Airbnb new rules - can't ask guests to wash up!

My sister takes her Dyson and hoovers before she leaves. She also picks up after her dogs.
Apparently there is a site where owners can leave reports about their guests. She must have 5stars!

Surely AirBnB means self-catering?

One of the rules states:
"Unauthorized Entry: Hosts cannot enter private spaces or the rented property during a reservation without the guest's explicit permission, except in a true emergency."

So who is supposed to do the washing up, take out the rubbish?

I think the argument is that Airbnb hosts are asking guests to wash up , strip beds and take out rubbish and are still charging a cleaning fee .
Personally I think it’s a way of reducing Airbnbs presence . Some cities and towns have banned Airbnbs as it’s affecting the locals . In places like Cornwall locals struggle to find properties to rent long term as hosts make more money on holiday and short term rentals .

Tenko

I think the argument is that Airbnb hosts are asking guests to wash up , strip beds and take out rubbish and are still charging a cleaning fee .
Personally I think it’s a way of reducing Airbnbs presence . Some cities and towns have banned Airbnbs as it’s affecting the locals . In places like Cornwall locals struggle to find properties to rent long term as hosts make more money on holiday and short term rentals .

Yes, I would like to see less air B&B and more housing for local people. The new rules might encourage those owning air B&B to sell up.

Agree with more homes for locals.

Tenko

I think the argument is that Airbnb hosts are asking guests to wash up , strip beds and take out rubbish and are still charging a cleaning fee .
Personally I think it’s a way of reducing Airbnbs presence . Some cities and towns have banned Airbnbs as it’s affecting the locals . In places like Cornwall locals struggle to find properties to rent long term as hosts make more money on holiday and short term rentals .

It is Airbnb themselves who are bringing these rules in!

We have a holiday let, we expect that guests would not leave washing up, the dishwasher is often left to empty but that’s fine.

We also ask guests to strip beds if they have time, this is to give the beds time to air before housekeeping come in.

When I go back to Wales I stay in a lovely little Airbnb . I don’t have to take the rubbish out only put it in bins provided and it’s taken out when cleaned. I also am not expected to strip the bed. However I do wash up the morning I leave I don’t think it fair to leave dirty dishes on the side and I leave it all tidy.

When I arrive it is spotless and I have got to know the owner, I’ve been staying several times a year for quite a long time. She refurbishes regularly and leaves complimentary breakfast items in the fridge so I feel it is a real bargain and a lovely place to stay

That’s utterly ridiculous.

Whenever and wherever we stay in self catering accommodation, with or without our dear spaniel, we always do a thorough clean on the last day, including stripping the beds, washing and drying and putting away all dishes etc, hoovering and a clean of counters.

Doesn’t everyone?

We sometimes rent a cottage - the same one each time - in our favourite holiday place. We always wash up. I usually strip the bed and often put the bedding and towels in the washing machine and set it going. Sometime we vacuum round as well.

We know that the owners also work at other jobs, so giving a little help at the end of our holiday only seems polite.

Cossy

That’s utterly ridiculous.

Whenever and wherever we stay in self catering accommodation, with or without our dear spaniel, we always do a thorough clean on the last day, including stripping the beds, washing and drying and putting away all dishes etc, hoovering and a clean of counters.

Doesn’t everyone?

Well I do the same Cossy 👏👏👍
In fact, I usually do a clean up when I arrive as well 🤣

I haven't done AirB&B, but self catering quite often. The expectation is to strip beds, leave towels in shower or bath for collection, dirty crockery in the dishwasher and put away in cupboards, pans washed and put away when clean and dry, take out rubbish. Generally leave the place tidy. Deep cleaning is up to the owners though. Exit time is generally around 10 am not enough time to put towels and linen in the washing machine. The instruction for those is that they will be collected and laundered by owners, or the cleaners.

Recently 10 of us stayed in a large Airbnb near Marseille in France for a long Hen weekend.
The leaving instructions was just load the Dishwasher before you leave. As it was 10 women we did tidy up the kitchen but that was not expected by the owners.

I have no objection to filling the dishwasher, putting rubbish out and tidying anything that's been moved, but I object to having to vacuum, strip beds and wait for the dishwasher to finish its cycle before leaving at 10.00am when I'm paying for the privilege of staying there and paying a cleaning fee, plus extra if we have a dog with us.

I rarely use Air B&B - in fact I've only stayed in them when someone else has booked one - but the same is true of rental cottages. One that I shared in a while ago with a group of friends had a huge list of chores to be done before leaving at 10.00am, which really put a dampener on the last day. We had to start breakfast very early so we could run the dishwasher (there was no washing up liquid) wait for it to finish so that we could put the dishes away in line with the instructions.

