A home may appear clean, but not be sanitized. Specialized cleaning companies, such as HostWell, can help reduce stress and additional work for a host. HostWell’s dedicated cleaning staff ensures adherence to the most stringent cleaning and sanitizing practices. All HostWell linens are professionally cleaned to the highest standards.
Short-term rentals have the unique ability to mitigate risk for a traveler. Even a room in a shared space will be lower risk for a guest. The amount of exposure in hotels (lobbies, elevators, stairwells, or other shared spaces) is much higher. Contact tracing is also easier to follow. If someone is diagnosed, the line of exposure is easier to track.
There are distinct benefits of short-term rentals for guests who want to mitigate their risk when traveling and want to know that hosts are taking their health seriously. According to Skift’s US Travel Tracker for March 2020, the pandemic “will make people drawn to activities and experiences that involve less exposure to crowds, more control of their surroundings, and more assurances of cleanliness, at least in the short term.”
According to Greg Greeley, President of Homes at Airbnb, “Homes have become a place of shelter, and the future of travel will also rely on a new comfort zone, with the privacy and benefits of a home away from home, without crowds or high turnovers. We are working with leading experts in health and hygiene so that our community’s trademark hospitality can incorporate official guidance and fulfill new personal preferences, with hosts and guests uniting to offer, manage and enjoy cleaner accommodations.”
Most surfaces are cleaned with a general-purpose concentration and a greater concentration is used for kitchens, bathrooms, and other places that require sanitization. HostWell upgraded its cleaner’s masks from standard surgical mask type to N95 masks. We are proud that our pre-coronavirus cleaning protocols were close to meeting new
=recommendations so we had to make minimal changes to meet the new guidelines.
HostWell has used EPA certified green, anti-viral, and anti-microbial cleaning products for quite some time (Peroxyl HDOX). These cleaning products come in 2 concentrations—one for general cleaning and disinfecting, and one for sanitization.