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Auto-Schedule Cleaning Between Every Short-Term Rental Stay

Every checkout needs a cleaner before the next check-in — coordinating that manually breaks eventually. Sync bookings to auto-schedule your cleaner with the exact window.

difficulty Intermediatesetup 30 minresult Cleaners are booked automatically for every turnover with the exact time window — no missed cleans, ever.
  1. 1

    Read the Booking Feed

    Add a Schedule Trigger and HTTP Request parsing your listing's iCal feed.

  2. 2

    Find the Turnovers

    Add a Code node identifying each checkout and the hours until next check-in.

  3. 3

    Schedule the Clean

    Add a Google Calendar node booking the cleaning window between stays.

  4. 4

    Notify the Cleaner

    Add a Twilio node texting the cleaner the date, window and any tight-turnaround flag.

  5. 5

    Activate and Test

    Activate the workflow with test bookings. Confirm the clean schedules in the right gap.

Frequently asked questions

What about same-day turnovers?

Flag tight windows so the cleaner prioritizes them — the flag alone prevents most disasters.

Multiple properties or cleaners?

Loop over each listing's feed and route to the assigned cleaner per property.

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