Airbnb turnover cleaning checklist for Simpsonville hosts

The guest checks out at 11 a.m., the next one arrives at 4 p.m., and in between somebody has to turn a lived-in house back into the one in your listing photos. If you host in Simpsonville, that usually means a newer two-story home with a kitchen open to the family room, three or four bathrooms and a lot of floor to cover. This is the checklist our team follows for Airbnb cleaning in Simpsonville, SC, written so you can use it yourself or hold any cleaner to it.

Start with a two-minute walkthrough, not a mop

Before anything gets wet, walk every room with a phone in your hand. You are looking for three things: damage, missing items and anything a guest left behind. Take a photo of each problem where you found it. A cracked glass, a stained throw pillow or a missing remote is much easier to sort out with the platform when the photo has a time stamp from the day of checkout.

Our turnovers begin the same way, and the walkthrough ends up as a short damage and missing-item report with photos for the host. Hosts who live out of town tell us this is the part they value most, because it is the only set of eyes they have on the house between stays.

The turnover checklist, in the order we work

Order matters more than speed. Dust falls, water drips and floors get walked on, so the sequence below keeps you from cleaning anything twice.

1. Strip the beds and start the laundry. Linens go in first so the machine runs while you clean. Host-provided linens go back on at the end.
2. Open windows or run the fans. Stale air is the first thing the next guest notices at the door.
3. Trash and recycling out. Every can in the house, then reset the bins with fresh liners.
4. Kitchen reset. Dishes into the dishwasher or washed and put away, counters, sink, stovetop, microwave inside and out, and the fronts of the appliances. Check the fridge for leftovers.
5. Bathrooms. Toilet, shower, tub, vanity, mirror and floor, with the disinfecting steps done last so the product has time to work.
6. Bedrooms and living areas. Dust from high to low, then wipe light switches, remotes and door handles.
7. Floors. Vacuum first, mop second, and always finish at the door the guest will walk through.
8. Make the beds and stage. Pillows, throws and towels set the way your listing photos show them.

The spots that cost hosts reviews

Guests rarely complain about a dirty floor. They complain about a hair in the shower drain, a sticky cabinet handle or dust on the top of the headboard. These are the places we check twice:

• Shower drain and the base of the toilet
• Inside the microwave and the coffee maker tray
• Cabinet and refrigerator handles
• Tops of door frames and baseboards in the entry
• Under the beds and behind the nightstands
• The track of a sliding door to the patio or deck
• Remote controls, thermostat and light switches

If you want a longer look at how guests judge a clean, our post on what to expect from a first Airbnb cleaning walks through the first visit from the host's side.

Restocking is part of the turn

A clean house with no toilet paper still earns a bad review. Keep a simple restocking list on a card in the laundry closet and have the cleaner check it at every turn. Typical items are toilet paper, paper towels, dish soap, trash liners, hand soap, shampoo and coffee supplies. Perfect Services works from a restocking checklist you provide and flags anything running low, so you can reorder before the next booking instead of discovering the gap at 3:45 p.m.

Linens are the other big variable. Some hosts want laundry done on site during the clean, others drop linens off-site. Either works, but tell your cleaner which one you use because it changes how long the visit takes.

How much does Airbnb cleaning cost in Simpsonville?

We do not quote a number from a listing page, because two properties with the same bedroom count can need very different amounts of time. What moves the price is the size of the property (bedrooms and bathrooms), the length of your turnover window, whether linens are washed on site, if you want a supplies check and refill, and how many turnovers you run each month. Same-day turnovers need tighter scheduling, and a host with many bookings can usually set up a standing rhythm.

Perfect Services gives prices only after a free in-home estimate: a short visit where we look at the property, ask how you host and agree on the checklist. There is no commitment. You can book it through the form on our Simpsonville Airbnb cleaning page, call (864) 399-5168 or text (864) 666-8520. The team drives about 25 minutes from Greer along I-385, so Simpsonville is part of our regular route, and we often have room to start within the same week.

How long does a turnover take?

A one-bedroom with one bath is a very different morning from a four-bedroom house with three baths. Plan the window around the largest room count, and leave a buffer for laundry to finish. If your check-in is at 4 p.m. and checkout is at 11 a.m., a normal turnover fits easily. Back-to-back same-day stays are where hosts get into trouble, and a simple rule helps: ask guests for an honest checkout time and schedule the cleaner for the hour after it, not the hour before.

Many hosts in this area also manage a second property nearby. If you have one in Mauldin, we can match the same checklist there, and you can see how that works on our Mauldin vacation rental cleaning page. For the full list of what is covered, see our Airbnb and vacation rental cleaning service.

Ready to hand the turnovers to a team that works the same way every time? Start with the free estimate form and tell us about your property and your usual check-in and checkout times.

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