Turnover list for cleaning lady

[Alex634]

Hi there,

Would you happen to have a list of the things that the cleaning lady have to do (worksheet- tasks ) for a 1 bed 1 bath apartment?

Thank you in advance,

Best,

Ale

[Marzena4]

Hello @Alex634. I sometimes prepare a list for myself should a turnover of two rooms happen on a busy Friday like today ;).

More info is always better than too little.

[Beáta0]

Hi Ale,

I have excel spreadsheet where I have cleaning manager. In this tool I am setting up time intervals between specific tasks for each apartment. Cleaning manager will let me know that it is time to do it. It is very easy to use and you can print it to PDF file and send it to your cleaning lady.

More information is in my facebook group: facebook.com/groups/yourbnbsolutions/

[Jacquie32 · Accepted solution]

Here is the order I do things in when I clean myself and the list that I have others do. 

1) start washing laundry, strip all bedding (I have duvets and wash the cover each stay) and pile all towels that need to be washed in one area

2) collect all garbage, and recycling from the entire apartment place at front door, this includes cleaning out the fridge if necessary.

3) if there are a lot of dirty dishes start the dishwasher otherwise pile all dirty dishes in the sink. 

4) make the bed with extra linens, sweep or vacuum floor, mop floor and wipe baseboards every 2-3 flips. Make sure nothing is left in room by a guest.  

5) sweep/vacuum and mop living area, dust if necessary. Rearrange remotes etc and anything that has moved out of place. 

6) clean bathroom and replace towels. Check stock of toilet paper and shampoo etc. replace what is needed. 

7) clean kitchen, wash and put away dishes. Replace any items needed, coffee etc. 

In the middle whenever the wash is done I am flipping the laundry. 

😎 final sweep and mop of any other areas. Take a quick inventory that nothing is missing. Open all blinds (if appropriate). Make sure windows and other doors are locked. 

9) put last load in the dryer (I come back later and put away or you can wash offsite or combine loads if the washer can handle it). Put away first load. 

10) take out garbage etc and any laundry that still needs to be done. Vacuum or sweep on your way out of the front entry. 

In all of the condos I manage I have photos of how things should be arranged, including cupboards and drawers so anyone could systematically go through and know if something was missing or needed to be replaced. The order is up for interpretation but I have found this to be the most efficient. With the average guest being tidy and staying 2-4 nights I can finish a condo in less than 1.5 hrs. The cleaners I outsource typically always charge 2 hours regardless of how long they are there. In some instances you will have messy guests and it will take longer but in my experience they are not super common.