What you can still ask
Still fine
- Put dirty dishes in the sink
- Gather used towels
- Sort trash and recycling into the indoor bins
- Turn off the lights
- Lock up and return the keys
No longer allowed
- Strip the beds
- Start the laundry
- Wash and put away the dishes
- Take the trash out
- Pay a fine or penalty
Airbnb’s test: nothing that takes real time or effort, or that a cleaner would normally do. Exceptions exist depending on the home.
Sources: Airbnb, Reasonable house rules and A clear and simple checkout ; Le Monde with AFP (in French). Checked on November 10, 2026.
Your checkout requests, ready to copy
Before you leave, please: - put used dishes in the sink; - gather used towels in the bathroom; - put your trash in the indoor bins, sorting the recycling; - turn off the lights. Safe travels!
Paste it into your listing: Requests, then Before checkout. Locking up and returning keys are standard house rules.
The rest moves to the cleaning crew
BeforeThe guest
- Beds
- Laundry
- Dishes
- Trash
From Nov 20The cleaning crew
- Add these tasks to your cleaner’s checklist.
- Budget that time in the cleaning price, then recalculate your cleaning fee.
- With Host Crew, the checklist and access details are in every job, and photos arrive after the cleaning.
Several listings to update? Host Crew for property managers · for cleaning companies
