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Host families with children
Host families with children
Families come in all shapes and sizes, and guests search for places that can accommodate them all—including the littlest little ones. It's extra welcoming if you can offer special amenities or safety equipment that families find helpful, and it has the bonus of making your place more appealing to a wider audience. Here are some recommendations:
- A working smoke and carbon monoxide (CO) detector on every floor, and in all sleeping areas
- A portable cot with a firm fitting cot sheet, placed away from windows and blinds
- Removable safety gates for stairs and, if you have a pool, a gate around it
- Cordless window blinds
- Secured storage for all household cleaning products, liquid laundry packets, medicine and chemicals
- Stoves, cookers, kettles and other things with safety risks should have children's locks, or be placed out of reach for children
- Mount flat panel TVs on walls or use low, stable pieces of furniture for heavier TVs
- Use brackets, braces or wall straps to secure unstable and top-heavy furniture to avoid tip-overs
- Set water heaters to no higher than 120 degrees Fahrenheit/48 degrees Celsius to avoid scalds
The Airbnb community is committed to building a world where families from every background feel welcome and respected, no matter how far they have travelled from home. Review our Anti-Discrimination Policy for more information.
You can also review these safety tips that are helpful for all stays, and not just those with children and/or infants.
Share safety information relevant for families
- Go to Listings and select the listing card you want to change
- Under Your space, scroll down to Guest safety
- Click Guest safety
- Select from options, Safety considerations, Safety devices and Property info
- Tap Profile and then tap Switch to hosting
- Tap Listings and select the listing card you want to change
- Under Your space, scroll down to Guest safety
- Tap Guest safety
- Select from options, Safety considerations, Safety devices and Property info
- Tap Profile and then tap Switch to hosting
- Tap Listings and select the listing card you want to change
- Under Your space, scroll down to Guest safety
- Tap Guest safety
- Select from options, Safety considerations, Safety devices and Property info
- Go to Listings and select the listing card you want to change
- Under Your space, scroll down to Guest safety
- Tap Guest safety
- Select from options, Safety considerations, Safety devices and Property info
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