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Hypoallergenic hotel rooms gaining ground
Now that upgraded beds and organic menu options have become industry standards, many hotels are beginning to offer ultra-clean, hypoallergenic rooms to differentiate themselves from other properties. These rooms appeal not only to guests with specific allergies, but also to those who want assurance that their hotel room is free from any germs the guest before them may have left behind.
Efforts in this area vary greatly but include replacing feather duvets, installing air purifiers, replacing carpet and curtains with hard materials, lining pillows and mattresses with dust mite liners and swabbing surfaces with antimicrobial agents. Since this is such a new concept, no standards exist for being able to claim a room is hypoallergenic and it’s virtually impossible to make a room 100 percent allergen free.
Still, the hotels that have taken these measures have enjoyed high occupancy rates in their hypoallergenic rooms. While no hotel chain offers hypoallergenic rooms at all its properties, widely recognized brands such as Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, Hilton Hotels, Marriott International and Wyndham Hotels & Resorts are offering these rooms at select properties.
Source: The New York Times
