Pack n play crib - do you provide sheets, extra mattress?

[Susan1188]

Hello all, 

Do you provide an additional mattress for your pack-n-play bed?  Or do you use just the mat that is provided to wrap the travel bed in?

Do you provide sheets?

I do not want to provide either, for hygiene reasons and for safety/liability reasons. 

I want guest to bring own sheets for the baby.  And I never even thought about providing an extra cushion.  Until today a guest was surprised that our pack and play bed was provided without an additional softer crib mattress.

Is a guest justified for getting furious,  because I did not have an extra cushion on hand?  He demanded I deliver one immediately. 

I'm a Mom of 2 grown kids and I remember it was not recommended as safe to add soft mattresses for babies to sleep on?

And when travelling, my kids always slept on the travel bed mat which is indeed quite hard but this never bothered them or any of my other guests.

What do you think?

[Kim866]

@Susan1188 --we provide a pac-n-play and a travel crib, the mattress that comes with both is generally just a pad.  I do also provide a crib mattress.  I provide a waterproof mattress cover, 2 mattress pads, 2 fitted sheets, and a variety of blankets.  My thought is that babies do wet the bed etc and sometimes things need to be changed in the middle of the night or whatever.  My goal is to make it as convenient as possible for the guest.  I do not put any of this together for them--due to the crib is set up differently dependent on weight of child.  I actually put protective mattress covers on every mattress and waterproof mattress pads on the bunk beds--because I expect mainly children to be sleeping on them.  I also leave a complete change of bedding available to the guest for the bunk beds only.

Keep in mind there is a washer/dryer in our cabin also.

We raised foster children for 15+ years and so we really try to make it comfortable for families. 

Good luck!

Kim

[Susan1188]

@Kim866  wow when my kids were young I would have felt like a princess in your property.

You are spot on for properties that target/rely on families.

My listing is adults only but airbnb does not stop people with infants from booking.

Amazingly, lots of people flash on the photos and want to rent regardless of whether the amenities are for kids.

Just had another last minute guest today, 200   review host, book last minute and I warned him about  my basic baby travel bed - no sheets, no extra mattress -  his response on arrival " thank you so much that is all that we need" .

[Marie6762]

@Kim866 

Wow - what a beautiful listing, Kim- and congrats on 4.99 for 174 reviews.  That is a real accomplishment, and an inspiration!

[Kim866]

@Marie6762 Thank you so much!!!!!!

[Helen744]

Helen@744. they generally come with a fitted shallow foam mattress as the crib itself have bars and is like sleping on a bedbase with a sheet. I provide a fitted sheet made for children and a few different little blankets but never a cushion and I leave the bed making to the parent and place the crib in the most suitable room generally near the kitchen and bathroom . It is always a concern and is not provided unless a parent asks  but new parents can be and are often very demanding so be careful and remove the crib if there is no properly fitted mattress and dont offer it H.

[Alexandra199]

I stopped providing a travel cot (pack and play) when covid started. Its made of fabric and get dribbled on by every child, its impossible to clean it without sending it for specialist cleaning. 

In the past though I only provided the crib as it came, ie with  the base/mattress being the part that wraps around the pack. I then make is very clear that parents need to bring their own mattress and bedding. I would not want to provide bedding that has been washed in different powder or is a different make up to their normal products in case it harmed the baby in some way. I personally just wouldn't want that responsibility.

[Susan1188]

Absolutely agree, it's just too difficult and my experience with new parents has been conclusive:  nothing is good enough or you have to provide a brand new equipment to each guest.

[Inna22]

I do not provide any kits beds/pack and plays for liability reasons. Too many recalls to keep track off

[Brenda328]

I provided pack-n-plays in most of my properties several years ago but have pretty much given up as guests appear to be incapable of folding them back up and break the frames when they force them to fold without disengaging the locking joint mechanisms.  I would find the pack-n-play in a twisted heap in the corner of a closet.  Actually scary that these same people are responsible for the safety and well-being of infants.