Pros & Cons of Using a Laundry Service for your Airbnb

Laundry, whether washing or drying, is essential to the functioning of Airbnb properties since cleanly sanitized sheets and towels are an expected service offered by vacation rental properties.

As such, note that using a laundry service simplifies the life of the cleaning staff, hosts, and co-hosts. Nevertheless, whether one personally carries out this activity or employs the help of a laundry service, we must note that, often, things may turn out unexpectedly, for instance, if the cleaning staff gathers the linen without examining it before washing.

When removing bed linen or gathering other items, such as towels or kitchen gloves, for laundry service, you must first ensure to photograph those items that are damaged (with holes, burned) or stained, especially when this is a result of the rental property’s previous guests so that they may be held responsible.

Whoever is responsible for bed-making in the rental property must also ensure to thoroughly check the sheets and towels, as one disadvantage of laundry services is that often the company does not inspect the linen for damage or staining. Instead, they wash and dry the given linen and return it accordingly; if this occurs with damaged or stained linen, it may become a nuisance. The cleaning staff may place damaged linen on the bed, a guest later reports it, or whoever is responsible for bed-making finds the stain shortly before the guest's arrival and has to make a store run to purchase a new linen set.

Checking bed linen and other items, such as towels, whether washed by the cleaning staff or a laundry service, is crucial.

We know things don't always turn out how we expect them to.