Who does the laundry in your vacation rental?

Question

Hey all-

I currently have 3 vacation rental units at the Jersey shore and was lucky to have family help me out with laundry over the past year and a half. We currently provide sheets, blankets, pillows, bath towels etc.

My help is moving out of the area and I can’t seem to find any cleaning services that would also do laundry.

I can definitely scrap providing all the linens and towels. I would have to charge less but just curious if anyone has any suggestions on who they use or how they’ve been able to handle the laundry aspect of short term rentals.

Any help or advice would be much appreciated!

Thanks

Paul Sandhu · Answer

The guy typing this message.

Luke Carl · Answer

There is no amount of money you could pay me to do any kind of laundry

Jerry W. · Answer

My cleaner does the laundry. We keep at least 3 sets of linens and extra sheets for each bed, just change them and do laundry later. In a pinch if you have sheets ruined you can always have an extra. Also we keep a spare set at the rental unit. If my cleaner gets stuck out of town I or myu wife can run down change sheets, wipe down tables, clean bathrooms, and vacuum, do dishes, etc. in a third of the time if we don't have to do laundry. We are working on adding a backup cleaner, but it is hard to keep a backup if you rarely use them. So far at most we clean once a month when the cleaner has to take her mother to the doctor, etc. there are no professional cleaners in my town.

John Underwood · Answer

My cleaners take care of the laundry on site with our high capacity washer and dryer.

Joshua Strickland · Answer

My cleaners take care of mine. They have 2 sets. That way each time there is a turn they bring a fresh set and take the used set with them to wash and use on the next turn.

Collin Hays · Answer

If your housekeepers are taking laundry home, you’re inviting bed bugs.

Bruce Woodruff · Answer

We have washer dryers on site, but just bring an extra set and take the used stuff home to do...

Cliff H. · Answer

@Brad Spuhler have your guests toss towels in the wash and kick off a cycle before they depart. That leaves only one cycle (sheets) for cleaners, who can always use the second set if there’s not enough time. Also poly dries 4x faster than cotton. Helps on dry speeds significantly.

Michael Baum · Answer

Our cleaners do the laundry. We have 3-4 sets of everything for every bed along with 30+ of each type of towel/washcloth.

Who does the laundry in your vacation rental?

Who does the laundry in your vacation rental?

Most Popular Reply

9 Replies