Airbnb Cleaning

Tips, checklists, and insights to keep your Airbnb spotless and guest-ready. This category covers everything vacation rental managers and short-term rental managers need to know about Airbnb cleaning, from managing cleaning fees and finding reliable cleaning services to creating efficient cleaning checklists. Keep your properties in top shape to enhance guest satisfaction and streamline turnover processes.

How Biden's campaign against junk fees affects short-term rentals.

The Impact of the Biden Administration’s Campaign Against Junk Fees on the Short-Term Rental Industry

Uvika Wahi

Will the Biden administration’s effort to fight junk fees extend to the short-term rental industry, where cleaning fees, pet fees, ...

he Tragic Case of a Toddler's Death in a Vacation Rental Raises Questions About Liability and Safety

The Tragic Case of a Toddler’s Death in a Vacation Rental Raises Questions About Liability and Safety

Thibault Masson

The devastating case of Enora Lavenir, a 19-month-old toddler who tragically died due to a lethal amount of fentanyl in ...

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How Much Should You Pay Your Vacation Rental Cleaners?

Uvika Wahi

Vacation rental bookings on Airbnb are up 320% since last summer. The expansion of online accommodation sites such as Airbnb, ...

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The ridiculous debate about Airbnb’s cleaning fees.

Thibault Masson

Twitterstorm erupted after “We gotta stop Airbnb” message shows screenshot of a $114 cleaning fee. Twitter users and the press ...

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Minimum Cleanliness Score: Booking.com to de-rank and de-list dirty properties

Thibault Masson

Booking.com has launched a new procedure targeting less than clean vacation rentals and short-term rentals. What should you make of ...

Vacation Rental Cleaning & Coronavirus: Best Practices for Property Managers

Vacation Rental Management Conference: Vacation Rental Cleaning & Coronavirus: Best Practices for Property Managers

Adrienne Fors

This article is part of our Rental Scale-Up vacation rental management conference series. This is an extract from our March 2020 conference: ...

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Vacation Rental Management Conference: How to optimize vacation rental safety, quality and cleanliness

Adrienne Fors

This article is part of our Rental Scale-Up vacation rental management conference series. This is an extract from our April 2020 conference: ...

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COVID-19 certification for cleaning services: Discover Cristal International Standards, Vrbo’s expert

Thibault Masson

As cleanliness is perhaps the hottest topic in the short-term rental industry at the moment, property managers can access checklists, ...

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2 Key Steps for Property Managers Reopening after COVID-19

Thibault Masson

Jil Mason, the founder of CleaningCertification.com, is sharing with us her expertise on the vacation rental cleaning guideline topic. Weeks ...

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Airbnb, Booking, Expedia, and Trip endorse WTTC’s Safe Travels protocols for Short-Term Rentals

Thibault Masson

This is no small feat: Getting arch-rivals Airbnb, Booking, Expedia, Trip to agree to have a common stance on something. ...

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TurnoverBNB and Rental Scale-Up release their vacation rental cleaning checklist infographic

Thibault Masson

We have teamed up with TurnoverBNB to offer a handy infographic that you can save on your computer, send to ...

The Airbnb Cleaning Handbook: Airbnb’s manual to its Enhanced Cleaning Protocol and Instructions ( + PDF)

Thibault Masson

In order to pass Airbnb’s cleaning protocol quiz and get the cleaning highlight on their listing, hosts have to familiarize ...

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Airbnb hosting cleaning commitment: 5-step protocol, Education & Online Quiz to get the Airbnb Cleaning Highlight

Thibault Masson

In April 2020, Airbnb announced its Enhanced Cleaning Initiative. The company had already published some a few simple cleaning checklists ...

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How to add key Vrbo cleaning practices to your listings

Thibault Masson

If you are listing properties on Vrbo.com or one of its sister brand websites (e.g., HomeAway, Abritel, FeWo-Direkt, Stayz, Homelidays, ...

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Vacation Rental Cleanliness: We compare 6 vacation rental cleaning checklists for you

Thibault Masson

Keeping your short-term rentals clean is both a challenge and a necessity as a property manager. If a guest notices ...

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Vrbo and HomeAway Cleaning Checklist Enhanced to face COVID-19 coronavirus (vacation rental cleanliness)

Thibault Masson

The vacation rental cleanliness topic is a hot one, as travel bans get lifted across the world. We have already ...

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Vacation rental Cleanliness: Airbnb’s Cleaning Checklist and Guidelines (COVID-19)

Thibault Masson

Airbnb published in April recommendations for hosts regarding the cleanliness of listings in a COVID-19 world. This Airbnb Cleaning Checklist ...

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Vacation Rental Cleanliness: VRMA launches SafeHome, its own COVID-19 cleaning checklist and guidelines

Thibault Masson

The Vacation Rental Housekeeping Professionals (VRHP), a subsidiary of the Vacation Rental Management Association (VRMA), has developed expanded recommendations for ...