What does Optus Glean charge per hour?

We do not. Commercial and contract cleaning is delivered to a defined scope on a fixed monthly fee, paid by Direct Debit, with an annual indexed review. Per-hour pricing is for ad-hoc and domestic work, neither of which we do. The fixed monthly fee covers the named primary cleaner, the named relief, all consumables where contracted, all equipment, and the management overhead of running the contract.

What happens if Optus Glean's cleaner is sick?

The named relief is deployed and the site contact is notified by 06:30 on the morning of the absence. The relief is already vetted, inducted, and trained on the site's colour-coded system and IPC standard, so the standard of clean does not change. Substitution is Optus Glean's operational problem, not the buyer's risk to absorb.

How is the fixed monthly fee set?

The fee is set against a defined scope of work — frequency, areas, tasks, consumables, equipment — agreed at contract signature and documented in the service specification. The fee is reviewed once a year against the Consumer Price Index and the Contract Cleaning ERO rate movement, with any change communicated 60 days in advance of the review date. There are no in-year variations unless the scope itself changes.

Why do Airbnb changeover cleans in Dublin so often fall through?

It is a workforce-design problem. Most short-let turnover cleaning in Dublin is done by casual or self-employed cleaners found through social media, many of whom also hold healthcare or hospitality shifts. When a better-paid shift is offered, the changeover is dropped — and a single no-show on a same-day turnover means a cancelled or one-star stay. Optus Glean employs operatives PAYE on guaranteed hours, so the changeover is the work, not the afterthought.

How does Optus Glean keep the same-day changeover window in Dublin?

We make the cleaning role the better work. Pay is above the Contract Cleaning ERO floor (€14.80 per hour, 2026), hours are guaranteed and rostered in advance, and a named relief is auto-dispatched if the primary is unavailable. The 11:00 checkout to 15:00 check-in turnover is completed and photo-signed by 14:00, every time.

Why are some Dublin Airbnb cleaning quotes so much cheaper than others?

The differential is almost entirely the employment model. A gig cleaner quoting on request a turn carries no employment cost and passes the no-show risk to the host. A managed programme prices in PAYE wages, employer PRSI, relief cover, insurance and photo-proof QA — which is why it holds a small premium and, unlike the gig rate, actually shows up on changeover day.

Is the ERO rate a minimum or a market rate in Dublin?

The Contract Cleaning ERO rate of €14.80 per hour is a statutory minimum set under the Labour Court's Sectoral Employment Order. It is a floor, not a ceiling. In Dublin, providers paying at the floor compete for staff with adjacent care and hospitality roles, which is why retention — and therefore reliability — is poor across the lower end of the market.

What evidence is there that this workforce pattern is real?

It is visible in CSO Labour Force Survey data on multi-jobbing in accommodation, administrative support, and human health and social work activities, and in the Workplace Relations Commission's enforcement record under the Contract Cleaning ERO. Hosts confirm it experientially: the cleaner who turns over the unit one week is unreachable the next.

What happens if my changeover cleaner is sick or on leave?

The named relief is deployed. The host is notified by 06:30 on the morning of an unplanned absence, or at the start of the leave period for a planned absence. The relief is already vetted, inducted on the unit, and trained on the same colour-coded system and IPC standard as the primary cleaner. The checklist, the equipment, and the same-day window do not change. The turnover is delivered to the same standard.

Will I get a different cleaner every turnover?

No. The model is a named primary cleaner with a named relief, both fixed to your units for the duration of the programme. The relief only attends when the primary is genuinely unavailable, and it is the same named relief each time, not a rotating pool. Continuity of the same two people is what makes the guest-ready standard stable turnover after turnover.

How does Optus Glean handle long-term cover?

For absences longer than two weeks, cover is drawn from the wider Optus Glean trained bench. Every operative on the bench is PAYE-employed, Garda-vetted, and trained to the same documented IPC standard, so continuity of standard is preserved. The host is informed of the cover plan, the named individuals involved, and the expected duration at the point the long-term absence is identified.

What happens if my primary cleaner leaves Optus Glean?

The relief is promoted to primary on a planned timetable. A new relief is recruited, vetted, inducted on the units, trained on the colour-coded system and IPC standard, and introduced to the host before the handover takes effect. There is no scenario in which the host discovers, after the fact, that their cleaner has changed. Continuity is engineered, not improvised.

Airbnb Changeover Cleaning Dublin

€6.5M Public Liability

€13M Employer's Liability

Garda Vetted Staff

Same-Day Window

Photo-Proofed Turnovers

The Optus Glean promise: predictability

Three pillars. Three commitments. No exceptions.

Predictable cost. A fixed per-unit changeover fee inside a retained monthly minimum, paid by SEPA Direct Debit, with an annual indexed review. No variable hours. No surprise invoices. No padded callout charges. Budgeted once, paid monthly, reviewed once a year.

