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The county has an extensive list of requirements for short-term lodging managers that includes keeping customers\u2019 information for 30 days in case contact tracing is necessary, deep cleaning after each visitor and a recommended 24-hour rest period between bookings.<\/p>\n
Koldyke expressed his hope that Grand Lake\u2019s visitors would still be able to enjoy the restaurants, shopping and outdoor recreation they\u2019ve come to expect from the town. To help visitors get to Rocky Mountain National Park, Koldyke is adding a flyer to his guest book on how to navigate the new reservation system.<\/p>\n
While Koldyke\u2019s cabin has seen a few bookings fall through, a new reservation usually follows within the week. He said that right now, almost every week through August has at least one visit reserved.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe were surprised that there weren\u2019t more cancellations, which is good,\u201d Koldyke said. \u201cWe\u2019re glad there weren\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n
However, for Charles Phanumphai, the uncertainty caused by the pandemic meant he chose to convert his STR at the base of Granby Ranch to a long-term rental.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s complicated not knowing what the rules tomorrow will be,\u201d Phanumphai said. \u201cMaking the best decision today is almost impossible because you\u2019re constantly thinking, \u2018What\u2019s going to change?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
While reservations were still coming in for his property, many upcoming visits were being canceled. Though understandable, cancellations were a double whammy because he\u2019d lose the money from that visit, and it\u2019d be to short of a notice for a new booking for that same time period.<\/p>\n
\u201cPretty much every week that a new booking came in, two were canceled that were closer to the date,\u201d Phanumphai said. \u201cIt was like one step forward, two steps back.\u201d<\/p>\n
Current health guidelines encourage STR managers to schedule at least 24 hours between stays to ensure time for proper cleaning and disinfecting. Phanumphai said those gaps would also hurt profit margins.<\/p>\n
Phanumphai already has a few long-term rental properties in the county, but he said his STR was \u2014 in normal times \u2014 two to three times more profitable than a long-term rental.<\/p>\n
As much as he wanted to rent to visitors this summer, the insecurity during the pandemic, coupled with the past couple months of turbulence at Granby Ranch, meant that keeping the rental short-term didn\u2019t make fiscal sense.<\/p>\n
Some of his business partners are like Koldyke and willing to gamble on the profitability of their STRs for the summer, but Phanumphai isn\u2019t so sure.<\/p>\n
Working in health care, he said he feels like a second wave of COVID-19 is inevitable. So even if the property were to stay open with the new requirements, he thinks he\u2019d probably end up having to shut it down again.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re going to wait it out a year for customers and guests to build confidence and to see what the first and second wave will look like,\u201d Phanumphai explained.<\/p>\n
He added that it will be interesting to see if the decrease in out-of-state visitors will be met by the increase of Front Range tourists wanting to travel without getting on a plane. In Phanumphai\u2019s experience, less tourism will also mean a surplus of supply in STRs, making the landscape extremely competitive for rental managers.<\/p>\n
While the summer remains uncertain, Koldyke encouraged STR managers to continue emphasizing cleanliness because a limited number of COVID-19 cases benefits everyone in Grand County.<\/p>\n
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