Cleaning Tips for a Fresh and Inviting Short-Term Rental
Maintaining a fresh and inviting short-term rental is essential for providing a five star guest experience. From regular cleaning routines to attention to detail, implementing effective cleaning tips ensures that your rental consistently meets the expectations of your guests. We are sharing some of our must have tips and trucks that will help you keep your vacation property sparkling clean for every guest.
Develop a Cleaning Schedule: Create a detailed cleaning schedule that includes tasks for each turnover as well as monthly tasks for your cleaning team. This helps ensure that all areas of your rental are consistently cleaned and maintained.
Pay Attention to High-Touch Surfaces: Focus on frequently touched surfaces such as doorknobs, light switches, remote controls, and kitchen countertops. Regularly disinfecting these areas helps minimize the spread of germs.
Use Quality Cleaning Products: Invest in quality cleaning products that are effective and safe for both surfaces and guests (also think about pets if you are pet friendly as well). Opt for eco-friendly options whenever possible and if your property is on a septic ensure that your cleaning products are septic safe!
Fresh Linens and Towels: Provide fresh linens and towels for each new guest. Launder them with a high-quality detergent and ensure they are properly folded and presented. If you are using whites powder Oxy-Clean is also a huge help in keeping them super white!
Deep Clean Between Guests: Dedicate time between guest stays to perform a thorough deep cleaning. This includes vacuuming, mopping, dusting, and sanitizing all areas of the rental.
Create an Outdoor Maitenance Schedule: One of the things that is often forgotten about is how much work the outside of properties can take. Each season is different so be sure to create a seasonal schedule that either your cleaning team can tackle or additional vendors may need to be brought in to help.
By prioritizing cleanliness in your short term rental and implementing these cleaning tips, you can maintain a fresh and inviting short-term rental that exceeds guest expectations from the moment they walk in all the way through their stay. A clean environment enhances guest satisfaction, promotes positive reviews, and increases the likelihood of repeat bookings, ultimately contributing to the success of your vacation rental. There is nothing that is more of a turn off than a property that appears to not be well cared for or dirty. Often if a place appears to not be well cared for often leaves guests to treat it in the same way.