What’s your best cleaning tip? 🧽✨

[Paula]

Hello hosts 👋

Cleanliness is at the heart of great hospitality, and we all have those go-to tricks that make the job quicker, easier, or just more effective. So, what’s your top cleaning tip? 🧽✨

Tell us your secrets: what practices keep your place looking spotless, fresh, and guests‑ready every time?

Share your tips in the comments below 👇

[Ingrid951]

Hi @Paula , 

Short answer is yes, from the beginning.  I took notes from 5 star accomodations that I enjoyed throughout the years and implemented them when I first started with Airbnb 4 years ago.

[Greystone0]

Hi @Paula  - love a good cleaning tip. Here for the ideas!

Our tip: dust, vacuum or wash the backs  and underside of furniture occasionally. Gunk, debris, dust, pet hair builds up. Our king and queen beds are extremely heavy and so moving them to get in back of the headboard takes effort and multiple people to move so we try to make sure we plan accordingly, the rest of the stuff one person can manage as needed.

[Paula]

Hello @Greystone0, thanks so much for sharing this. I just took a look at your property and, wow 😍, it really does look spotless.

Are those professional pictures? Look at how warm the place looks!😊

[Greystone0]

Hi @Paula  - thanks! and yes, professional photos for most of the photos. The photos featuring skiing or the loon on the lake and such are just snap shots we took. It's a beautiful area and you are welcome anytime!

[Lazmee0]

Hi @Paula, what a great topic! As someone who finds peace in finishing every task completely, I truly believe that deep cleaning is the foundation of a pure guest experience. My top secret isn't just about surfaces, it's about the air itself. At Kiyo's Den, I use a 'Living Air Purifier' strategy. I have a diverse indoor garden including Peace Lilies, Aloe Vera, Golden Pothos, Snake Plants and many more. These aren’t just decor they are scientifically proven by NASA to filter toxins like formaldehyde. I also use Areca Palm in bedrooms because they release oxygen at night ensuring my guests have the most restful sleep. also for reducing clutter, go through your stuff, take things you feel like you don't use often, and stick them in a big plastic bin. Put that bin somewhere out of the way, like in your garage or the back of a closet, and set a calendar event for a year from now. Once that year is up, donate anything that you never took out of the bin. If you didn't need it in the past year, there's no reason you should have it with a few exceptions, e.g. fire extinguishers. 

[Paula]

Hello @Lazmee0, I can confidently say I have learned something today.

What a great approach you have; nothing like fresh and clean air! It is so wonderful to see how you have reached this. Where did you learn about the great benefits of the inside garden? I am very curious about this topic since it sounds very authentic and useful at the same time.

Regards,

[Lazmee0]

@Paula , it’s so lovely to share this with you. My journey into the world of plants actually started back in my childhood, watching my mother tend to her beautiful garden where she grew everything from vibrant flowers to our daily vegetables. I’ve always felt that you don’t need big science to understand nature; it has its own rhythm and intelligence that grows naturally if you just listen to it. Those early lessons from my mom taught me to love herbs like Rosemary and Lavender not only for the soothing herbal tea I dry them for, but because they are nature’s own defenders, using their natural oils like linalool and camphor to help control mosquitoes and other bugs, since then, being a plant mom has become a deep form of self-love for me, leading me to discover other beautiful allies like English Ivy, which naturally reduces airborne mold, or the resilient Spider Plant that's so easy to propagate and share. I’ve even integrated the Rubber Plant for its bold, airclearing leaves and the Areca Palm, which acts as a living humidifier and releases oxygen at night to help guests sleep through the night. 

I’ve found that when we treat nature as a partner rather than just decoration, the space begins to feel alive. It creates a sense of unity and a pure soul atmosphere that guests can sense the moment they walk in. Learning alongside these plants has taught me that the more we care for the world around us, the more we are actually caring for ourselves.