A weekly cleaning schedule is useful for an Airbnb host because it separates two jobs that are easy to mix together: cleaning after every guest stay and maintenance tasks that only need to happen on a weekly or rotating basis. The weekly sheet should support your turnover routine, not replace it.
Airbnb’s current ground rules say listings should be clean and free of health hazards before check-in, and hosts should clean between every stay, including tasks such as laundry, trash removal, vacuuming or sweeping, and wiping surfaces. See Airbnb’s official ground rules for listing cleanliness. The template below turns that broad requirement into a practical paper workflow you can edit in Microsoft Word or print as a PDF.
Keep the weekly sheet short enough to use at a glance. It should answer three questions: what needs attention, when should it be checked, and who confirmed it was done. A useful template normally includes the property name, week beginning date, task or area, day-of-week checkboxes, and a notes or initials column.
| Section | What to track | Why it helps |
|---|---|---|
| Property and week | Listing name, address shorthand, week beginning | Prevents sheets from being mixed between properties or weeks |
| Turnover reminder | Clean after every stay | Keeps the weekly plan from replacing reservation-by-reservation cleaning |
| Weekly tasks | Deep-clean, inspection, inventory, exterior, appliance, and maintenance items | Captures work that is easy to miss during a fast turnover |
| Day checkboxes | Monday through Sunday | Shows when recurring work was completed |
| Initials or owner | Host, co-host, or cleaner initials | Adds accountability when more than one person handles the property |
| Notes | Damage, low stock, maintenance follow-up | Turns the cleaning sheet into an actionable handoff without storing sensitive guest information |
A weekly checklist should not suggest that bathrooms, linens, floors, or kitchen surfaces can wait until a particular weekday if a guest checks out sooner. For every completed stay, use a turnover checklist that fits the property. Common turnover items include:
Airbnb also states that hosts should offer homes that are clean and secure and address health and safety hazards. That expectation is described in Airbnb’s official host standards overview.
Copy this table into Word, replace the sample tasks with property-specific items, and print one page per property each week. The checkboxes are intentionally simple so the form remains usable with a pen on a clipboard.
Property: ________________________________ Week beginning: ____________________
| Task / Area | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | Notes / Initials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deep-check bathrooms and grout | □ | □ | □ | □ | □ | □ | □ | |
| Inspect under beds and furniture | □ | □ | □ | □ | □ | □ | □ | |
| Dust baseboards, ledges, vents, and lamps | □ | □ | □ | □ | □ | □ | □ | |
| Clean inside microwave and small appliances | □ | □ | □ | □ | □ | □ | □ | |
| Check refrigerator for spills or expired items | □ | □ | □ | □ | □ | □ | □ | |
| Inspect entry, patio, balcony, or porch | □ | □ | □ | □ | □ | □ | □ | |
| Restock cleaning and guest supplies | □ | □ | □ | □ | □ | □ | □ | |
| Inspect lights, batteries, remotes, and small equipment | □ | □ | □ | □ | □ | □ | □ | |
| Review maintenance or damage follow-ups | □ | □ | □ | □ | □ | □ | □ | |
| Review linen and towel inventory | □ | □ | □ | □ | □ | □ | □ |
You do not need to perform every weekly task on the same day. Spreading deeper checks across the week makes the schedule easier to fit around reservations. The following example is a planning model, not an Airbnb requirement.
| Day | Suggested weekly focus | Do not postpone |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | Linen count, stain check, laundry supplies | Any turnover due before the next guest |
| Tuesday | Bathroom grout, drains, exhaust fan, under-sink inspection | Visible bathroom soil from a checkout |
| Wednesday | Microwave, refrigerator shelves, cabinet fronts, small appliances | Food residue or spills left by the previous guest |
| Thursday | Baseboards, vents, lampshades, high and low dust points | Obvious dust or debris guests will see at check-in |
| Friday | Amenities, paper goods, batteries, bulbs, cleaning supply inventory | Items promised in the listing that are needed for the next stay |
| Saturday | Entry, patio, balcony, exterior furniture, bins | Unsafe or unsanitary conditions |
| Sunday | Maintenance notes, cleaner feedback, next-week supply order | Urgent repair or safety issues |
Do not treat “clean” and “disinfected” as interchangeable terms. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says cleaning with soap or detergent removes dirt and most germs from surfaces, while disinfecting uses chemicals to kill remaining germs. In most home situations, routine cleaning is generally sufficient; disinfection is particularly relevant when someone is sick or at higher risk.
Follow the official CDC cleaning and disinfecting guidance and the product label. Clean a visibly dirty surface before disinfecting it. Never mix bleach or other disinfectants with incompatible cleaners. If your jurisdiction has lodging-specific sanitation rules, those local rules take priority over a generic template.
| Format | Best for | Tradeoff |
|---|---|---|
| Word | Editing task names, adding property-specific rooms, changing frequencies, assigning cleaners | The layout can shift when fonts, printers, or page settings change |
| Printing the same approved checklist repeatedly and sharing a stable layout | Less convenient for frequent edits | |
| Both | Keeping Word as the editable master and PDF as the print version | Requires re-exporting the PDF after important edits |
A practical workflow is to maintain one master Word file for each property, update it when the listing changes, then export a clean PDF for the host, co-host, or cleaning team. Microsoft documents that Word can save or convert a document to PDF while preserving the intended layout for sharing and printing. See Microsoft’s official Word-to-PDF instructions.
Add elevator or hallway checks if they are part of the host’s responsibility, balcony glass, entry mat, intercom instructions, and compact appliance checks. Keep building common areas off the checklist unless the host or cleaner is actually responsible for them.
Add porch or deck cleaning, outdoor bins, entry lighting, extra bathrooms, stairs, laundry-room checks, and yard-facing windows that guests regularly touch.
Add pet-hair inspection for upholstery and under furniture, odor checks, washable covers, and a review of pet amenities. Do not rely on fragrance to hide an odor; find and clean the source.
Weekly tasks may need to focus more on mid-stay supply restocking and scheduled housekeeping rather than repeated full turnovers. Make sure any mid-stay cleaning arrangements match what you tell guests in the listing or messages.
The best printable weekly cleaning schedule is not the one with the most rows. It is the one that reliably catches work that falls outside the normal checkout clean. Use the weekly sheet for recurring inspections, deeper cleaning, inventory, and maintenance; use a separate turnover checklist after every stay.
Keep the editable master in Word, print or share a stable PDF when needed, and review the task list whenever you change amenities, furniture, cleaning products, or the property itself. That gives a solo host or cleaning team a repeatable system without pretending that one generic checklist can replace Airbnb’s cleanliness expectations, local rules, or the actual condition of the listing.
Use this printable weekly cleaning schedule for Airbnb hosts to organize turnovers, weekly maintenance, restocking, inspections, and Word-to-PDF printing.
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