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Airbnb host cleaning checklist: the Edmonton turnover protocol
The 5-star turnover protocol for Edmonton Airbnb hosts. Linen handling, restocking, the 32 detail items guests notice, and how to fit it all into a 4-hour window.
TL;DR
Edmonton Airbnb turnovers are won and lost on 32 specific details that guests photograph if they go wrong: hair in the drain, dust under the bed, fingerprints on the TV, an empty toilet roll, dishwasher residue. A 5-star host has a written turnover protocol; a 3-star host wings it.
Edmonton's short-term rental market is roughly 3,400 active listings, and the average host clears mid-3-star ratings on cleanliness alone. The hosts who stay 4.9+ have one thing in common: a written turnover protocol that anyone can follow.
The 32-item turnover protocol
- Strip every bed and remove all linen to laundry
- Empty every garbage bin and recycling, including bathrooms
- Wipe TV screen and remote with microfibre and screen-safe cleaner
- Run dishwasher empty with a citric-acid cleaning cycle
- Wipe inside microwave, including ceiling
- Wipe inside fridge top shelf at minimum; full interior weekly
- Empty and wipe coffee machine drip tray
- Inspect drains in shower, tub, all sinks — clear hair
- Wipe shower glass with a squeegee, no residue
- Toilets — bowl, base, behind, and outside of the tank
- Replace toilet roll, even if half-full, and stock the spare
- Restock soap, shampoo, conditioner
- Restock kitchen — dish soap, sponge, paper towels, coffee filters
- Wipe under the bed at the perimeter — guests check
- Wipe baseboards in the bedroom and bathroom
- Vacuum all carpeted areas including under furniture edges
- Mop all hard floors with a neutral pH cleaner
- Wipe light switches and door handles
- Wipe the inside of every door frame
- Check curtains for stains and lint roll if needed
- Wipe windowsills and window tracks
- Stage towels — 2 bath, 2 hand, 2 face per bedroom
- Stage bed with new linens, hospital corners, decorative pillows
- Stock 4 bottles of water in the fridge
- Stock 4 tea bags, 2 coffee pods, 2 sugar, 2 cream
- Test Wi-Fi and reset router if signal is weak
- Inspect smoke and CO detectors — chirping = battery replacement
- Spot-clean walls for fingerprints, especially near light switches
- Empty vacuum canister and clean filter weekly
- Photograph the staged space — verifies the standard for the guest
- Set air to 20°C in winter, 22°C in summer
- Lock-check, key/code reset, calendar update
Fitting it into a 4-hour window
A trained two-person team finishes a 1-bedroom turnover in 90 minutes and a 2-bedroom in 120 minutes. Add 20 minutes for linen exchange and 15 minutes for restocking. The 4-hour window between checkout and checkin is enough for a 2-bedroom suite if the team arrives at 11:00 sharp.
Frequently asked
- Do you provide linens?
- Yes — most Edmonton hosts use our linen-rotation service where we bring fresh sheets and towels every turnover and take dirty ones to a commercial laundry. Saves the host the most painful part of self-managing.
- What's the right price for an Edmonton 1-bed Airbnb turnover?
- $95–$135 per turnover, depending on linen handling and frequency. Hosts who turn over 3+ times a week get our recurring rate.
- How do guests rate cleanliness in Edmonton specifically?
- Edmonton averages 4.62 on cleanliness — slightly below the Canadian average of 4.71. The gap is almost entirely about winter salt residue on entryway floors.
- Can you handle same-day turnovers in winter when guests delay?
- Yes. We hold an Edmonton turnover team on call between 11:00–15:00 every day to absorb the late-checkout-early-checkin window.
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