villa cleaning

[Gerry Cullen]

Hi guys, just a quick question, roughly how many hours cleaning would you allow per week for a three bedroom two bathroom villa when its being rented to clients?

many thanks,
Gerry.

[pato]

I have a maid 2 hours a day 5 days a week and that seems fine, I suppose I am selective about tenants though, if you get scallies in it may take more hours. Again it depends on villa size, mine has three bedrooms two bathrooms and a shower room, lounge dining room and hall and large Kitchen, outside a fairly large deck and a normal sized pool, all on the flat. I pay all year, for what god only knows but that's how it works seemingly.

[e-richard]

2 hours a day 5 days a week

That sounds a bit excessive to me.

Not because, I don't believe in keeping the villa spotless, but surely that's quite an imposition/interruption for holidaymakers ?
Our maid does about 1-1.5 hours on each of 3 visits per week (plus 4-6 hours per changeover).

Mind you, Pato, as you've mentioned previously, I suspect you PAY for those hours, but who knows how many she actually does

[Gerry Cullen]

Many thanks for the feedback, so about ten to twelve hours per week would be about right and what about the rate, nine to nine fifty an hour sound fair?

[fmm]

Surely it would be the same as for a 3 bedroomed house in the UK?
Do you really spend 15 hours a week cleaning your house?
God - I must be a real slob!!!!

[maccasa]

When we used to rent a villa, we found the maid coming in every day to be intrusive. we setled on a villa in Sesmarias for 4 years running and had a maid Sat and wed for 2 hrs max and an end of rental clean for ~ 3hrs That seemed fine to us.

[sam]

I think it really depends on the size of property, if it is rented out, and how often it is used. If you have a large property and a large party for a fortnight and they leave a mess there is no way the maid can get it ready for reoccupation in a few hours. If she goes in regularly she will keep on top of it, and know what to expect on change over day. If you let you need a regular, reliable maid service.
We have a large apartment with two annexes and several terraces. We do not let, but family and friends use it sometimes. I recently went in the day after my son and friends had used it for about 2 weeks. They were very good and left it in good condition, but there was still several wash loads of linens and towels, and I spent a few hours cleaning.