Keeping an Airbnb guest-ready on the Coromandel

What do guests notice first?

The view. On the Coromandel most guests have booked for it, so smeared, salty glass is the first thing they see. Then the deck they'll sit on, the path or driveway they walk up, and the kitchen and bathroom. A tired outside makes a clean inside look worse, and the place needs to match the photos in your listing.

What needs doing every changeover?

Inside: the kitchen, bathrooms, floors and surfaces, plus the glass doors and windows guests have had their hands all over. Outside: a sweep of the deck and the entrance. These are the jobs that change with every stay, and we can do them before and after guests.

What should be done each season?

• Windows inside and out, with pure water outside
• A house wash to lift salt, mould and grime
• Roof and gutters, ahead of the wet season
• Deck and steps cleaned of slippery mould
• The driveway and paths

Before the summer season, and again after it, when the place has had a hammering from all the visitors.

How do you fit the work between bookings?

Block out a day or two before the season for the outside work, and let us know your changeover days. Interior cleans fit around check-out and check-in, and Emma is the person to talk to about those. House washes and roof work need a dry day and are best done with no guests on site.

Why use one team for inside and out?

One business and one bill, with Emma looking after the inside and Jono the outside. We can do the windows, the house wash, the deck and the interior on the same visit, so the place is ready when the next guests pull in. More on holiday home and Airbnb cleaning.