Vacation Cleaning and Maintenance Tips

Can you believe that Memorial Day Weekend is next week?! Summer is about to officially begin, which means summer rental time! During the hot summer months, many homes at the beach in Atlantic and Cape May Counties are rented to families looking to get away for a little while and enjoy our beautiful beaches, gorgeous ocean, and fantastic entertainment and food offerings. There is something for everybody!

If you provide a summer vacation rental, you understand that you are running a business, and your first priority is customer service. Making sure that your guests are happy, safe, and have the essentials to enjoy their time on vacation is not only the right thing to do, but it is good for business, as we know that word of mouth is the best advertisement.

Making sure that your vacation rental is clean is a vital part of your property maintenance, and our friends over at vacationcluster.com have put together a great list of tips for cleaning and maintaining your vacation property. Below are a few tips that we felt stood out:

• Carpets and fabrics - Items such as curtains often go without a cleaning in our own homes, never mind a vacation property! But it is important to make sure that you clean window curtains and every month. These curtains endure the harsh summer sun and collect a lot of dust and allergens, which is not only unsightly but can also cause respiratory issues for some guests. The same goes for your carpets: they collect pieces of food, dirt, spills, and allergens. Maintaining your carpet each month adds appeal to your vacation property, and provides a safe, clean environment for your guests. These items should be deep-cleaning at least once per year as well.
  
  
• Wall scuffs - While wall scuffs aren't going to cause any serious issues, they are unsightly, and can cause your guests to start looking for other issues in the house. With the large number of guests that your property will have over the course of a summer, your walls are sure to get scuff marks. The secret? A magic eraser pad does wonders! A little bit of scrubbing and some elbow grease will take most stains right off of the wall.
  
  
• Clean linens, towel, and blankets - I think that this goes without saying, but too often rental property owners try to push the limits when it comes to the lifespan of their linens. Having fresh, clean towels and bedding can go a long way with guests, and inversely, having old, dirty, or torn linens can create a really bad impression with your guests (who are sure to share that story with others!).
  
  
• Extra bulbs and batteries - There are a must-have! Light bulbs and batteries often die, and it is an item that no vacation guest will bring with them. If they are the unlucky guest at the time a light bulb goes out, and they have to go to the store to purchase one, it will surely not look good on you as a property owner. This tip is also important when faced with a power outage, as we are often faced with powerful summer thunderstorms which can sometimes cause the power to go out.
  
  
• Routine cleaning - While it is the responsibility of the guests to clean up after themselves, most are not going to treat your property as their own. That is why it is important to maintain a routine cleaning schedule so that your property looks great for every guest. Whether you do it yourself or hire a crew like Dirt Divas, make sure that your vacation home looks great and is sanitary.

Cleaning and maintaining your South Jersey vacation rental is an extremely important task that should not be taken lightly. Head over to VacationCluster.com for a larger list of 12 Useful Tips for Vacation Rental Cleaning and Maintenance. Make sure to call the professionals to help keep u-to-date with your property cleaning and maintenance if you don't have the time.

Here at Dirt Divas, we specialize in cleaning vacation rental homes at the beaches of Atlantic and Cape May Counties. We offer methodical, professional cleaning that not only makes your home look and smell great but keeps it clean and safe for your guests, which will go a long way when they review your property for others. Call us today at (609) 601-0841 to get a free, no-obligation quote for your vacation rental this summer!