Turnovers here live or die on where the van parks. The interior streets off Calle Ocho are narrow one-ways with grass swales instead of curbs, so we run a small vehicle and carry linens in by hand. Costs us a few minutes. Saves everyone a tow. The legal rentals we clean sit in the mixed-use blocks along and just off SW 8th — the T3 bungalow streets behind them fall under the city's one-month minimum, so if a host books us for a place back there we ask a question or two first.
The older stock is 1920s-to-40s bungalows and small duplexes, and the original tile and jalousie windows need a different hand than a new build does. Jalousies collect grit in the slats and guests always notice. We pull linens, restock, shoot photos of anything broken or stained so you have it for a claim, and sync to your calendar so a same-day checkout-to-checkin doesn't turn into a scramble.
Turning over a unit two blocks from Domino Park
Can you still clean during Viernes Culturales?
Yes, but tell us in advance. The last Friday of the month closes stretches of Calle Ocho, so we shift the arrival window earlier or come at the property from the side streets instead of 8th.
My duplex has original tile floors — do you use anything harsh on them?
No. Old Cuban tile and terrazzo get a neutral cleaner and a damp mop, not acid or heavy scrubbing. If a guest has already etched or chipped something, we photograph it and send it to you rather than trying to hide it.