COVID-19 Info
Hello from the cottage!
This COVID-19 information will also be available at the cottage.
We plan to clean, sanitize, and disinfect to ensure that the cottage is safe for your vacation.
When entering, you will see a “This cottage has been properly cleaned and sanitized for your arrival” sign on the kitchen table.
In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, regulatory bodies have recommended that existing cleaning* programs be augmented to include even more rigorous sanitization** and disinfection*** protocols. We are keeping a minimum of 24 hours in between each renter.
PS Don’t hesitate to ask questions
*Cleaning is defined by the CDC as “the removal of germs, dirt, and impurities from surfaces. It does not kill germs, but by removing them, it lowers their numbers and the risk of spreading infection.” Disinfection is a separate step that comes after cleaning.
**We use a sanitizing spray to distribute a product across soft surfaces.
***Disinfecting products have been used on all major surfaces and to all high-touch areas, including door knobs (inside and out), light switches, remote controls, arms of chairs, refrigerator door handle, toilet, faucets and knobs, clothes hangers, and inside play sets/toys, to name a few. Most soft surfaces (such as upholstery) can only be sanitized.
This COVID-19 information will also be available at the cottage.
We plan to clean, sanitize, and disinfect to ensure that the cottage is safe for your vacation.
When entering, you will see a “This cottage has been properly cleaned and sanitized for your arrival” sign on the kitchen table.
In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, regulatory bodies have recommended that existing cleaning* programs be augmented to include even more rigorous sanitization** and disinfection*** protocols. We are keeping a minimum of 24 hours in between each renter.
- We have maintained the cottage as usual, however if any maintenance issues come up, smaller requests will have to wait until your departure (i.e. they may not be able to be honourable). If it is something that needs immediate attention, we ask that you vacate property for the maintenance person to enter. This person will wear gloves and masks at all times, disposing of them properly after exiting.
- If you go out and about in Mattawa, we ask that you please wear a mask to keep our community safe and to show a good example as a visitor. (Thank you for that!!!) We have provided two masks for your use.
- Should you need extra blankets, you will find some in the tall cupboard in the hall. They have been cleaned and bagged. Please feel free to open the bag and use the blankets. If you do use them, at the end of your stay, kindly bag them in the provided-for clear blue plastic bags, and place outside, under the carport walkway.
- We encourage good hand hygiene and ask that you wash your hands regularly with water and soap for at least 20 seconds. To help you maintain a higher standard of cleanliness and hygiene, we have provided a few extras: hand sanitizer, hand soap, paper towels, tissues, and disinfectant spray, and some cleaning products should you need any.
- On the morning of your checkout please do the following (there’s a few other things, but these are specific to COVID-19):
- Bring all bagged trash and recycling to the garbage cans and recycling bin located in the storage shed, located next to the sleep cabin. (Never leave garbage or food outside).
- Into separate, provided for, clear blue plastic bags, please place the following outside on the cement walkway under the carport. :
- bed sheets (top and bottom sheet) and pillowcases;
- the white bath mat, white towels and facecloths;
- beach towels and kitchen linen;
- duvets;
- duvets covers; and
- any extra, used blankets;
- bed sheets (top and bottom sheet) and pillowcases;
PS Don’t hesitate to ask questions
*Cleaning is defined by the CDC as “the removal of germs, dirt, and impurities from surfaces. It does not kill germs, but by removing them, it lowers their numbers and the risk of spreading infection.” Disinfection is a separate step that comes after cleaning.
**We use a sanitizing spray to distribute a product across soft surfaces.
***Disinfecting products have been used on all major surfaces and to all high-touch areas, including door knobs (inside and out), light switches, remote controls, arms of chairs, refrigerator door handle, toilet, faucets and knobs, clothes hangers, and inside play sets/toys, to name a few. Most soft surfaces (such as upholstery) can only be sanitized.