Good idea, our guests seem to have a lot of fun with board games and puzzles. We have four or five and I plan to clean them. This, however would make it easier.
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Iāll do the same. Iād rather remove them for the time being, rather than have me sanitize them all the time after every guest.
We have a fully stocked cabin and are dog friendly. Iām not removing throw pillows, books or games. Iām not cleaning much differently than in the past (weāve always disinfected high touch surfaces).
What I am doing differently is awaiting 3-4 days between guests. The virus doesnāt last long on porous surfaces so furniture will not be sprayed, but Iāll continue to wipe all pieces with a damp rag to remove surface dirt. Removable covers on pillows wonāt be washed. Why? Because theyāre simply an extension of the couch. I refuse to go nuts over cleaning standards that almost meet a hospital standard.
I am considering an ozone generator.
what is an ozone generator?
If anyone is interested here are previous threads on ozone generators.
https://airhostsforum.com/search?q=ozone%20generator
Itās absolutely critical that everyone understand the dangers before purchasing one.
What about snot and naked butts and everything else that could be on your pillows? Gross not to wash them. I do not want to wash them either, so I have removed them.
RR
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I want my place to smell like bleach.
RR
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Our cabin was created for mature, quiet individuals; itās not suitable for children. The property description and screening have, thus far, produced guests who are very clean and have treated it with respect. It takes 15-18 hours to clean the (3-level) cabin between guests. The reviews have been stellar.
Iāll continue, like everyone else, to evaluate and change (where necessary) how we manage and clean our cabin as this situation continues to evolve. Thank you for your comments.
I doubt it smells like bleach when the guests arrive, we use bleach in the mop water and it does smell like bleach when I am closing the door. The sheets and towels if you were to give them a sniff you would likely smell it.
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I think I will cover the games and toys in some of my clear plastic bags and put them in the cabinet. If they are played with, I doubt they will be put back in the bag in the cabinet and rather, left on the shelf.
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Just leave a note on the bag saying to please leave them out of the bag if used, so you know what requires sterilizing. Murphyās Law- if you wanted them put back in the bag, theyāll leave them out. If you wanted them left out, theyāll doubtless put them back in the bag 
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15-18 hours! wow, i would give up renting immediately if I had that time commitment.
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Yeah, itās a long clean time. Frustrating and tiring, but I finally got smart and changed the minimum nights from 2 to 5. Now most of the guests book 7 to 10 nights.
You should remove them and all the other stuff that is likely to be touched unless you want to clean it. I
Shoot! I removed books, games, puzzles, cards, throw pillows without zipper covers, etc., but I totally overlooked the brochures!
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Thatās why I travel with my own pillow!
I JUST put the board games, maps, brochures and wrapping paper (seems like every third guest was coming for a wedding for awhile there) back.
Iām comfortable thatās consistent with COVID spread reduction recommendations, and it fits with Airbnb cleaning protocol, which provides for sanitation of hard surfaces.
And the most recent guests left a favorable comment about the games. I think they played scrabble, so I did give the boxes a swipe with sanitizer on my cloth. I guess thereās some small risk the next guest will take a notion to put scrabble tiles up their nose,
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This thread started in May 2020. At the time I totally agreed with removing everything not needed to reduce risk of spreading Covid19
Now we know risk of contact spread of Covid19 especially from paper is low. I now have books, games & puzzles available. By now people should know to wash their hands.
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Iām glad I wasnāt drinking anything when I read this!
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Maybe someone should go into business selling āsanitized for your useā paper strips that could be placed around games, books, etc, so we poor hosts would know which items were used and have to be re-sanitized!
Advertising campaign: Assorted sizes SANITIZED FOR YOUR USE strips. No longer just for toilet seats!
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