She’s Calling Out Vacation Rental Owners For Charging Cleaning Fees While Also Requiring You To Do Chores

Emily Chan |

May 28, 2023

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Vacation rentals have revolutionized the way people travel. Compared to hotels, they offer more space and privacy, which is especially perfect for those traveling in a large group. Most rentals also include a kitchen, so you can cook what you want instead of dining out all the time.

Vacation rental owners do charge cleaning fees, which makes sense because, unlike hotels, they don’t have a built-in housekeeping service.

Many owners are the ones doing the cleaning themselves after the vacationers vacate the place.

However, one woman discovered that a vacation rental owner asked guests to do chores before leaving despite already charging a $125 cleaning fee.

Mel (@melworeit) was researching some places to stay for a vacation that she and her husband planned to take in the near future.

While browsing, she came across a listing that looked promising and was within her price range.

But when she looked into it further, she noticed that guests were required to start the dishwasher and do a load of laundry before leaving. They were also supposed to take out the trash.

“If I’m paying $229 a night to stay somewhere, plus a $125 cleaning fee, I’m not doing any…laundry,” said Mel.

“I know it’s like one load of laundry. It’ll take me like two minutes to do, but the principle of it really bothers me,” she continued.

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Mel ended up staying at a hotel instead. After finding out how some vacation rental owners take advantage of their renters, she has only booked hotels ever since.

“More convenient to stay in a hotel. Plus, there’s room service,” someone said.

“This is why I’m team hotel all the way!” exclaimed another user.

What do you think about a vacation rental owner requiring you to pay a cleaning fee while also expecting you to do some chores around the house?

https://www.tiktok.com/@melworeit/video/7061763691703815429

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