Predictable presence. The turnover happens every time it is meant to happen. A named primary cleaner is assigned to your units, supported by a named relief who is already vetted, inducted, and trained on the same colour-coded system and IPC standard. The changeover does not depend on whether one person is available on one day.

Predictable freedom. A single point of accountability. One programme. One named manager. One number to call. The changeover, the linen, and the guest-ready record stop being a problem the host has to manage — they become a service that runs.

Why Airbnb changeover cleaning in Dublin is structurally hard to get right

Most short-term let turnover cleaning in Dublin is delivered by casual, part-time, or self-employed operatives found through WhatsApp groups and social media. A significant proportion of that workforce also holds healthcare or hospitality shifts, and the changeover is dropped when a better-paid shift is offered. On a changeover day — where an 11:00 checkout has to be guest-ready for a 15:00 check-in — a single no-show is not an inconvenience; it is a cancelled or one-star stay. This casual pattern is consistent with CSO labour data on accommodation and administrative-support employment.

The pattern is reinforced by pressures specific to Dublin. Housing affordability and wage compression pull operatives toward whichever shift pays slightly more on the day. The Contract Cleaning Employment Regulation Order rate of €14.80 per hour for 2026, set under the Labour Court's sectoral framework, sits close enough to flexible care and hospitality pay that casual cleaners drift between them. There is no insurance behind the gig cleaner, no audit trail when a guest complains, and no record when an inspector or the host's insurer asks for one.

This is the structural problem Optus Glean is built to solve. Our operatives are fully PAYE-employed with guaranteed weekly hours, paid leave, and pension contributions under Irish auto-enrolment, paid above the ERO floor deliberately so the role is the better work. A named primary cleaner is assigned to your Dublin units, supported by a named relief, both Garda-vetted through the National Vetting Bureau and trained to Optus Glean's documented IPC standard. The turnover is delivered to a fixed checklist, photographed at sign-off, and logged — which is why the same-day window is never missed.

Managed Airbnb Changeover Cleaning Across Dublin

Optus Glean provides managed Airbnb and short-term let changeover cleaning across Dublin, the highest-density short-let market in Ireland. We do not sell single hobby-host one-offs: the Dublin programme is a managed monthly service for portfolio hosts, holiday-let operators and property managers running three or more units. The host commits to a retained monthly minimum on SEPA Direct Debit over a minimum twelve-month term; turnovers are billed against that minimum at a fixed per-unit fee, with overage billed monthly in arrears.

From compact studios in Dublin 1 and Dublin 2 to Docklands and Grand Canal Dock apartments and Temple Bar short-lets, every turnover follows the published Optus Glean Changeover Standard and is signed off with timestamped, guest-ready photographs in the host portal before the check-in window opens. For what drives changeover cost in Ireland, see our Airbnb cleaning cost guide; for the step-by-step turnover, see how to clean an Airbnb between guests.

Airbnb Changeover Cleaning Pricing in Dublin

Pricing is a fixed monthly managed programme quoted per portfolio, not a published per-unit rate. We scope each quote against your number of units, property sizes and bathrooms, turnover frequency, linen needs and location across Dublin. The cost of changeover labour in the market is anchored by the statutory Contract Cleaning ERO floor of €14.80 per hour (2026), and cleaning services carry VAT at 23%.

What the managed programme includes: a named primary cleaner and a named relief (both PAYE-employed and Garda-vetted), hotel-grade linen supplied and laundered to par-levels, consumables restock, photo-proof of guest-ready state in the host portal before check-in, and register-ready turnover records. A clean-only option, where you supply your own linen, is also available within the programme. Request a tailored quote and we will scope it against your units, turnover frequency and linen needs.

Dublin Short-Let Areas We Cover

City Centre — Dublin 1 & Dublin 2

Compact studios and 1-bed apartments around O'Connell Street, the north quays, St Stephen's Green and Dublin 2 are the most common Dublin changeovers we run. High guest turnover and tight same-day windows make a reliable, named cleaner essential.

Docklands & Grand Canal Dock

Premium short-lets in Docklands, Grand Canal Dock and the IFSC — Capital Dock, Hanover Quay, and the surrounding developments — often carry high-specification finishes. Our teams are trained to handle stone worktops, glass and engineered timber without damage.

Temple Bar & the Cultural Quarter

Temple Bar and the surrounding cultural quarter are among Dublin's busiest short-stay micro-markets, with back-to-back weekend bookings that depend on a turnover being completed inside the check-out-to-check-in gap.

Suburban Dublin

Larger 3 and 4-bed short-let houses across Rathmines, Ranelagh, Drumcondra and the outer suburbs carry more floor area and multiple bathrooms — the changeovers where par-stock linen and a documented checklist matter most.

