How Airbnb Turnover Cleaning Works

Airbnb turnover cleaning runs on your booking calendar instead of a fixed weekly schedule: every checkout is a cleaning. The goal of each turnover is the same, to reset the property so the next guest walks into a home that looks and feels clean, and to let you know about anything that needs your attention. Here is how it works from setup to the walkthrough at the end.

1. Setting Up

Before the first turnover, we agree the basics:

The property: size, layout, bedrooms and bathrooms
What each turnover includes, and any extras such as the lanai or the grill
Linens: how many sets you supply and where they are kept
Access: lockbox, keyless entry or building procedures
How you want to hear about damage, broken or missing items

A bright vacation rental condo being reset between guests, with an open suitcase near the entry, fresh white bedding being straightened on a bed, folded towels stacked on a bathroom counter, a vacuum cleaner in the living room, and a laundry basket of stripped linens waiting by the hallway

2. Scheduling From Your Booking Calendar

We can work from your booking calendar, so turnovers follow checkouts as they are booked. Same-day and next-day turnovers are available whenever the schedule allows; tell us as early as you can when a booking lands close to the next one. A surcharge may apply to same-day requests.

3. Entry

The team lets itself in with the lockbox or keyless code and locks up when they are done. You don’t need to be there.

4. The Turnover Clean

Each turnover works through the property room by room:

Kitchen: counters, sink and surfaces cleaned, appliances wiped down, cabinets and visible surfaces cleaned, floors swept and mopped.
Bathrooms: sinks, toilets, tubs and showers cleaned and disinfected; mirrors and fixtures; floors.
Bedrooms: linens changed using the set you supply; surfaces and furniture dusted; floors.
Living areas: dusting, vacuuming, floors, and the space reset for the next guest.
High-touch surfaces: light switches, door handles and other contact points.

Near the beach, sand in sliding door tracks, entry floors and rugs gets attention on every turnover.

A neatly staged short-term rental bathroom and kitchen area showing clean towels folded on a shelf, toilet paper and toiletries restocked on the vanity, a trash bag being tied beside an emptied bin, and a tidy kitchen counter with coffee pods, dish soap, and paper towels arranged for the next guest

5. The Walkthrough Before We Leave

Before leaving, the team walks through the property and reports anything damaged, broken or missing to you, so you can deal with it before the next arrival. We review the work to make sure everything meets expectations before we consider the job complete.

6. Follow-Up

If something was missed, tell us within 24 hours and we’ll come back to address it.

What Turnovers Don’t Cover

Turnovers reset the property between guests; they aren’t a deep clean. Every so often, a deep clean takes care of blinds, door tracks, the inside of the oven and fridge, cabinet interiors and the areas behind furniture. Supplying linens and guest amenities stays with you.