I would absolutely do all of that and more if we were staying with friends, or using their premises free of charge, but cottages are not cheap, and nor are cleaning fees. I don't remember having to do those things before Covid, although of course we left the place tidy and washed up before leaving - the cleaning fee covered it all. It feels like the owners are taking advantage now. We stayed in one recently for one night, and were charged £50 each for two dogs, who weren't allowed on the furniture or beds. I don't find the restrictions unreasonable (our own dogs weren't allowed on furniture) but what was the charge for if not for having to wipe hairs off sofas and chairs?

I don't go on holiday to do housework. Of course people should pick up dog mess from their own dogs - I can't see an argument against that.

Whenever staying in self catering accommodation I would load the dishwasher and run it and put bed linen and towels in the washing machine and run it and do a quick hoover up and tidy up before leaving, and Airbnb hosts have always praised us as guests for leaving the accommodation in such good condition.
But that isn’t why I do it, my mother, whether we were staying in a caravan or B&B, would fastidiously clean up before leaving, ‘don’t ever let folk think you’re mucky’ she would warn wagging her finger, because of course we had to help tidy the place up.

We have used Air BnB and the cleaning should be included in the advertised price, however there are some that make a real mess that should be surcharged. A stag or girls party can leave the place a wreck.

My daughter does have 2 AirBnBs and does not charge cleaning at all, she has been pretty full all summer with couples and families doesnt get problems.

I don't get all the intense hoovering, cleaning, washing the bed linen and towels etc., unless it's a "mates rates rental" When we've rented a holiday let and the same with a time share flat we have. That's not an expectation, yes I'd hoover if I'd dropped crumbs, but given cleaners come in pretty much dead on 10 am to remove linen and clean before the new arrivals 4 pm, that cleaning service is part and parcel of the costs involved or management charge so it's quite unnecessary imo. The instructions specifically request removal of rubbish and the washing of dishes and utensils and to put those away. A 10 am departure, which includes packing up the stuff brought, having a quick shower and a coffee and a slice of toast say, doesn't leave acres of time for cleaning the place, those costs are built in and it's to be expected with a commercial enterprise that the accommodation is turned around and presented professionally for the next people.

The only time that was different for us when friends rented us their condo near Tampa, where we went a few times when the kids were young. However at a much reduced rate, we did strip the beds, wash the linen, towels, dry them, put all that away, hoover, clean the place leaving it spic and span but we had to arrange late flights or an overnight hotel to make time for all of that.

We've stayed a few times with large or smaller family groups in holiday lets (could have been Airbnbs but as we didn't always book, I'm not sure).

We've always washed up, put everything back, tidied up and stripped the beds but not washed the bedding and of course, put out the rubbish and recycling.

We wash up, strip beds, empty bins and leave used towels in the bath so they know which ones need washing. I wont leave floors dirty so only hoover if necessary.

The reason they are doing this is because it is impacting their business, i.e people are choosing hotels instead, where you wouldnt dream of doing those things.

Cossy

That’s utterly ridiculous.

Whenever and wherever we stay in self catering accommodation, with or without our dear spaniel, we always do a thorough clean on the last day, including stripping the beds, washing and drying and putting away all dishes etc, hoovering and a clean of counters.

Doesn’t everyone?

Certainly not!😄
We do any washing up and leave the place tidy but that’s as far as it goes.
Duvets are pulled back on the beds.
The last cottage we stayed in the hosts were intrusive on several occasions, the dishwasher didn’t work and they took chairs away on the patio.They asked us to vacuum the place and put all the bedding in laundry bags when we left.No chance, that’s their job not ours.

We often arrive at our holiday let to stay on the day guests are leaving, we do the change over rather than pay £150 to the housekeeping company!

We have only once been shocked, it took us 5 hours to clean a two bed two bath property!
Only when we sat down to have a drink in the evening did we realise all the missing items!

Housekeeping know to take photographs and to call us if guests have left it in a bad state, this has only happened once in 5 years, we had to pay for extra cleaning.

On the whole guests are really respectful, we would never expect anyone to clean, vacuum or mop but I suspect some people do.

We arrived at one holiday let that was grimy, photographed is the note left by the owners.
It needed a deep, deep clean.

I know everyone thinks holiday lets are a license to print money but they are not!
Apart from the initial outlay take in to consideration utilities, TV licence, Sky, broadband, public liability insurance, general insurance, maintenance, cleaning, we also provide good coffee pods, dishwasher tabs, laundry tabs, a welcome voucher and pay a commission to the holiday company.

What is important for us is that guests arrive and everything immaculate,