I have just joined AirBnB as a host. I own 2 gites (holiday homes in France) of which one has been listed here. The generally accepted situation here is that gite clients leave the place as they find it - clean, tidy and sanitised, essentially ready for the next occupants. The host (me) of course, will change bed linen, towels, handtowels and kitchen linen etc. between sets of guests - but unlike a hotel where one rents a room, the provision here is a spacious self-catering 'cottage' - which is uneconomical to rent out for a low nightly rate if it is provided clean and ready to use but the client abuses the situation and leaves dirty dishes, pans, dirty floors and surfaces and unsanitised bathrooms when they leave. Also, it isn't easy to have to clean our gite from top to bottom in the time between check out and next potential check in later the same day.
Is that what is meant by 'Cleaning before checkout' which is one of the amenities which can be 'checked' ?
I have added a 'cleaning fee' at the moment but if clients 'leave as they find' then this isnt necessary.
I'd appreciate any feedback on this.
Lis