Great topic @Stephanie ! I may catch flak from fellow hosts for this, but I am an in-home host and decided to open my home back up at the beginning of June. I do not share a bathroom. This was the deciding factor for me. I would not host during this time if the bathroom was shared.
Information about the virus is constantly evolving, but the advice right now is that the highest risk is being in close contact for an extended period of time with an infected person. Surface transfer while still a risk, is much lower than originally thought.
**I've limited stays to no longer than 3 nights. That leaves less room for just "hanging out" at the house and most people staying such a short time are out and about and really just use the room to sleep.
**I block two days before and after each reservation.
**I've slightly bumped up my prices from last year and will continue to do so as I book up. My thinking is that anyone just looking for a spontaneous cheap, quick getaway is riskier than someone who needs to travel or is making serious plans. (I could be way off on that thinking, but it's the same thing insurance actuaries do when judging risk!)
**Of course everything is sanitized between guests, but I had a pretty strict cleaning protocol prior to the pandemic so I have always wiped down remotes/door knobs/light switches/etc.
**I provide hand sanitizer.
**I let guests know that even if I'm home, I will limit contact. My first guest in June I never even met. My house is set up in such a way that the guest room is on the opposite side of the house from my room.
**I am only booking out a month at a time, so I can monitor what is going on and stop taking reservations if things start to spike rapidly.
What I am NOT going to do right now I will really miss! Often I'll make extra breakfast and offer it to guests. Or share a glass of wine on the porch. Those are the things that make Airbnb special to me, but those little personal interactions will have to be put on hold.