Key points
- Start with arithmetic: the gap is your check-in time minus your check-out time, and it is set by your bookings.
- Late check-outs, access, parking and travel between properties all take time from the gap without any cleaning being done.
- For city centre apartments, check how a cleaner gets into the building and where they can park before you promise a tight gap.
- Tell your cleaner both times and how they get in. Ivory has same-day availability, subject to your gap.
An Airbnb cleaning turnaround Manchester hosts can rely on is mostly a scheduling job. The cleaning happens inside the gap between check-out and check-in. What decides whether the gap holds is everything around it: a guest who leaves late, a door that will not open, nowhere to park, a drive between two properties.
This post gives you a way to plan the gap from your own times. It does not say how long a clean takes, because that depends on your property and a blog cannot see it. It covers the sum, the four things that eat into the gap, and the questions to settle before you promise a tight changeover.
Airbnb cleaning turnaround Manchester: how do you work out the gap?
Subtract your check-out time from your check-in time. That is the gap on paper. If check-out is 11am and check-in is 3pm, the gap is four hours.
The gap on paper is not the time you have. Take off the minutes you expect to lose before the clean can start. Here is the same example with two made-up losses, a guest who leaves 30 minutes late and 15 minutes to park and get in. They only show the sum. Use your own numbers.
| Step | Example |
|---|---|
| Check-out time | 11am |
| Check-in time | 3pm |
| Gap on paper | 4 hours |
| Late check-out allowance (made-up) | Minus 30 minutes |
| Parking and getting in (made-up) | Minus 15 minutes |
| Time left to work with | 3 hours 15 minutes |
Whether that is enough depends on the property. Put that question to your cleaner, with the bedrooms, the bathrooms and both times in front of them.
What puts a same-day Airbnb turnaround at risk?
Cleaning speed is not the first thing to worry about. Four things take time from the gap without any cleaning being done.
- Late check-out. A guest who leaves late shortens the gap from the front, and your check-in time stays where it is. Decide your late check-out policy in advance, and decide how you will tell your cleaner.
- Access. A key safe code that is out of date, or a smart lock code the cleaner never received, costs time at the door.
- Parking. If a cleaner cannot park near the property, the search and the walk come out of the gap.
- Travel between properties. If your cleaner is finishing another property first, the drive between the two is part of your schedule.
What should you check for city centre apartments?
If your property is in a block in Deansgate, Castlefield or NOMA, for example, settle these before you promise a tight gap. Those areas are only examples. The same questions apply to any building.
- How does a cleaner get into the building: a fob, an entry code, a buzzer or a concierge?
- Is there a lift, and does the building have rules on using it?
- Where can a cleaner park, and who arranges it?
- Where does the rubbish go, and are there rules on when?
- Is the key safe code or smart lock code up to date?
Your building's management, or the notes on your listing, should have the answers. For a property further out, in a place like Worsley for example, check the parking at the property and the drive from your other properties. Put the answers in the briefing you send your cleaner.
How do you build an Airbnb turnover schedule with slack?
- Write the check-out and check-in times against every booking.
- Work out the gap on paper, then take off your late check-out allowance and the time to get in.
- Send your cleaner the bedrooms, the bathrooms, both times and how they get in.
- Ask what they need from you, and what happens if a guest is still in the property when they arrive.
- If two properties share a cleaner on the same day, add the drive between them and ask which one goes first.
- Look back after the first few turnovers and adjust the allowance.
Once the timing holds, the briefing matters. Airbnb host cleaning tips has a short checklist you can paste in. The same details also set your price, which is covered in what decides your Airbnb cleaning fee.
How does Ivory plan an Airbnb turnover around the gap?
Send us your check-out and check-in times, the property and how we get in. Our Airbnb clean in Manchester is planned around the gap you give us.
We have same-day availability, subject to your gap. Replies come within 30 minutes, 8am to 10pm, seven days a week, and your price comes back before you pick the day. Cleaners are vetted and bring their own equipment and eco products. If something is missed, tell us and we come back.
Questions people ask
There is no set length. Your gap is your check-in time minus your check-out time, so your bookings decide it. Take off the time you expect to lose to a late check-out and getting in, then give your cleaner the bedrooms, the bathrooms and both times to see whether it works.
A late check-out takes time from the front of the gap, and the check-in time stays where it is. Decide your late check-out policy in advance, and tell your cleaner how you will let them know if a guest is still in the property.
Ivory has same-day availability, subject to your gap. Send your check-out and check-in times, the property and how we get in. We reply within 30 minutes, between 8am and 10pm, seven days a week.
Check how a cleaner gets into the building, whether there is a lift, where they can park and where the rubbish goes. Access and rules differ from building to building, so ask the building's management or check the notes on your listing.
Ivory prices a turnover to your property, so there is no list price. Send the bedrooms, the bathrooms and the gap between check-out and check-in. Your price comes back within 30 minutes, then you pick the day.
Written by M.A. Published .
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