Airbnb Turnover Cleaning Checklist

Create One Master Property Sheet

Keep one current document with the property address, parking, access codes, alarm instructions, Wi-Fi details for verification, emergency contact, checkout and check-in times, supply storage, garbage rules, appliance notes, and the full room checklist.

Do not spread critical instructions across old messages. Update the master sheet whenever a code, product, appliance, or process changes.

Arrival and Initial Assessment

1. Enter using the documented access method.
2. Check for active water, heating, electrical, or security concerns.
3. Walk through every room before beginning.
4. Photograph or report visible damage and unusual mess according to the host's process.
5. Confirm whether the property can be completed within the available window.

The cleaner should know whom to contact and what qualifies as urgent. A long list of unranked contacts slows decisions.

Room-by-Room Turnover Checklist

Bedrooms

• Check beds, surfaces, floors, storage areas, and visible guest items.
• Handle linens according to the documented laundry process.
• Confirm protectors, pillows, and presentation match the property standard.

Bathrooms

• Clean fixtures, high-touch areas, mirrors, counters, shower or tub, and floors.
• Remove used items and restock only the agreed supplies.
• Report leaks, drainage concerns, or damage.

Kitchen

• Check dishes, sink, counters, appliance exteriors, handles, dining area, and floors.
• Remove guest food according to the host policy.
• Confirm garbage and recycling follow building rules.

Living and entry areas

• Reset furniture, clean reachable surfaces, check floors, and verify windows and doors.
• Look for forgotten items and follow the lost-item process.

Define the Linen and Laundry Process

State whether laundry is completed on-site, off-site, or handled by someone else. Record machine settings only when verified, identify where clean and used linens go, and keep enough backup sets for delays or damaged items.

Laundry can determine the entire turnover timeline. Never assume it is included in a cleaning quote. It must be described and agreed.

Manage Supplies Without Guesswork

Use labelled storage and define minimum quantities for toilet tissue, hand soap, garbage bags, dish supplies, and any approved guest amenities. Separate cleaning products from guest supplies and store everything safely.

The host should decide who counts inventory, who purchases replacements, and how low stock is reported. “Restock as needed” is not a complete instruction unless the stock location and expected quantities are known.

Use a Final Quality-Control Walkthrough

1. Stand at each room entrance and scan the entire space.
2. Check high-touch points and visible surfaces at natural eye level.
3. Verify beds, towels, furniture, and guest supplies match the property standard.
4. Confirm garbage is removed and no cleaning tools remain.
5. Check lights, windows, locks, thermostat, and alarm according to instructions.
6. Send the agreed completion notice and issue report.

Requesting Airbnb Cleaning in Ottawa

Provide property size, sleeping capacity, bathroom count, turnover frequency, checkout and check-in window, linen expectations, parking, access, and the master checklist. A routine residential rate should not be assumed to include this entire workflow.

Visit Airbnb cleaning in Ottawa to review service considerations and request availability.