Cleaning an apartment is not like cleaning your own home, it's MUCH more detailed

[David3267]

Apologies, I copied this from another reply to a message & I thought HOW TRUE!

We do all the cleaning at our places and they are so much cleaner than our home!

Anyone else agree?

[Ana1136]

@David3267 it depends on the person that cleans it 🙂 We clean the same way both at home and in the apartments, but in the apartments guests come and go every 2 days and the cleaning is much more regular so it might appear cleaner. But when it comes to details it is the same, I just clean in detail every week at home and not every other day. And although I deep clean once a week it is so much cleaner than when I enter an apartment that has had guests for 2 days. I don't understand how they manage to get a place so dirty in such short amount of time. 

[David3267]

so far (very tidy...some even hoover before they leave!fingers crossed) we've been lucky, most of our guests have been very tidy, some even hoover before they leave!

[Yulianna0]

@Ana1136, once I had a couple that arrived at 2.30 am and left at 7 am. And they left the room so dirty that I was really surprised 😆😆😆. Sorry for them, but I had to mention such talent in my review. 

@David3267, I think that the cleaning of separate place is different than the shared place. I do not make any difference in between my space and the room of the guests. First of all I want to live in clean environment and I’m happy to share it with others. 

[Branka-and-Silvia0]

@David3267

During the peak season, I am so tired of cleaning for guests that I often neglect my own space. In fact, this year I hired a cleaner to help me clean my home 🙂

You know the saying:  The shoemaker has the worst shoes 🙂

[David3267]

Crikey! Guests must come first though!

[Lyn3]

Hi @David3267 I so love that you use our Aussie word, "Crikey"!!! 😊

[Mike-And-Helen0]

Gosh yes. So true. Also pets in my own home make cleaning it pretty futile!

[David3267]

We allow pets in one of our apartments and so far have been pleasantly surprised how well owners look after them

[Beth80]

So true!!

[Sandra856]

So true, @David3267!! 🙂 

[Jennifer1421 · Accepted solution]

@David3267We clean the same way, but the details are definitely different! I sure as anything don't spend a single moment in my own home checking glassware and flatware for smudges, nor would it have ever occurred to me to do so until I began hosting.

Like you, my home gets a bit neglected when there are lots of turnovers happening. I figure the only person judging me on my home's cleanliness is my mother, though. My secret is safe with her 🙂

[David3267]

Mothers are  the biggest judges!

[Ian-And-Anne-Marie0]

@David3267 

No, Anne-Marie is the biggest judge. I do the cleaning in the letting and I'm fastidious. It takes 12 hours cleaning. Thats 12 hours for me alone or 4 hours for 3 people so I'm not a slacker 🙂

On top of that is the barbecue (!!) and the hot tub. I don't count the kitchen 'search and destroy' greasy pans/plates/glasses or baking trays in wrong cupboards and onions in the pan drawer in that cleaning time as Anne-Marie does that so is extra on top.

On 3 people cleaning days which happen on same day change over I get volunteered for the two bathrooms and the lounge. These are hair collectors! 

I forwarded the idea of shaving all our guests before they were allowed in to save a couple of hours but my family didn't seem to think it was a good idea. I told them they were wrong - obviously. I'm wondering if adding this to the house rules might give guests prior notice and if they don't read it I can get busy with a shaver 🙂

[David3267]

Wow, looking at your place I can understand the time it takes. It looks fabulous. We stayed in a place in Ambleside in the summer which I think had probably had about half an hours cleaning for a five bedroom property!