Ok to ask friends to pay for cleaning when they use our beach house?

[Anonymous]

If someone let me stay in their home for free I'd INSIST on paying for the cleaning costs.

[Anonymous]

Perfectly acceptable.

Only those who would think nothing of leaving their mess for others to clean up are telling you different.

They're still making out like bandits.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If someone let me stay in their home for free I'd INSIST on paying for the cleaning costs.

Yes. Exactly.

[Anonymous]

My friend has a house in the 4x4 section and we paid for cleaning+linen service every time we use his house.

And we also sent him a thank you gift for letting us use his property.

Only tacky if the OP invites the guests. If not, they should pay for cleaning.

[Anonymous]

Yes - tacky if you invite them to the house while you are there. They are guests. BUT - I would have them take off the sheets and run a load or two before they leave and remake the beds if possible, wipe down their bathroom vacuum the rooms they used. I would ask them to bring their own towels, too.

[Anonymous]

Of course it is fine. My friends have a beach house we use without them and I insist they charge us the going weekly rate minus the company management fee. The definitely charge us less than that, but we always pay a few thousand. It is so much cheaper than renting a beach house.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes - tacky if you invite them to the house while you are there. They are guests. BUT - I would have them take off the sheets and run a load or two before they leave and remake the beds if possible, wipe down their bathroom vacuum the rooms they used. I would ask them to bring their own towels, too.

This is much ruder

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes - tacky if you invite them to the house while you are there. They are guests. BUT - I would have them take off the sheets and run a load or two before they leave and remake the beds if possible, wipe down their bathroom vacuum the rooms they used. I would ask them to bring their own towels, too.

This is much ruder

It is a lot to wash linens from 3-4 bedroom and towels and vacuum and wipe down 2-3 bathrooms week after week. It gets old fast especially when you are trying to enjoy yourself too. Imagine 1-2 families staying at your home for a long weekend or week every other week for 3 months. And changing the guests every week or so. Are you sick of cleaning those bedrooms and bathrooms yet?

[Anonymous]

Not just fine, but as a friend I would actually be relieved not to have to worry that I wasn't cleaning it to your standards. (I stress about this when in rental houses). Totally OK!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think it is tacky. If they stayed there without you for a week, of course they should pay for it to be cleaned. But staying there a day or two with you -- no. You are their guest. You can do the dishes or take the trash out, but other than that -- your house, your responsibility. When you start to make the condition of the house, the cleaning of the house, the maintenance of the house a priority, then the house seems more important that the guests. Next time you come over, could you bring a vacuum cleaner and do some deep cleaning ?? If having guests seems to make the house not work for you, have less guests over.

Read what OP said. Not asking when she stays with invited guests.

OP - it's fair to ask for that. It's no fun spending your vacation cleaning so others can have a free vacation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not rude at all.

Very small in comparison to what it would cost them to rent the house. It's very generous to let friends use it for free when you could be making $ off renters instead.

+100

[Anonymous]

Tacky NO WAY. !!!!!!!!!! I've never in my life slept at somebody's home and got a cleaning bill. That's billing them it's crazy!!!

If its far,away, the reasonable thing to do is ask they put all dirty dishes in the dishwasher (and turn on) and take all garbage from every room outside when they leave. And take off all sheets, leave in laundry room, and put new sheets on the beds. That's our beach house tradition. That way, it's ready for the next people. No trash no dirty dishes and clean sheets.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Tacky.

I don't think it is tacky at all. I would find it tacky that they wouldn't offer to pay in the first place.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Tacky NO WAY. !!!!!!!!!! I've never in my life slept at somebody's home and got a cleaning bill. That's billing them it's crazy!!!

If its far,away, the reasonable thing to do is ask they put all dirty dishes in the dishwasher (and turn on) and take all garbage from every room outside when they leave. And take off all sheets, leave in laundry room, and put new sheets on the beds. That's our beach house tradition. That way, it's ready for the next people. No trash no dirty dishes and clean sheets.

What about the showers and toilets? How do they get clean?

May I ask how big it is and if it's a condo? I'm not sure that's the same thing as an actual beach front house with 4-5 bedrooms and 3-4 full baths.

[Anonymous]

Op, state this at the outset instead of spring it on them. In fact, given your cleaning woes and HHI, I would charge a minimum of cleaning fee + utilities. Still a deal for your friends!