How to Automate Your Vacation Rental Cleaning

You’ve decided to become a VRBO or Airbnb host. It will bring in that added income! It’s going to be great!

When you get your first guest booking and still have that sense of adventure and excitement for your new money-making venture. You clean and prepare as if a new baby is coming home. This lovely little nesting period is super exciting. You read up on how to make it perfect for your guests and everything in between. And, it’s time for the unveiling.

You come back after the first rental and there is spaghetti sauce all down the front of the cabinets, the ants have moved in and what on Earth did they do to that Bathroom? It looks like a mass murder took place, wait, it smells like, yep, strawberries. That must be the toddler soap~ Yes, my friend, people are pigs.

This is going to be work, and a lot of it!

All the blinds are flipped in every direction. Rugs are thrown about endlessly and balloons in the ceiling fans? None of this counts as “Extra Cleaning” they didn’t stain anything but wow. The ceiling fans are 20 feet in the air and now have balloons around them, this is going to be a challenge. And, if this is what every renter is like, you need to step up your game plan. You are going to need help before the reviews are “Nice place for a circus.”.

This is why we have made up a great checklist for you, before the circus comes to town, prepare yourself with these things (And, maybe they won’t call the elephants “service animals.”, just saying.)!

1. Get That Professional Cleaning Company Hired!

It’s worth the money. Professionals know what they’re doing. Tourists often expect vacation homes to be as clean as hotels, but most hosts don’t have full-time cleaners like hotels do. But, hosts can make their rentals as clean as hotels by hiring skilled cleaners to tidy up between guests. With more cleaning services available now, it’s easier and cheaper to get good cleaners. If you get a cleaning team, make sure they handle everything: dishes, vacuuming, bed-making, general cleaning, and checking for damages or low supplies. They should also take out the trash. Hiring good cleaners can improve your reviews on AirBnB, get you more referrals, and keep guests coming back.

2. Hire a Professional Laundry Service

Having a professional laundry service for your Airbnb or VRBO can take the stress away of doing all linens yourself, or spending hundreds in getting new sets. With a simple google search, dozens of laundry services can pop up in your area. Many laundry services offer pickup and delivery from your location, or some offer drop-off services with free delivery. It is helpful to gather information on laundry services you search.

3. The Deep Cleanings are in Order!

Think about what is lurking under the fridge from the circus.. Although maintaining a clean and tidy ambience between checkouts will keep your rental units looking fresh most of the time, it is important you also arrange for Periodic Deep Cleanings too. While you may not always have to do this, it is necessary to do Periodic Deep Cleanings a number of times in a year. If you are employing the services of a professional cleaning firm for the short term, ask if (in addition to their basic service), they can do more in-depth cleaning. It is a good idea to engage the Company that already does your cleaning between bookings, for your rental unit’s deep cleaning. If you are thinking of Periodic deep cleaning, services you should automate include specialized cleaning of your appliances or bathrooms, Shampooing of carpets, deep cleaning of fridge and oven, cleaning of cabinet interiors, as well as wiping baseboards.

4. Don’t let them run out of Toilet Paper!

You like your towels, right? Don’t let your guest run short of toiletries. A vital aspect of ensuring guest satisfaction is maintaining a steady stock of toiletries and other supplies. It’s easy to get caught up in a chain of activities that you forget to notice that toiletries and other supplies need replacement. A side benefit of engaging the services of a professional cleaning firm is that they help you keep tabs on toiletries and other supplies and inform you of what needs to be replaced before the next guest shows up. Automating this step can translate to positive reviews, return customers and higher referral rate.

5. Get Informed of Any Damage:

Damage like a hole in the wall can spread and get worse. Another side benefit of hiring the services of a vacation rental cleaning company is that you get notified of damages before they spread or become worse, or better still, before the next guest check-in. Allowing damages to spread and get worse because you do not notice them will not get you any positive reviews. On the reverse side, you are likely to get negative reviews from prospective guests.

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Lyndsee Onstott

Lyndsee Onstott is the Marketing Manager at Laundry Care, with a deep-rooted history as one of the company’s original care providers. Her journey from hands-on laundry care to strategic marketing gives her unique insights into the service and its customers. Lyndsee's commitment to delivering convenience and quality has helped Laundry Care become a trusted service for busy professionals and families nationwide. Today, she combines her firsthand experience with a passion for customer-focused marketing, ensuring that Laundry Care meets the evolving needs of its clients.

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