Do hosts clean after guests?

[May1185]

Hi,  we recently had two young guests stay with us in a shared house. Most of the time they came back after 9.00pm, starting heavy cooking and chatting aloud as if staying at an entire place listing. They then finished just at 10.30pm ''quiet time stated in our house''. I appreciate it that they comply with the house rule trying to finish by 10.30pm, but the room smells grease until late. Then the follwing morning, they left the kitchen with chips and water spill on the bench after spending an hour and half cooking and eating. We clearly state that guests should clean after themselves but now we will need spend extra time cleaning up their mess. Or we run the risk of getting bad review like 'the place is messy. ' Some hosts may view it a sign of guest being comfortable with the hosts and making themselves feel home? 

[Anonymous]

@May1185 . It may help to provide detailed instructions for kitchen cleaning so that your expectations are clear, but realistically the results are probably not going to be up to your standards.

And yes, it does happen that some guests mark you down on cleanliness for the mess they made in the kitchen themselves.

There's not a perfect solution to this. You can analyze the habits of your previous guests - as well as your nearby dining options - to determine whether offering kitchen use adds enough value to your listing to compensate the time and effort it demands from you. Perhaps it's not worth it. Or, maybe you can offer a separate kitchenette suitable for basics (like a small fridge and kettle or hot plate) but not heavy and smelly usage such as frying. 

[May1185]

Thank you Andrew for sharing your thoughts and really appreciate your time and advice. Started to share our house with Airbnb guests mid last year but only recently found Airbnb Community, really informative and helpful.