Jaewon Lee
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NEU Cleans, Inc. BLOG POSTS
Why You Should Choose Vacation Rentals Over Hotels
May 10, 2020
If there’s anything that people miss during quarantine besides socializing is traveling. We all miss the freedom of roaming the world and unfortunately, with the new coronavirus outbreak, many travel plans have been postponed and for good reason. While you should follow social distancing protocols and protect yourself from getting sick, there are alternative options for safe accommodations during the pandemic. Here are reasons why you should stay at short-term vacation rentals.
Avoid Crowds, Avoid Getting Sick
When you stay at hotels, you run a higher risk of coming into contact with people who are sick or unaware that they are carriers of an illness. By staying at vacation rentals listed on platforms like Airbnb, VRBO and HomeAway, you lower your chances of staying in the same place as someone who has been affected by the novel coronavirus or other diseases. Especially if you stay in an entirely private place, you get the comfort of your own space and you help flatten the curve. Obviously, stay home but if you have to leave, avoid close contact by booking a private vacation rental and stay.
Clean. Sanitize. Safe.
Oftentimes, when people think of luxury hospitality they think of hotels. Those people are usually right, the hotel experience is glamorous. However, what people often neglect to notice is just how clean their alleged deluxe stay is. With private vacation rentals like Airbnb, you can trust that the entire property you stay in has been thoroughly cleaned. The focus on cleanliness and sanitation, especially with the current climate, is higher than commercial hotels as short-term rental cleaners are free of the burden of having to clean entire floors of rooms. Guests can have their peace-of-mind and health, knowing that hosts of spaces at Airbnb, VRBO and HomeAway are putting in extra time and effort for a clean, sanitary and safe environment.
Overall…
Be careful and be safe. If you can avoid traveling, do. Make informed choices and practice social distancing. But if you have to leave your home, try to do it for essential reasons. We may be a part, but we’re all in this together. Continue to keep up with the World Health Organization and The CDC for updates on the situation and how to best protect yourself and others from the virus. Happy and safe travels!
5 Steps To Enhanced Cleaning With Neu
June 16, 2020
If you’re a vacation rental host, you’re probably aware of the new enhanced cleaning protocol Airbnb released in early June. Airbnb broke down its protocol into five steps:
Prepare
Clean
Sanitize
Check
Reset
The five steps involve safety measures such as wearing proper protective equipment, washing all the linens and avoiding shaking dirty linens, setting out cleaning supplies for guests, and more. This new protocol was introduced to help keep you and your guests safe as we navigate the global pandemic and beyond. While they claim to provide these guidelines to empower hosts, the extensive instructions can be a lot to manage.
Here is how you can commit to higher standards of cleaning with the help of neu:
Prepare
To prepare for safer cleans, you have to gather the right cleaning supplies. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) and leading experts recommend using disinfectant and sanitizer solutions that are registered with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). With neu, this step is already taken care of as cleaners come prepared with Ecolab EPA-registered cleaning supplies, toiletries, paper products, and more. Protective equipment such as disposable gloves and masks are also available with neu.
Clean
Cleaning means you remove germs and dirt from hard and soft surfaces in your space. Airbnb’s new enhanced protocol prescribes hosts to not only wash all linens at the highest heat setting recommended by the manufacturer, they also say not to shake dirty linens to avoid spreading germs. Besides the usual cleaning of dust and debris, a major perk of using neu to handle your cleans is our linen service: we provide clean linens and launder the dirty to hospital standards to provide your guests with the quality they deserve.
Sanitize
Sanitizing with neu is easy because we have already introduced all the proper chemical products to reduce the number of germs and bacteria in your home. It’s important to sanitize all high-touch areas such as doorknobs, light switches, and cabinets. EPA registered and green certified products like the Ecolab Peroxide Multi-Surface Cleaner and Disinfectant and the Acid Bathroom Cleaner are just a couple of the tools we use at neu to kill 99.999% of germs and novel viruses (including SARS-CoV-2 or COVID-19) in as fast as 45 seconds.
Check
To ensure that each room is getting properly tended to, the cleaners at neu follow a checklist as they clean. We also double-check that all high-touch surfaces were sanitized and note any items that need to be replaced, refilled, or restocked.
Reset
After we clean and sanitize, we do the finishing touches in your space by visually assessing each room to ensure the stage is set for the next guest. We check to make sure everything is up to standard for your next guest. We also have single-serve amenities for your guest to use and set out cleaning supplies to empower them such as hand sanitizer, gloves, masks, extra hand soap, and more.
Partner with neu
Enhanced cleaning can be overwhelming, but it doesn’t have to be if you choose to use neu. By using neu, you’re ensuring that your space is sanitary, safe, and guest-ready. Visit us at www.useneu.com to learn more. Because we’re never satisfied until it’s good as neu.
Why Hire A Professional Cleaning Service?
June 7, 2020
Ask any host and they will tell you that one of the most important aspects of providing a 5-star stay is cleanliness. Now more than ever, cleanliness should be at the top of your priority list. When you invite people into a space where they will be spending their time and laying their heads down, it’s important to remember that cleanliness never was and never should be a bare minimum amenity. Now the question is, should I be cleaning my property myself or hire professional cleaners?
Here’s what we think.
Quality
While you’re capable of cleaning your Airbnb or office, reality is that the professionals are simply better at it. Professional cleaners don’t just clean to make things look nice. They clean to provide safety and quality in your space as they are trained in the proper ways to clean, dust, and sanitize. Professional service people have skills, practice, and knowledge and are able to deliver quality and efficient service in ways that we just simply don’t.
Time
Time is money! If you are spending time cleaning, you are losing precious time, money, and productivity. By delegating cleaning responsibilities to a professional you get your time back and the freedom to spend it however else you want. You can focus your time and energy on reading that book you’ve been talking about or spending quality time with your loved ones. The possibilities are endless with the time you get back just by hiring professional cleaners.
Schedule
In the same vein as saving time, you can rely on professional cleaners to show up on time and on a scheduled basis. Part of the perks of hiring professional cleaners to clean your home or office is that you can schedule how often and frequently they come to clean. It’s an added bonus if the scheduling is automated, like it is with us at neu, so once you schedule a cleaner you don’t have to worry about it.
Customer Service
Any host knows that cleanliness is a big part of getting good reviews. By hiring a reliable, quality professional cleaning service to do your cleaning, you are providing a valuable space that is worth bringing to your life and to your guests. A clean space can not only enhance your safety but it also promotes positive energy that will only translate into happy customers.
With that being said, we here at neu believe in the services we provide on our platform. The cleaners on our team are trained and specialized in the best cleaning practices that you and your guests deserve to enjoy in your space. We believe that by leveraging a third-party professional service like neu to help meet your cleaning needs, you will find it worth it. Why? Because we’re never satisfied until it’s good as neu.