Holiday home cleaning · Dubai
Professional Holiday Home Cleaning in Dubai
Turnover cleans between guests — beds made with fresh linen, kitchen and bathrooms reset, amenities restocked — by a team trained for short-term rentals and timed to your check-out and check-in. Same-day turnaround, photo confirmation when the unit is ready, and one schedule for as many units as you run.
- Same-day turnaround between an 11 AM check-out and a 3 PM check-in
- Linen changed, laundered in-house or via partner laundries
- Amenities and welcome items restocked from your list
- Photo confirmation and damage report after every turnover
- Multiple units, key handling and one monthly invoice
Priced by the hour and the unit size; typical turnovers take two to four hours. Regular operators get a contract rate.
Cleaning is the review
Cleanliness is the single biggest driver of a holiday home’s rating, and a missed hair in the shower or a crumb in the cutlery drawer costs more than a bad night — it costs the next ten bookings. Do not let something as simple as cleaning cost you a review, damage your rental business, or give the listing next door the edge. A few hours of proper cleaning before check-in is what turns a stay into a five-star review.
Elite Maids runs a team trained specifically for short-term rentals in Dubai: no meetings, no supervision needed, a structured checklist for every room, and the two things operators actually need — a turnaround you can rely on and a photo in your inbox when the unit is ready. We work with owners running a single apartment on Airbnb and with property managers running dozens of units across Marina, Downtown, JBR, the Palm and JVC, under the standards Dubai’s holiday-home permit holders are held to.
A turnover day, hour by hour
The standard same-day turnaround for a one- or two-bedroom apartment. Villas and back-to-back bookings are scheduled the same way with a bigger team.
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The night before
Booking confirmed
Your check-out and check-in times come through — from you, or straight from your channel calendar — and the team and linen are allocated. Same-day requests are taken until 9 AM, subject to availability.
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11:00
Guests check out
The team is already in the building. Keys or access codes are handled as agreed — lockbox, building security or a key held by us.
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11:15
Strip, inspect, report
Beds stripped and towels collected, every room checked for damage, missing items or anything left behind, and a note with photos sent to you before cleaning starts, so there is no argument later.
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11:30 – 14:00
The clean
Bedrooms, bathrooms, kitchen and living area to the checklist below; fresh linen and towels; appliances inside and out; amenities and welcome items restocked from your list.
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14:15
Photo confirmation
The team lead photographs every room as the guest will see it and sends the set to you or your channel manager with a ready message.
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15:00
Guests check in
To a unit that looks like the listing photos. Used linen goes to the laundry the same day and comes back for the next turnover.
Turnover pricing by unit size
Priced by the hour at the house cleaning rate, with typical turnover times shown. Operators with regular volume get a contract rate per turnover; linen hire and restocking are priced add-ons.
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Studio
Studio turnover
AED 25 per cleaner-hour
About 2 hours
One cleaner. Bed, bathroom, kitchenette and living space reset; linen changed.
- Full room checklist
- Photo confirmation
- Add-on: linen hire
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1 bedroom
One-bedroom turnover
AED 25 per cleaner-hour
About 2.5 hours
One cleaner. Bedroom, bathroom, full kitchen and living area, balcony swept.
- Full room checklist
- Photo confirmation
- Add-on: linen and restocking
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Most common
2 bedrooms
Two-bedroom turnover
AED 25 per cleaner-hour
About 3 hours
One or two cleaners depending on the check-in gap. The most common unit in Marina, Downtown and JBR.
- Full room checklist
- Photo confirmation
- Add-on: linen and restocking
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3 bedrooms · villa
Larger units and villas
AED 25 per cleaner-hour
4+ hours, two cleaners
Two or three cleaners so the unit is ready inside the check-in gap; outdoor areas and pool decks included.
- Full room checklist
- Photo confirmation
- Add-on: outdoor and terrace
Prices in AED, inclusive of VAT, at AED 25 per cleaner-hour with materials at AED 10 an hour. Linen hire, laundry and amenity restocking are quoted per unit on your list. Deep cleans between long lets are priced on the deep cleaning page.
