Short answer: an Airbnb turnover in Chicago starts at $276 with Spotless Home Cleaners. That is the 4-hour minimum at our residential rate of $69 per cleaner, per hour. Studios and 1-bedroom units usually sit at the minimum. A 2-bedroom unit runs about $276 to $345, and bigger homes $345 to $483. Laundry and restocking add time on top.
A turnover clean resets the unit to match the listing photos. Beds stripped and made to hotel standard. Bathrooms scrubbed and fixtures polished. Kitchen counters, sink and backsplash sanitized, the microwave and fridge cleaned out, leftover food removed. Floors vacuumed and mopped, including under the cushions. Our Airbnb turnover checklist lists every step a Chicago host should expect.
Per turnover, at $69 per cleaner-hour. These are starting points, not a quote.
Turnovers usually get two cleaners, so a studio takes the team about 2 hours and a 3-bedroom about 3. The bill counts cleaner-hours, not people on site.
Hosts ask this a lot. A regular house clean leaves a lived-in home tidy. A turnover has to leave a unit looking brand new to a stranger who will rate it. That means every towel, every dish, every hair in the shower drain. Two cleaners for 2 hours is what it takes to do that properly in a small unit, and the minimum protects the standard. If a turnover takes less, it is because the last guest was easy, and the team uses the time on the details that get you the 5-star review.
This is where turnover costs drift. Laundry is the slowest part of the job. If the unit has a washer and dryer, the team runs loads while they clean, and a full set of sheets and towels adds about 1 to 2 cleaner-hours of waiting, folding and making beds. A second set of linens cuts that, because the team can swap and leave the wash for later.
Restocking is quick if the supplies are in the unit. Keep a locked closet with paper goods, soap, coffee and spare linens, and tell us the par levels. If the team has to shop, that is time you pay for.
Hostfully's guide to Airbnb cleaning fees says a host's cleaning fee typically runs from around $50 for a small unit to $150 or more for larger homes, and that the fee should reflect what a turn actually costs you. A $276 turnover on a studio is well above a $50 fee, so hosts who book us tend to do one of two things: raise the cleaning fee to match, or fold part of the cost into the nightly rate and keep the fee low so the listing ranks well. Which one works depends on how many nights your guests book. Longer stays absorb a turnover better than one-night stays.
The extra buys consistency: the same checklist every turn, an insured and bonded team, and a satisfaction guarantee.
Spotless Home Cleaners turns over short-term rentals in River North, Lincoln Park, the West Loop, Wicker Park and the suburbs, and has cleaned Chicago homes since 2014. Tell us the unit size, whether it has a washer and dryer, and how many turns a month you expect. We confirm the hours and the price per turnover before the first one. Book online or call (847) 499-7075.
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