Air Freshner

[Joe4584]

I received this message from a recent guest. I was curious what product do you use?

"Thank you again for allowing us to stay in your beautiful cottage. My only suggestion is yo use Damp Rid rather than an air freshner. My husband has asthma, and I have perfume allergies that were set off my the fragrance in the air freshner."

[Greystone0]

HI @Joe4584  - very respectfully, I would not use an air freshner in my rental. And I mean no disrespect here at all. 

For a lot of people these smells from fragrance can be extremely un-welcome. I would opt for products like 'damp rid' and a dehumidifier if you are dealing with dampness. If you have a water/damp issue that is recurring it would make sense to fix the issue.

Carpet odor? baking soda can help

Other lingering odors? run an air purifier

We use a product called 'Zero Odor' (it's a spray)  in our rental when needed along with an air purifier and that combo really works well for leftover odors (food, perfume, smoke, etc).

Hope that gives some ideas. Good luck!

[Kitty-and-Creek0]

@Joe4584 @Greystone0 

I agree with the guest that so called "air fresheners" are health hazards and I would never use them in my rental. I would also not stay in a place that had them. @Greystone0 has excellent suggestions, and I'd add to open windows/ doors to let in fresh air as the best option for eliminating odors. 

[Marie8425]

@Joe4584 

Scents of any kind can be offensive to some people.  

For air freshners, I do not use but some Guests do like, I have an electric diffuser in my spaces with like 6 little scent vials Guests can do their own choice and it is easy to open windows when cleaning clears out.

Cleaning profuct scents can also cause discomforts.  The main rooms I just use soap and water most areas trying to be fancy doesn't get good reesults.

Bathroom  and wood cleaning products I use products that can be smelled my experience is a lemon smell I haven't had an issue.  Floral scents I never do.