@Colette203
Colette, I am with you, I have never been able to understand why interior designers feel the only way to make a bed look welcoming is to have it covered with scatter cushions.
Having said that I do include one scatter cushion on the bed. I have included it there because some guests like to read in bed and it gives them a firmer support against the headboard than ordinary pillows do. But I can assure you it gets the same treatment that all the pillowcases get.
I offer 6 regular pillows on the main bed.....3 for each guest. They vary in thickness from thin to medium density to thick density and guests can select which amount of support they feel comfortable sleeping with. I don't thing anyone has slept on all three!+
With every bed change all the pillowcases get washed, plus all the pillow protectors plus that scatter cushion zip-on cover and the mattress protector. There is no way I would want to put my head on someone else's mouth dribble, and I don't expect guests to, so everything that the previous guest has come in contact with is washed and ironed.
It a matter of perception, particularly since Covid struck.....things don't just have to be clean, they have to be seen to be clean. All linens must have the ironing creases in them so the guest can have confidence this bed has been prepared just for them!
And the ridiculous part about that is, I had a guest recently who gave me a 1 star for cleanliness!
I justify my one scatter cushion on the bed, it is there to serve a purpose and the cover does get washed for every guest. I even have a pillow protector on the scatter cushion, but I don't wash that between guests because guests don't use it for sleeping on.
You are right Colette, they are a germ haven and, although you can't cover every base, it did make me think that Airbnb should have set some sort of protocol for dealing with scatter cushions in their Covid cleaning rules because, almost every listing has them!
Cheers.........Rob
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