Holiday home cleaner

JOD1233

Hi there 
first of all sorry if this is in the wrong place this is my first post . I’m just after some advice regarding cleaning holiday homes I clean holiday lodges in Cornwall and getting ready to start work on the 4th July I understand cleaners are charging more because of the COVID as the properties are taking a lot longer to clean etc I wondered if anyone on here could help me with pricing how much I should charge to clean 3 bedroom two bathroom lodges two doubles and a two singles the guests bring there own bedding towels so will just have to wash the pillow and mattress protectors after each clean any help would be great 
tia x

sharpe106

Doubt anybody has any idea without more information. How long does it take you now? How much do you charge now? How much longer do you think a deep clean will take?

JOD1233

Hi sorry last year I was charging £50 for the changeover which was two - two and half hours work Im guessing it’s going to take longer now as it will be deep cleans I haven’t given a price yet I’m just after some help in pricing it 😊

Grumpy_chap

If you charge £x per hour and a normal clean between lets takes 3 hours, that is 3 times £x.
If it will now take 4 hours, then you need to charge 4 times £x.

JOD1233

I don’t charge per hour it’s per lodge ? 

Diamandis

Yes, but you know how long it takes and what you charge. You need to consider what extra things you need to do, how long that will take and work out what would be per hour. So if it was £50 for two hours of work and it will now take three then £75 would give you the same per hour. 

whizzywoo

Do you provide the cleaning materials and if yes, are you going to be using more?  You will need to cover the cost of extra cleaning supplies.

JOD1233

Thank you for your reply’s! Yes I supply all my own cleaning products  toilet rolls I also will have to wash the pillow and mattress protectors each change over do you think £75 is a good price including washing the protectors? 

Grumpy_chap

No-one can say whether £75 is or is not a good price.  It is a case of what is a fair change from what you charged before to what you will charge now and that depends on the time and materials that will be different (extra).  After working out that, you may then want to think about what quality the holiday homes are.  The impact of a change in cleaning cost for a £400/week caravan or £2k per week beach side villa is quite different - bear in mind the owner may have limited opportunity to pass on the costs to renters.

sharpe106

I would suggest a better option may be to charge them for the normal clean and state that as you will now be doing an extra clean you will charge them per hour on top as long as it takes you, rather then a set fee. If they can pass the cost on or not is irrelevant. Most cottages have up the prices anyway as demand is far higher. 

JOD1233

Thank you for all your help guys 👍