have taught me about air purifiers, which is something that (as far as I know) we don't regularly see in our country. I've bought a fairly expensive one, but of course now none of my recent guests have left a smoke or cooking smell behind so I can test it ‌‌😀

The idea is to run it between guests while you prepare, so the smell is hopefully gone by the time the next guest checks in.

There are a handful of air purifiers available in our online stores, but plenty more if you go to the US version (the .com version) of Amazon. The catch is that the filters are expensive to replace, and I'm a little worried that they may be hard to find when I get to that point. So I tried to buy one that looks like internationally available filters will also fit (and hold thumbs for the exchange rate). We'll see ...

Some US hosts also use oxygen sometimes (maybe someone will post more detail about it here), but I haven't looked into that as an option as it sounds more extreme to me.

[Elisa]

Hi @Shelley159 😊, 

This is very interesting, thank you for your input in the conversation here!

Have you ever tried boiling water with orange and spices to help remove odors?

[Patricia2526]

Hi @Ngiyephi-Patience0 

Open all windows and doors to create cross-ventilation while cleaning. Just let the unit breathe for a few hours.

[Elisa]

Hi @Patricia2526 😊, 

Thank you for your suggestion!

Do you think this is enough to get rid of fish odors? Is this something you usually do after cooking fish?

[Elisa]

Hi @Ngiyephi-Patience0 😊, 

Thank you for asking this question here!

Are you still noticing the smell? Have you had a chance to try any of the suggestions shared by other hosts?

[Farooq21]

@Farooq21 Ensure to have excellent ventilation , let fresh air in. Boil a pot of water with spices like cinnamon sticks, cloves, ginger, or other fragrant spices and place it in room 

Use fan to do forcefully ventilation