When we can get help, we pay by the hour. It takes a slow housekeeper 45 minutes to do one whole room in a strip state. It took 'college girl' about 25 minutes. I think other than college girl every other person we have hired has only cleaned 4 rooms in 4 hours. We've done the other 3. I'm not thrilled with that.
However, that does inclue time spent cleaning common areas while guests are still packing up, so things did get done, but golly, they were slow..
i start them at $12 per hour
the one who has been with me 3 years gets $15 per hour,. she is the best cleaner and cares most about how things look.
it takes between 1/2 hour and 45 minutes to thoroughly clean a guest room ... depends on how dirty the room is and how nice a job is done. if coverlet has been soiled, stain on the carpet, etc. ... that has to be addressed and dealt with. i always want to be told if there is some kind of issue like that.
i have cheat sheets to refer to ... but still they forget things. i always go in the room to check if i haven't cleaned it myself. i even go back and check my own cleaning just before check in to see if i've missed anything.
today i'm solo and was flipping a room ... noticed the baseboard behind the bed and in a few places was FILTHY.
so, stop everything, wiggled the bed out from the wall and it did not want to budge, to clean back there. yuck. then i notice a hall light has a couple little bugs in it and i can't get the cover off so it goes on my list for my son to remove for me next time he's here. (meanwhile, i hope a guest doesn't notice) mini blinds don't look too great in that guest room. endless, endless ....