Our Expectations on Cleanup

Rental cost is for the use of the cottage only and does not include cleaning.  Failure to remove basic grime and dirt will result in a cleaning fee (at $65.00 per person hour) deducted from the security deposit. 

To avoid any misunderstandings we have included this checklist. Basically, we request you to return the cottage to its original state.  We handle all the heavy cleaning, you just tidy up and put things back the way you found them.

Here is what we expect:

Living Room

q       Wipe coffee and end table of anything left behind, turn off fireplace

q       Swifter (sweep) the floor for major crumbs, toys, chips and peanuts etc.

q       Tidy living and dinning room chairs returning them to their original locations.

q       Vacuum any dog hair on furniture or floors

Dinning Room

q       Wipe down dinning room table, table mats – remove any grime from chairs

Kitchen

q       Wipe down and thoroughly clean kitchen counters

q       Empty garbage pail including any garbage under the plastic bag in garbage pail

q       Clean top stove, wipe up spills in oven (the oven is self cleaning and we will handle that).  Do not use oven cleaners.

q       Put pots in drawers

q       Empty and rinse coffee filter & coffee pot

q       Empty fridge, remove all food except ice, wash spills

q       Empty dish washer.  If you are pressed for time, leave it running but manually wash all pots and pans.

q       Clean sink – remove food remnants from drains

q       Clean microwave spills, wash splashes and remove grime

q       Put used dish cloths/towels on Washing machine in laundry room – there is no need to wash them.

Bathrooms

q       Empty garbage pails

q       Wipe up any spills/grime, we will wash toilets and sinks and floor

Bedrooms

q       Check bed. If accidents occurred remove bedding, please wash/dry the mattress covers and replace on beds.

q       Replace quilts

q       Put blankets in closets

q       Empty garbage pails

Deck

q       Return chairs to table – wipe off grease

q       Empty cigarette butts from cans and ‘tin dog’

q       Empty cigarette butts from the can at dock

q       Empty garbage pail at back door

q       We clean the BBQ – if there is loose food on the grill, please remove it. 

Hopefully this is not too much to ask.  We do the hard stuff, you just remove the basic grime.

Page Last modified: December 30, 2008