Holiday Let Cleaning in East Sussex

What holiday let cleaning involves

A changeover is the turnaround of a property between one set of guests and the next, usually inside a few hours on the same day. We clean holiday lets across Eastbourne and East Sussex to checkout and check in times, which in practice means arriving once the last guests have gone and being finished before the next ones arrive.

A changeover takes in every room cleaned and reset, beds stripped and remade with fresh linen, kitchen and appliances including the oven and the fridge, bathrooms sanitised and restocked, floors throughout, bins emptied and put out for collection, and the property left presented rather than merely clean. There is more detail on our Changeover Cleans page.

Linen and laundry

Linen is the part most owners find hardest to manage from a distance, particularly if you live outside the area. We can supply, launder and change bed linen and towels as part of the changeover, so there is nothing for you to store, wash or deliver.

Everything comes back pressed and presented well, because guests notice bedding before almost anything else in a property. See Linen for how the service works and what it costs.

Presentation, not just cleanliness

These properties are judged by people paying for a few days away, and the standard is higher than a domestic clean. Cushions straightened, beds dressed, welcome items set out, remote controls where they should be, and the kettle, the bin and the fridge all ready for someone walking in with suitcases.

We also flag what we find. A cracked mug, a blown bulb, a tired towel, a leaking trap or damage a guest has not mentioned. You get told the same day, with photographs if it helps, which gives you the chance to deal with it before the next arrival rather than reading about it in a review.

Coastal properties and hot tubs

Lets along the Sussex coast bring particular problems. Sand travels through a property far further than anyone expects, salt air marks glass and metalwork quickly, and damp settles in properties that sit empty between bookings out of season.

If your property has a hot tub, it needs its own routine between guests rather than a wipe over, and we handle that as part of the changeover, following the HSE spa pool guidance. See Hot Tub Cleaning.

Managing the property for you

Plenty of owners live some distance from their let, and the practical difficulty is never the cleaning itself, it is everything around it. We hold keys, meet contractors, check the property between bookings in quiet months, and handle the small maintenance jobs that would otherwise mean a trip down.

For owners who would rather hand over the running of it entirely, we offer co-hosting and management. See Co Hosting and Management and Maintenance.

Short notice and back to back bookings

Peak season means same day changeovers, and sometimes a booking lands with very little warning. We schedule holiday let work in advance across the season so the slots are held, and we will do our best with late additions rather than simply saying no.

If a guest leaves a property in a poor state, which does happen, tell us and we will send more people rather than let the next arrival walk into it. We would rather absorb an awkward morning than have you lose a review over it.

Deep cleans between seasons

Changeovers keep a property presentable, but they are not the place to strip limescale from a shower screen or pull the sofa apart. Most owners we work with book a deep clean once or twice a year, usually in the quieter months either side of the season.

That takes in the things a two hour turnaround cannot reach. Behind and under furniture, inside cupboards and wardrobes, curtains and blinds, mattress protectors, the oven stripped back, limescale throughout, and carpets extracted. It is far cheaper than replacing soft furnishings early because nothing was ever taken back to the frame.

What a changeover costs

Changeovers are priced per clean, based on the number of bedrooms and bathrooms, whether linen is included and how tight the turnaround window is. You get a fixed price per changeover so you can build it into your nightly rate rather than guessing. If you let commercially it is also worth checking how business rates apply to self catering accommodation.

Deep cleans between seasons, carpet cleaning and window cleaning are quoted separately and are noticeably cheaper arranged alongside an existing changeover contract.

Working with agencies and booking platforms

Most owners we work with list through an agency or one of the booking platforms, and each comes with its own expectations around turnaround times and cleanliness scoring. We are used to working to those, and to the agency inspections that come with the managed listings.

If your agency sends a checklist, send it over and we will work from that document rather than our own. Where an agency handles bookings and we handle the property, we are glad to liaise with them directly over changeover times so you are not sitting in the middle relaying messages.

Where we cover

We clean holiday lets across Eastbourne, Bexhill on Sea, Hastings, St Leonards on Sea, Seaford, Lewes and Brighton and Hove. There is more for particular areas on our Holiday Let Cleaning in Eastbourne, Holiday Let Cleaning In Bexhill, Holiday Let Cleaning In Hastings and Holiday Let Cleaning in Brighton and Holiday Let Cleaning in East Sussex pages.

If you let a residential property rather than a holiday one, our Property Let Cleaning page is the better place to start. To arrange holiday let cleaning, ring 07539 635589 with your changeover days and we will hold the slots.