Hi @Nichola7 ! - Since we were allowed to resume hosting on 4 July, I've hosted 8 Airbnb singles/couples for 1/2/2/3/3/2/2/1 nights. Plus a single/couple for 2/4 nights from another source. I've got 4 bookings pending in the next 2 weeks....
Only ONE of my visitors seemed worried re Covid. He arrived wearing a mask, saying "I've got my sanitizer" & was nervous & anxious & keen to avoid me, despite having been very friendly on a previous visit. One group said on the doorstep "We can wear masks if you like." Everybody else has acted as tho' Covid doesn't exist! (That's the British for you! And French, & Indians living in UK from my little straw poll!)
My entrance lobby is tiny & no one other than Mr Anxious seems to attempt to social distance when welcoming guests in.
I have a note to self to socially distance in the house & don't offer welcome cups of tea like I used to. - Apart from one chap on his own, & then we sat 2m apart in the dining room.
My cleaning is the same as normal, except I also disinfect the bathroom door handles, lock, taps, looflush when guests leave & after I've used the shared bathroom. And in between if I think of it! I keep a sponge soaked in disinfectant in a container by the bathroom door.
The decision to host was for me based on 2 things:
1) The law
2) perceived risk.
1) I only let ONE room now, not 2 or 3, so that I comply with the 'only 2 households may be under one roof' law.
2) Risk is to an extent in the eye of the beholder.... Yes there is SOME risk by hosting, but probably no more than going to the supermarket, & we can minimize risk by social distancing within our own house, as far as possible.
And of course if you personally are in a high risk group, that's an individual factor for you.
- But life is risky, & people still drive cars & do all sorts of activities with a small statistical risk...
During lockdown I had a doctor, who is a regular stay a few times. I asked him "Is this concern about the virus real?" He answered "It IS real, yes....." then tailed off, in a manner which I interpreted to mean - Yes, it's real, but not as dangerous as the media hype would have you believe...
As the "2 households under one roof" rule had not then been published, I asked the doctor if it would bother him to stay here if there were other guests, all with shared bathroom... "Not at all", he said, "Not at all!"