My daughter and I have been looking at ways to ensure the safety of our guests once the Coronavirus reaches the US to minimize cancelations. These were a few of the thoughts after we reviewed the CDCs information on their website. I would love more input or thoughts on whether it is an overkill in certain areas. We just did our first practice with our new policies yesterday. It takes us a little longer to clean but is worth the peace of mind.
1. We are adding 91% alcohol to our cleaning solution.
2. Wiping down all door knobs, handles, light switches, and anything else that may have been touched by the previous guests.
3. Buying allergen protective covers for all our pillows and we will be recommending to our guests to bring their own for the time being.
4. We already wash all our sheets, etc with bleach.
5. Any surface that cannot be cleaned, spray with Lysol. (Couch, decorative pillows)
6. I provide continental breakfast during the week and breakfast on the weekend. Once there is confirmed spread, we will be canceling weekend breakfast and providing individual (single use) breakfast items instead. (No more bagels, pastries, apples, etc)
7. We use disposal gloves during our cleaning as well and have N-95 masks available if one our our guests starts to show symptoms.
8. We are waiting on more information and eventual recommendation from AirBNB, however, we do rent out by the room downstairs. If it does get bad here in the US, we are considering renting out for the whole space only so we can disinfect after every new guests to minimize the spread.
We don’t want to stop or cancel any reservation but want to give our guests peace of mind that we are doing every thing we can to keep them safe as well as my own.
Again, any additional recommendations or ideas are appreciated.