Airbnb Cleaning Checklist

If you’ve ever arrived at a short-term rental and the surfaces were grimy or the shower clearly hadn’t been rinsed out, you know what an awful experience it is. Your guests expect to arrive at a crystal-clean location. If they don’t – you will lose vital guest reviews and ultimately income.
This blog post will cover the importance of hiring a cleaning crew, what your cleaning kit should include, and an Airbnb cleaning checklist to ensure that not a single spot is left undusted in your property!
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Hiring an Airbnb Cleaning Crew
When hiring a cleaning crew you’ll want to discuss expectations and automate your cleaning as much as possible. This post goes over in detail how to find an Airbnb cleaning service.
There are many websites that connect cleaners and hosts, or you could go the more old-fashioned route and hire people through word of mouth or find someone on a site like TIDY or TurnoverBnB.

What to Include in Your Airbnb Cleaning Kit
Whether you or a cleaning crew is doing the dirty work, you’ll want to purchase cleaning products in bulk and have them in easily accessible storage. Many hosts organize their daily cleaning supplies in a simple 12-gallon bucket to carry from room to room.
Include the following in every cleaning kit:
- Disinfectants for bathrooms and other germ-prone areas
- Note: Never place chemicals in a container they did not come in, or use hand-written labels. This is a regulation by OSHA.
- Detergent
- Glass cleaner
- Magic eraser
- Microfiber rags
- Multi-purpose spray
- Razor blades or chisel
- Scrub pads
- Swiffer/mop and broom
- Toilet brush
- Paper towels
- Vacuum
- Wood polish (for that finishing touch!)
Cleaning Checklist
Now that you’ve got your cleaning crew and your cleaning kit it’s time to work down that checklist. We’ve created a checklist to guide you through cleaning each area of your property.
Bathrooms
Bedrooms
Exterior of Property
You can consider hiring a landscaping crew, but for daily use consider the following:
Kitchen
Laundry Room/Utility Room
Living/Family Room
Other
Restock if necessary:

Off-Season Cleaning Checklist
Depending on how often you rent your property, there will be times when you have the opportunity to do deep cleans of the Airbnb. Here is a checklist to utilize throughout the year.
Once a month:
3-6 months:
Once a year:
Safety note: Whenever you’re cleaning your property it is important to protect yourself. Make sure to always wear cleaning gloves and goggles when necessary. Additionally, always use bleach and ammonia products separately. Together they can create a harmful chlorine gas that puts both you and your guests in danger.
Keeping an Airbnb clean is a huge undertaking. By hiring a cleaning clew and automating the process you will save copious amounts of time and stress. Whether you hire a crew or take on the task yourself it is important to make sure that your property is sparkling clean every time. Be sure to purchase and keep restocked a strong cleaning kit, and follow the above checklist to ensure your guests arrive at a spotless property and award you that 5-star review!
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