Bookings for Covid 14-day quarantine?

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Hello fellow hosts, I was reading an article yesterday that people are booking vis Airbnb (outside of the US) for 14-day quarantines. What do you think, do you think there will be a wave of bookings made by people self-quarantined who want to protect their families and want to stay out of their own homes during the quarantine period?

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Yes, I do. What would you do if you needed to self-quarantine and needed to stay away from your family? I think many people will consider Airbnb as an option.

I’m not saying I like it, just that it will happen.

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I don’t know about “a wave” but yes people will use Airbnb just as they use hotels in normal times. This will only apply to separate spaces and one would think having a kitchen would be desirable. Some here have already said there is no way they would take anyone who is self isolating. I would and would be happy to have help them with deliveries and supplies if I could. But I don’t have a kitchen in my listing.

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I would be ok with hosting the self isolation stays. In another thread it was mentioned whole home stays were being blocked, which could be a problem

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There is no indication to me that what the host is experiencing and reporting in that thread is anything but a glitch. I just checked Minneapolis last night and found plenty of entire places available, and I just mocked up a booking attempt at 2 competitors in our rural area and got all the way through to the payment screen without incident.

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@Annet3176 Anne, it would not make sense to preclude people from booking whole home stays…what would be the logic behind it?

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Should we change to 14 day maximum?? We just had a cancellation due to Covid-19, but then got another booking (@ later date)…
Should I add “pristine and sparkling clean” or “Full refunds @ 24 hours” ( is that what Flexible is?) to verbage?
Or just
“Face it baby you need to come to TIKI HIDE-AWAY, to GET-AWAY from IT”

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When can drive ourselves crazy with this but I think it’s mostly out of our control now.

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I had a quarantine booking. The virus dies outside the host at most a few days. Plan to not enter unit for 2 days after checkout.

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