Can a host check on their unit condition from time to time?

[Pavel132]

I rented out an apartment for a 30-day stay. Can I enter the unit from time to time to politely check on the condition of the unit to make sure everything is going well (say, once a week)? What would be a correct way to do so?

[Christos57]

This can be a Great platform feature. 

[Annette642]

There have been excellent points brought up here. I have had my second guest stay one month while she looked for a house. My second long term was a couple that stayed for two months while their house was being built. I have had no issues, except the place gets really dusty. My cottage was built in 1932. My longest guest is staying 3 months-traveling nurse. I made arrangements to come in monthly to change the air filter for HVAC. It will start the beginning of this week.
My housekeeper is insisting they come in every two weeks to clean. This would cost my usual cleaning fee-so $55 every time they come to clean. They keep telling me the house would get too dirty after 3 months. I am still undecided about this.

Has anyone had their guests wash the bed linens and towels? 

[Sarah977]

@Annette642  Hosts don't usually like their guests to wash the linens and towels themselves because guests will just throw everything in the machine on hot wash, thereby cooking in any stains permanently. If hosts do the laundry, they can look things over first, and pre-treat anything that looks like it will stain or soak in cold water to remove blood and other protein stains.

And although I'm sure your housekeeper has a personal interest in having the work, I tend to agree with her- a quick clean every 2 weeks seems better than not going in for 3 months straight. Unless the guest is a clean-freak, which you have no way of knowing, things could get pretty bad if they aren't kept up with for 3 months. And a housekeeper usually wants to be able to rely on steady work- I could see a housekeeper quitting to work for you if you just expect her to come whenever you need her, but not give her work for 3 months. 

[Green-Area-Apartments0]

No, to both of your questions. 

[Pavel132]

I would appreciate if you could please mention your sources of information.

[Helen350]

@Pavel132 You need to tag people you're speaking to using @ then their name & number till the right one pops up & it come up in blue... Or at least write their name in black! - Cos I don't know which person you are addressing  immediately above!

Another of your answers above appears below my response & looks as if you are calling me rude! But in context, you probably meant the person whose post appears above mine, cos I was sympathetic to your situation, so I hope it wasn't me you were upset with! 🙂  

[Pavel132]

@Helen350 It was not addressed to you of course! Thank you for mentioning the @ tag, I'm going to update my posts with that.

[Melodie-And-John0]

@Pavel132 , The only reason you can go into a room without guests permission really is for an emergency.  It can be very risky to ever open that door during a reservation even if you think nobody is inside, surprises could be costly. 

 So far, Ive treated this on a guest to guest basis, either by white boards on the outside of the suites or personally communicating intent or at least inquiring on stays of more than a couple days about need to go into the space for restocking, garbage, linens & towels but this thread does inspire me to add wording into the listings ever growing rules and disclosures somehow.  Im not sure exactly what that will look like yet but it seems reasonable without being assuming of responsibilities on and above.  Stay well Pavel, JR  

[Pavel132]

@Mel1 I would surely never go into an occupied residence without notice. Except in an event of emergency.