Beds and cleaning

[Edwin57]

How often do you clean the bed or beds meaning mattresses

 1) vacuum mattress 

2) deodorize mattress

3) do you flip the mattress and move it around  

For when the Guest tells you you have bed bugs  you should have a schedule of when you did all of the above

[Kimberly54]

Hi @Edwin57, you can buy (not expensive) TOTALLY SEALED covers for mattresses, as well as pillow cases.  Truly, you can pour a cup of coffee on the mattress and it will not go through.  Poof!  Problem gone.

Best,

[Monica4]

I use the mattress covers that are hypoallergenic. Nothing gets through them. They are washable too.

[Lyndsey2]

Vacuuming a mattress will not get rid of bed bugs. Only an exterminator can do that, and if a guest suggested I had even the slightest sign of them, I'd have an exterminator there the next day. I also have two sealed mattress covers on (because I've heard from more than one host that a liquid can soak through one if it's left there for long enough) as well as a washable mattress pad on top that I wash between guests. 

[Jessica-and-Henry0]

@Edwin57

Like other hosts, I have a waterproof matress cover, plus a mattress pad on the bed. I also have a bedding cleaner I use to sanitize the mattress and bedding regularly.

https://www.amazon.com/Sanitizing-Allergen-Effectively-Removes-Bacteria/dp/B01MAUMYQL/ref=sr_1_1?ie=...