Ask a room of Edmonton hosts what turnover cleaning costs and you'll get a room full of different numbers — because there genuinely isn't one price. A downtown one-bedroom condo and a four-bedroom house in Windermere are different jobs wearing the same name. But the pricing isn't random, either. Here's what a turnover clean actually costs, what moves the number, and how to set your guest cleaning fee so you're not quietly subsidizing it.
The Short Answer
A professional turnover clean is priced like the home clean it is. At Ezee, regular home cleaning starts at $134 plus GST for a studio, and deep cleaning starts at $174 plus GST — a turnover sits in that same family, quoted for your specific property once we know its size, bathrooms, and laundry load. Any company quoting an exact turnover price sight-unseen is guessing, and guesses tend to get corrected later. What you should expect is a firm per-turnover price, confirmed before the first clean, that stays the same visit after visit.
What Actually Drives the Price
Bedrooms and bathrooms are the big two — bathrooms especially, because every turnover means sanitizing them to hotel standard, not 'looks fine' standard. Laundry is the one hosts underestimate: two beds and six towels is a different job from five beds, two bathrooms of towels, and a set of spares. Restocking — toilet paper, soaps, coffee, the little things guests rate you on — takes time whether we supply it or you do. The condition guests leave behind matters too; most stays are respectful, but a party weekend in a Whyte Avenue rental is not a Tuesday-night business stay, and heavy cleans take longer. Finally, your checkout-to-check-in window: tell us your actual times when you book and we'll confirm a schedule we can keep — we'd rather be straight about timing than promise a window we can't hit.
How the Guest Cleaning Fee Works
Most Edmonton hosts pass the cleaning cost to guests as the listing's cleaning fee, and guests generally accept a fee that looks in line with the property — a modest fee on a condo, a larger one on a whole house. Two things to watch: the fee is charged once per stay, so a one-night stay carries the same cleaning cost as a five-night stay (which is why many hosts set a two-night minimum or price the fee with short stays in mind), and a fee set far above your actual cost can draw complaints and hurt your value rating. The cleanest approach, literally and financially: set the fee at what the clean actually costs you.
Turnover Cleans vs. the Occasional Deep Clean
A turnover clean resets the property between guests — kitchens, bathrooms, floors, laundry, beds made properly, surfaces sanitized. What it doesn't do forever is the deep layer: inside the oven, grout, baseboards, inside cupboards, the tops of things. Smart hosts rotate a deep clean in every few months, and it's usually a review that prompts it — guests forgive a lot, but 'the place felt tired' is the comment that tells you the deep layer is due. Our turnover guide walks through what a guest-ready reset actually includes, room by room.
DIY vs. Hiring It Out: The Honest Math
Doing turnovers yourself costs no invoice — and an hour or three of your day, every stay, on the guest's schedule rather than yours, plus laundry at home, supplies, and the drive across town. For a host with one property and flexible work, that can pencil out. The math flips when you have a job that doesn't move, a second property, or back-to-back bookings in peak season — Edmonton summers, festival weeks, and the December holidays stack reservations tight. That's also when a missed or rushed clean costs the most: one cleanliness complaint in a review follows the listing for a long time. Professional cleaning is really buying consistency — the same standard, documented, whether you're in town or not.
Downtown Condos and Winter: Two Local Notes
If your rental is a downtown or Oliver condo, the building is part of the job: elevator bookings, parkade access, and concierge rules all eat turnover time, so mention them when you get your quote and the price will reflect reality instead of surprises. And winter hosting in Edmonton means salt and grit at the door from November onward — a proper mat and a mid-stay mat shake keep it from grinding into floors and carpets all season. Ready to price your property properly? Start with our Airbnb turnover cleaning page or get a free quote — most are back within 2 hours during opening hours. Just tell us the property size, bathroom count, and your usual checkout and check-in times.