Step by Step Airbnb Cleaning Checklist

Neel Parekh, Founder of MaidThis

Step by Step Airbnb Cleaning Checklist

Even if you don’t live in the same city as your Philadelphia AirBNB properties, you can get a top quality AirBNB cleaning with a detailed checklist. Even better, your checklist can help you confirm that your cleaning supplies are complete, and the tools needed are readily available.

Benefits of Providing Housekeepers with an Airbnb Cleaning Checklist

Giving your maids from MaidThis a checklist means that your vacation rental property will be

  • checked for items left behind by clients
  • cleaned with products you prefer
  • ready for your new guests on time

You can also plan to get a notification of any items left behind or damage done to the property.

Build Your Vacation Rental Cleaning Checklist

Building your checklist is fairly simple. You need to be sure that the property is free of cobwebs, dust, dirt and odor. You’ll need to provide your MaidThis professionals the tools and cleaning products to take care of these concerns to your satisfaction. Getting your vacation rental deep cleaned from top to bottom can be done before each guest or done on a monthly basis if you have guests booked each weekend.

Professional Cleaners Checklist and Steps

You may already have a steady schedule with MaidThis cleaners for your home. One of the considerable differences between a regular home cleaning and booking a cleaning service for AirBNB is that there should be no personal effects to tidy; any remaining personal effects need to be sent back to the client. You may also prefer cleaners in your home to use products that leave behind a favorite fragrance. In your vacation rental, the only odor that should be left is clean.

Professional Cleaners Checklist

AirBNB Cleaning Steps Checklist

Kitchen

  • Dry dust light fixtures and ceiling fans
  • Wipe down appliances
  • Check oven and refrigerator
  • Empty dishwasher
  • Pull and wash linens
  • Disinfect countertops
  • Disinfect light switches

Living Room

  • Tidy remotes, controls, books and magazines
  • Remove cobwebs from ceiling/wall corner
  • Sweep or vacuum the baseboard
  • Dry dust lamps, light fixtures and ceiling fan
  • Vacuum soft furnishings and under cushions
  • Polish mirrors, dust wooden furniture
  • Vacuum carpets or sweep and mop as appropriate

Bathroom

  • Dry dust light fixtures and ceiling vent
  • Disinfect countertops, sink, toilet and tub
  • Clean shower surround
  • Check shower curtain, replace or wash as needed
  • Pull and wash linens and small rugs
  • Sweep and mop floor
  • Check medicine cabinet and vanity

Bedroom

  • Pull linens, wash as directed
  • Sweep corner of ceiling and wall
  • Sweep ceiling fan
  • Dust light fixtures
  • Sweep or vacuum baseboards
  • Check drawers and closets
  • Polish mirrors
  • Dust bed frame, furniture
  • Polish wooden furniture
  • Disinfect light switches
  • Vacuum/sweep/mop floors as appropriate

Off-Season AirBNB Cleaning Options

Monthly Cleaning

Your cleaning service for AirBNB properties may be able to be reduced during the off-season. It’s also a good time to take the time to do some deep cleaning, such as emptying and wiping down kitchen cabinets.

Off-Season Cleaning Checklist Steps

Monthly Clean

During the off-season, you may only have guests once a month. Now is the time to dig into some monthly cleaning steps to keep the place fresh and make sure that the decor is well-presented. During a monthly cleaning, you might choose to focus on dust. Make sure that the tops of window treatments are vacuumed, and window sills are free of dust. Go through the refrigerator and make sure the shelves are spotless.

Every 3–6 Months

Every 3 to 6 months, focus on odor. Make sure closets are fresh and aired. If cushions show spots or look crumpled, make sure everything is thoroughly vacuumed and spot-cleaned. Empty out any linen cabinets and wipe down the shelves, refolding towels for a tidy effect.

Once a Year Cleaning

This is the time to check and clean the grout in the bathroom and kitchen. You may want to bring in a steam cleaning team to tackle the carpets and the larger throw rugs. Your MaidThis team can come in when the carpets are dry and check for cobwebs, wiping down all surfaces that need sanitizing and leaving the place fresh and clean for the next guests.

airbnb cleaning checklist

Why Choose MaidThis Philadelphia?

Your vacation rental property needs attention before your next set of guests arrive. When you work with MaidThis Philadelphia, you have some excellent guarantees in place. They’ll use the products you prefer and notify you of items left behind or damage.

Even better, your MaidThis Philadelphia cleaners offer a guarantee against no-shows. The contracting, training and vetting process is extremely thorough. All of your MaidThis maids have also been through a background check before they enter your property.

A Final Tip for You

With the airbnb cleaning checklist at your disposal, contemplate easing your workload by entrusting the cleaning to professionals like MaidThis Philadelphia. As a reputable nationwide cleaning agency, MaidThis is committed to providing you the freedom to unwind and enjoy your leisure time.

Frequently Asked Questions

Meet Neel B. Parekh

Neel is the founder and CEO of MaidThis, a franchise that specializes in house and short-term rental cleaning. He has built a business model that relies exclusively on having a fully remote team and that empowers owners of vacation rental units to generate more revenue through positive customer reviews and repeat business.

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