Key points
- A turnover price comes from your property, not a standard rate. Bedrooms, bathrooms, the check-out to check-in gap, restocking and linen all move it.
- To set your listed fee, add what the turnover costs you and anything you pay for yourself, then add your own margin.
- Compare two quotes only after both suppliers have the same brief: the same property, the same times and the same restocking and linen arrangement.
- Ivory prices an Airbnb turnover to your property. Send the bedrooms, the bathrooms and the gap between check-out and check-in.
Your Airbnb cleaning fee cost is really two numbers. One is what a turnover costs you. The other is what you charge guests for it. This post covers what decides the first, how to set the second, and how to compare two quotes so you are comparing like with like.
There are no market figures here. A figure from a blog cannot see your bedrooms, your bathrooms or your check-in time. What helps is knowing which details change the price, so you can pin each one down before you ask anyone for a number.
What decides your Airbnb cleaning fee cost?
Six details move the price of a turnover. You can settle every one of them before you ask for a price.
- Bedrooms. Each bed is a set of linen to strip and remake.
- Bathrooms. Each one is another room to reset, so the count matters as much as the bedrooms.
- The gap between check-out and check-in. A wide gap and a tight one are planned differently. Write down both times.
- Restocking. Who tops up loo roll, soap, tea and coffee at each changeover, and from whose stock?
- Linen. Who strips, washes and remakes it, and where does the washing happen?
- Condition. Ivory's price reflects condition, not history. Tell any supplier how the place looks when guests leave.
None of these is a market rate. They are the details a supplier needs before a price means anything.
How do you set your Airbnb cleaning fee?
Use cost plus margin. Start with what a turnover costs you, add anything you pay for yourself, then add your own margin. The listed fee is the sum.
| Line | What goes in it |
|---|---|
| Turnover price | The supplier's price for your property, based on your real check-out and check-in times. |
| Costs you cover | Consumables you buy, linen washing, and anything else you pay for at each changeover. |
| Your margin | Payment for your time arranging it, and room for a visit that needs more than planned. |
| Listed cleaning fee | The three lines added together. |
You can list that as a separate cleaning fee or build it into your nightly rate. The cost is the same either way. Only where guests see it changes.
Review the fee when your supplier's price changes, or when you change who handles the linen.
How do you compare an Airbnb cleaning quote like for like?
Two quotes can differ because they cover different jobs, not because one supplier charges more. Send both the same brief first.
- The bedrooms and bathrooms.
- Your check-out and check-in times.
- How the cleaner gets in: key safe, smart lock or held key.
- Who restocks and who handles the linen.
- Any extras, such as a hot tub or the oven.
- How the place looks when guests leave.
Then check each reply against the same questions.
| Ask both suppliers | Why it matters |
|---|---|
| Which property did you price? | Bedrooms and bathrooms should match what you sent. |
| Which times did you plan for? | Both quotes should use the same check-out and check-in times. |
| Who restocks? | Top-ups may be in the price or left to you. |
| Who handles the linen? | Washing and remaking may be in the price or left to you. |
| What is an extra? | Oven, fridge or hot tub jobs may be added on top. |
| Per visit or per hour? | Know which you are comparing, and what happens if a visit overruns. |
| What if something is missed? | Ask how a miss gets put right. |
If a quote leaves a row unanswered, ask. A lower number with a gap in it is not yet a comparison.
Who restocks and who does the linen?
These two are easy to leave unsaid, and each one changes the plan for the gap.
- Restocking. Decide who buys consumables and who tops them up. If the cleaner restocks from stock you keep on site, say where it lives. If you restock yourself, say so, so nobody assumes.
- Linen. Decide whether sheets and towels are washed by the cleaner, sent to a laundry service, or swapped for spare sets you hold. If linen is laundered elsewhere, ask how that fits between check-out and check-in. That is a question to settle with each supplier, not something to assume.
Tell every supplier your answers on day one. They change what is quoted and what is left for you to do. With Ivory, include both when you send your request, so the price that comes back matches your set-up.
How does Ivory price an Airbnb turnover?
There is no list price. Airbnb turnovers are priced to your property. To price yours, we need the bedrooms, the bathrooms and the gap between check-out and check-in.
Send those details through the Airbnb clean in Manchester page. Your price comes back first, then you pick the day. We reply within 30 minutes, 8am to 10pm, seven days a week.
Cleaning inside the oven or fridge is a paid extra, so say on the form if you want it. How the gap shapes the plan is in how an Airbnb cleaning turnaround works in Manchester. The briefing side is in Airbnb host cleaning tips.
Questions people ask
It should cover what a turnover costs you, plus a margin. Take your supplier's price for your property, add anything you pay for yourself such as consumables and linen washing, then add your own margin. No single figure fits every property, so this post gives none.
The size of the property, the number of bathrooms, the gap between check-out and check-in, who restocks and who handles the linen. How the place looks when guests leave matters too, because Ivory's price reflects condition, not history.
That is your decision, and the cost is the same either way. You can list a separate cleaning fee or build the cost into your nightly rate. Whichever you choose, check how it reads on your shortest stay, because every booking needs one turnover.
Give both suppliers the same brief, then compare the same things. Use the same bedrooms, bathrooms and check-out and check-in times, then ask each who restocks, who handles the linen, what is an extra and what happens if something is missed.
The bedrooms, the bathrooms and the gap between check-out and check-in. Airbnb turnovers are priced to your property, so there is no list price. We reply within 30 minutes, between 8am and 10pm, seven days a week.
Written by M.A. Published .
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