What a turnover covers, room by room
The checklist every team works to. Your own extras — a welcome tray, a particular way of folding towels — are added to it once and followed every time.
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01
Bedrooms
Prepared to a hotel standard: stripped, cleaned, remade.
- Bedding stripped, towels collected, laundry started
- Linen changed or beds remade once items are clean and dry
- Dusting, then windows and glass, then vacuuming
- Bins emptied in every room
- Toiletries, toilet paper and welcome items placed
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02
Bathrooms
Deep cleaned and disinfected, because it is the first place a guest looks.
- Lights, mirrors and wall fixtures dusted
- Empty bottles and boxes removed
- Showers, floors and door tracks cleaned
- Sink, toilet inside and out, and every handle disinfected
- Floor mopped and sanitised; towels and toilet paper restocked
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03
Kitchen
Reset to guest-ready, appliances included.
- Lights, cabinets and all visible surfaces dusted
- Rubbish and empty containers removed
- Worktops, splashback and appliance exteriors cleaned
- Oven, fridge, microwave and coffee machine cleaned inside
- Sink, taps and cupboard handles disinfected; floor mopped
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04
Living area
Everything a guest touches, then everything they see.
- Lights, door frames, TV and wall hangings dusted
- Blinds, surfaces and ornaments wiped
- Remotes, switches and handles cleaned
- Furniture vacuumed and cushions plumped
- Floor vacuumed or swept, including under tables and sofas
Built for property managers
If you run more than one unit, this is the part of the service that matters.
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01
Multiple units, one schedule
All your units on one calendar with us. Send the check-out and check-in times — or connect your channel calendar — and we allocate teams across the portfolio.
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Key and access handling
Lockboxes, building security, smart locks or keys held by us: agreed in writing per unit, logged on every visit.
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Photo confirmation
Every room photographed as the guest will see it and sent to you or your channel manager when the unit is ready. No 'is it done yet' messages.
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04
Damage and inventory reporting
Anything broken, missing or left behind is photographed and reported before the clean starts, so you can claim against the guest with evidence.
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05
Linen and amenities
Linen laundered in-house or through partner laundries; toiletries, toilet paper and welcome items restocked from your list and invoiced with the clean.
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One invoice, one contact
A monthly invoice itemised by unit and turnover, a contract rate for volume, and a named account contact who knows your properties.
Questions from operators
Anything else, ask on WhatsApp — a person answers, 8 AM to 8 PM.
How much does a turnover cost?
It is priced by the hour at AED 25 per cleaner-hour, plus AED 10 an hour if we bring materials: about two hours for a studio, two and a half for a one-bedroom, three for a two-bedroom, and four or more with two cleaners for larger units and villas. Operators with regular volume get a fixed contract rate per turnover.
Can you turn a unit around the same day?
Yes — that is the standard. An 11 AM check-out to a 3 PM check-in is comfortably covered for apartments up to two bedrooms with one cleaner, and for larger units with two. Same-day requests are taken until 9 AM, subject to availability.
Do you handle linen?
Yes. We strip and remake beds, change towels, and either launder linen in-house or through partner laundries so a clean set is back for the next turnover. Linen hire is available for operators who do not want to own stock.
Do you restock amenities?
Yes. Toiletries, toilet paper, kitchen basics and welcome items are restocked from your list on every turnover and itemised on the invoice. We can source them or use stock you keep in the unit.
Can you manage several properties for me?
Yes. Property managers run dozens of units with us on one schedule, with key handling per unit, photo confirmation per turnover and a single monthly invoice. Send us the portfolio and we set it up in a day.
What happens if a guest leaves damage?
The team photographs and reports it before cleaning starts, so you have dated evidence for the platform or the deposit. We clean what can be cleaned, and quote separately for anything that needs a carpet, sofa or mattress clean or a repair.
Put your units on our calendar
Send the addresses, unit sizes and your usual check-out and check-in times. We set up the schedule, the key handling and the checklist in a day, and the first turnover can be this week.