
“We have a wall of books and puzzles and games, so some of those things are going to come out because they’re not easily cleaned,” said Anne Tessier. Tessier and his wife, Anne, told Boston 25 News that they’re ramping up sanitization and hoping to make the house safer for guests. “It’s scary, I mean, we have a lot of people booked but a lot of people have backed out,” said Scott Tessier, a rental property owner in Orleans. Short-term rentals on the Cape face different challenges as property owners who rely on the income still experience cancellations. “We anticipate there being a slow-down by comparison, but at the same time we think there’s going to be pretty significant demand,” he said. With half of the number of bookings expected for this summer, Novota added that tourists may want to take advantage of the lesser crowds. “Our property, to a large degree, was built for social distancing: 27 acres, 22 buildings, an abundance of space for dining, all outdoor which is something that people are excited to do right now,” Novota said.

Guests will be encouraged to utilize the outdoor space. “We will offer extensive training to all of our employees so that when the employees come they’re not only ready for our guests, but so that they too feel safe,” he said.Īccording to Novota, the resort has plans to add 24 sanitization stations on the property along with new social distancing signs.

Novota said the resort put together a 60-page training program for staff that highlights new safety guidelines included in Gov. So, we suspect we’ll get a little bit of those coming our way to escape,” Novota said. Being on Cape Cod, there’s nearly 100 million Americans within 6 hours of here. “We’re very fortunate to be a drive-to destination.
