Coordinate cleaners on changeover days, with a backup message ready
A changeover day depends on one cleaner turning up on time. When they cancel at 8am you have hours to find someone or a guest arrives to an unmade bed. A standing message for each changeover, a checklist the cleaner follows and a backup message you can fire off in seconds make the day run, and make the backup obvious before you need it.
Steps
- Write down what a clean must include (beds, bathrooms, kitchen, restock, rubbish, checking for damage and left items).
- List your cleaners, their usual days and who covers whom. Don't paste names or numbers into the AI tool.
- Paste the checklist with the prompt and ask for a one-page cleaner checklist, a changeover message with gaps and a short backup request.
- Send the changeover message the day before, with the guest check-out and check-in times.
- If someone cancels, send the backup request at once and tell the next guest early if the schedule has changed.
The exact prompt
I'm a UK holiday let host. Write three things. 1) A one-page cleaner checklist for a changeover, from my list: [what a clean must include, including what to photograph, report or restock]. 2) A short message under 50 words to the cleaner the day before: check-out [time], check-in [time], anything special: [notes]. 3) A short backup message under 40 words to a second cleaner: can they cover [date and time] at [property name] and how much I'd pay: £[amount]. Polite and clear. Don't invent rules or prices.
✓ Check before you send
- The checklist is what you really expect.
- Check-out and check-in times are right for the stay.
- The backup cleaner has agreed to be on call.
- Cleaners' contact details stay in your phone, not in the AI tool.
UK notes extra
- Cleaners' names and numbers are personal data, so keep them private. ICO: advice for small organisations.
- If you employ cleaners rather than use self-employed ones, employers' liability insurance may be a legal requirement; check your position with an adviser. GOV.UK: employers' liability insurance.