Short-Term Let Compliance in Dublin

Dublin's short-let rules are tightening. Fáilte Ireland's Short-Term Letting (STL) Register launches on 1 December 2026 and is mandatory by 31 December 2026, requiring a registration number on every listing. Our managed programme keeps a dated, photo-evidenced turnover record for each unit, so your documentation is register-ready. Chemical and contractor-safety obligations follow the Health and Safety Authority framework, and our staff are paid above the Contract Cleaning ERO floor set by the Workplace Relations Commission (€14.80 per hour, 2026). See our Short-Term Letting Register guide for the detail.

How Optus Glean handles staff shortages

Every Optus Glean programme is staffed on a redundancy model rather than a single-person model. A named primary cleaner is assigned to your units at the start. A named relief is assigned alongside them. Both are PAYE-employed by Optus Glean, both are Garda-vetted, both are inducted on each unit's specific layout, access protocols, and colour-coded equipment system, and both are trained to the same documented IPC standard. Substitution is built into the programme from the first day, not arranged on the day cover is needed.

Sick day cover. When the primary cleaner is unable to work, the named relief is deployed. The host is notified by 06:30 on the morning of the absence by SMS or email, with the name of the relief who is attending. The relief follows the same checklist, uses the same equipment, and finishes within the same same-day window. The standard of turnover is unchanged because the relief was prepared for this scenario before the absence happened.

Annual leave cover. Annual leave is rostered weeks in advance and the relief is scheduled to cover the full leave period. The host is informed at the start of the leave period — not on the morning leave begins. This is the same model used in clinical rota management: known absences are pre-staffed, not improvised.

Long-term cover. If the primary cleaner is absent for more than two weeks, cover is drawn from the wider trained bench rather than relying on the single named relief. The host is kept informed of the cover plan, the named individuals involved, and the expected duration. Continuity of standard is maintained because every operative on the bench is trained to the same documented standard.

Permanent reassignment. If the primary cleaner moves to a new permanent role within Optus Glean, the relief is promoted to primary on a planned timetable, a new relief is trained on the units, and both are introduced to the host before the handover takes effect. There is no day on which the host discovers, after the fact, that their cleaner has changed.

Substitution is Optus Glean's operational problem, not the host's risk to absorb. The host pays a fixed per-unit fee for a defined turnover to be delivered, every time it is meant to be delivered. The mechanism by which we deliver it — primary, relief, bench, retraining — is our cost to manage and our risk to carry.

Our Short-Term Let Services in Dublin

Airbnb Changeover Cleaning

Reliable per-turnover changeover cleans, photo-signed guest-ready inside the same-day window.

Holiday Let Cleaning

Self-catering and holiday-home changeovers, including seasonal resets.

Short-Let Linen & Laundry

Hotel-grade linen hire and laundering on par-levels, delivered on the changeover visit.

Airbnb Co-Host & Management

The cleaning-led management tier: changeover, linen, reset and condition reporting.

Explore the full short-term let cleaning programme, or see other counties from our Dublin cleaning services hub.

Frequently asked questions

How much does Airbnb changeover cleaning cost in Dublin?

Optus Glean prices Dublin changeovers as a fixed monthly managed programme quoted per portfolio, not as a published per-unit rate. The cost depends on property size, number of bathrooms, linen and consumables, turnover frequency and location, against a market shaped by the Contract Cleaning ERO floor of €14.80 per hour (2026) and VAT at 23%. Request a tailored quote.

Can you turn over a Dublin Airbnb the same day between guests?

Yes. The programme is built around the same-day window between an 11:00 checkout and a 15:00 check-in. The turnover is completed and photo-signed guest-ready inside that window, and a named relief is dispatched automatically if the primary cleaner is unavailable, so a Dublin city-centre changeover is never missed for want of a person.

Do you cover Dublin city centre and Docklands short-lets?

Yes. Optus Glean covers the full Dublin short-let footprint — Dublin 1 and Dublin 2 city-centre apartments, Docklands and Grand Canal Dock developments, Temple Bar, and the suburbs. Dublin is Ireland's highest-density short-term let market, and the managed programme is designed for portfolio hosts running several units across these areas.

Do you supply and launder the linen?

Yes. Optus Glean runs a commercial laundry division and supplies hotel-grade linen on a par-stock basis of three sets per bed in rotation, laundered and swapped on the changeover visit so the host never touches sheets. Linen can be bundled into the per-unit changeover fee or quoted as a separate line within the monthly programme.

Do you keep records for the short-term let register?

Yes. Optus Glean keeps a dated, photo-evidenced turnover record for each Dublin unit as part of the managed programme. Fáilte Ireland's Short-Term Letting (STL) Register launches on 1 December 2026 and is mandatory by 31 December 2026, so register-ready turnover documentation is built into how we work.

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Last reviewed: 2026-06-21