Across the country, thousands of
s have remained vacant since
the 23rd March, leaving landlords severely out of pocket.
As the UK’s lockdown is beginning to ease, industries are keen to get
going once more. For the hospitality and tourism industry, this may be a
longer wait than others, as plans to reopen seem to be further along the
phased plan.
Nonetheless, in anticipation, landlords and
companies will be
considering how to kick start their business once more.
The business savvy will have recognised a need to adapt their current
business model to fit the ‘new normal’. Guests are going to be
approaching their getaways with a different mindset now. One with their
health and safety at its forefront.
Landlords and companies are
therefore going to have to make changes to ensure their guests have the
confidence to not only book a stay at their property but also to make
them feel safe during their stay.
We have outlined a few tips to help reassure your guests, encourage
those bookings and help get those 5 star reviews.
You may be very used to leaving your guests rolls of toilet paper, soaps, shampoos and maybe even teas and coffees. But now you may also consider leaving disinfectant and sanitising supplies out for them to use throughout their stay, such as, a hand sanitiser, antibacterial soap and disinfectant cleaning materials.
The Government has released guidance on how they expect certain settings
to be cleaned now, including
accommodation. Airbnb too
is due to release it’s own Cleaning Protocol in June, as have many other
major hotel chains.
Reassuring your guests that your property is cleaned to the recommended
safety standards will encourage people to book with you and help them
relax during their stay. To help demonstrate this to your guests you
could compile a cleaning report to show them, or simply use our free,
printable report - available here.
If you are still to upgrade your guest manual from that dog-eared ring
binder to a more efficient
online version, now's the
time to do it. Not only will the guests appreciate the ease and
efficiency of having the manual on their own phone, they won’t feel
uncomfortable about thumbing through a heavily used document.
As the host too, you won’t have to undertake the arduous task of
cleaning every single page, after each stay.