Booking Availability

[Kimberly110]

Hi, I am a superhost and I am thinking about removing the 1 day before and 1 day after requirement from my settings but I am concerned about whether I will be able to get the place cleaned in time for the next guest.  Does anyone have any good ideas on how to get the house cleaned in time for the next guest?  What seems to take the longest in waiting for towels and bedding to dry.  Just wondering what others are doing and would love to hear if it is working for you to allow booking with not restrictions which means a person could be checking out in the morning and someone else could be checking in in the afternoon.  

Thank you in advance for your thoughts and experiences.

Kimberly Reid

[Louise0]

Buy more towels and sheets.  The additional revenue from additional bookings will cover the cost. 

Analyse the changeover tasks to build a workflow that completes the tasks efficiently. 

Use checklists to ensure you don't miss any step in your haste.

Make sure you have spare plates, cutlery, glasses, light globes, hair dryers, tv remotes, voltage adapters, batteries, toaster, electric jug, coffee machine etc to restock if needed.

Make sure there are enough hours between check-in and check-out to complete all jobs including one hour of wiggle room to deal with unanticipated tasks.

Rigorously enforce checkin and checkout times.  

[Kimberly110]

Thank you for your feedback!  This is very helpful!  

[Bethany195]

Yes, extra everything. I have to have three of everything just in case since there is no washer and dryer at my camp. It makes it less stressful to just have extra fresh towels, sheets and blankets to not only do the changeover, but in case there are stains or items missing.

[Gwen386]

@Kimberly110 Oh the joy of young people. I don’t have the whatever it takes to change over my studio apt in a few hours for the next guest. I need 24 hours so I can leisurely clean the apt.

I totally strip the 2 beds and take bed linens, towels & washcloths, bathmats upstairs and throw in washer. I wash and dry this stuff between doing other things. I take a break—watch some TV. Then, I clean and sanitize bathroom. This is a job all in itself.  I take another break—call some friends. Then, I dust everything—wood furniture, fan blades, baseboards, artwork, bookshelves. I use a dust buster on furniture with fabric. Then run Roomba.  And Yep, you guessed it—another break but this one at least for a couple of hours. I just rest and reflect.

Then, on to kitchen to clean and sanitize everything, and mop and wax kitchen floor. Then restock kitchen. After another mini break, I look over everything to make sure I haven’t missed anything—a cobweb, mirror streaks, etc.

Then the next morning I make the beds. As @Louise0 and @Bethany195 said, you must have extra sets of bed linen, towels, bath mats, etc. I have 5 because sometimes I just don’t feel like doing laundry the same day. 

When you’re older, things have to be done piecemeal. 

[Debra300]

@Kimberly110,

We couldn't do a turnover in the four hour gap that you currently have set.  It takes us about 5 hours to clean our studio suites and 8-10 hours to clean our two bedroom units, and feel much more comfortable with the 24 hour buffer. 

You will have to determine if the turnover can be reliably completed before the check-in window start, and have a contingency plan when guests checkout late, there's damaged or missing items, or the place requires extensive cleaning.