Now I see the requirement that we commit to the AirBnb Cleaning Protocol by 11/20/20, or potentially lose our listing visibility. I use a professional cleaning service that does an excellent job and is doing a special "TouchPoint" disinfect-oriented cleaning. They are doing the majority of the 5 steps, but not exactly in the prescribed sequence -- but we could probably make some adjustments. But, both of my properties are entire houses with full kitchens which are well-stocked; I don't skimp on eating dishes, serving and baking dishes, utensils etc. -- I cannot and will not have washed or limit all of these things with each guest stay. I also have outdoor patio areas which are swept and the patio table tops wiped/sanitized and cleaned after each guest stay, but not necessarily all pieces of furniture are fully sanitized (as in the Cleaning Protocol "Guidelines") -- after all, they are outdoors!
So while I could potentially commit to the 5 Steps with having my cleaning service make a few adjustments, I could not commit to the (over the top) Cleaning Guidelines specific to each room space.
I tell my guests exactly what my cleaning service is doing as to cleaning -- I've gotten rave reviews as to the cleanliness of my properties, pre-COVID and now during-COVID (I rent primarily on Vrbo -- so that's where the majority of my reviews are - 182 reviews/5 * average for one property; 83 reviews/ 4.9* average for the other property; I list only one of the properties on AirBnb with 25 reviews/4.96 * average.)
So, my question boils down to, does the commitment a host makes to the following the Cleaning Protocol, include, in effect, the (impossible for a full house) detailed Cleaning Guidelines?
Thank you. Laura @Catherine-Powell