Airbnb Cleaning Cost in Dublin (2026)

Airbnb cleaning cost in Dublin depends on bedrooms, how fast the turnaround is, and whether linen and restocking are part of the job. Hosts pay either an hourly rate to a local cleaner or a fixed price per changeover to a company. The figures below come from Dublin price lists, a cleaning marketplace, Bark’s 2026 survey and Airbnb’s own help centre.

How much to pay for Airbnb cleaning in Dublin?

Expect to pay about €77 to €177 per turnover clean in Dublin. ConnectCleaner lists local Airbnb cleaners at €21 to €33 an hour, with a typical turnover taking 1.5 to 3 hours. Company price lists run higher: BPE Cleaning Services charges €100 to €300 per changeover by size, excluding VAT.

The gap between hourly and fixed prices is mostly about risk. An hourly cleaner costs less on a tidy changeover but more after a messy group. A fixed price per turnover makes every booking cost the same. Our Airbnb cleaning service in Dublin charges a fixed price by bedrooms, with linen priced separately.

What does an Airbnb turnover clean include?

A turnover clean resets the property for the next guest: kitchen, bathroom, floors, bins, beds made and a check for damage or missing items. It is lighter than a deep clean but has to be done to the same standard every time. BPE describes the turnover as the clean between two guests and the deep clean as a periodic reset.

Typical turnover tasks:

• Strip and remake beds with fresh linen, and replace towels.
• Clean the bathroom, including shower screen, toilet, sink and mirror.
• Wipe kitchen worktops, hob, microwave and the inside of the fridge if used.
• Run and empty the dishwasher, and put away crockery.
• Vacuum and mop all floors, and empty every bin.
• Restock toilet roll, soap, coffee and other consumables you supply.
• Photograph the property and report damage or missing items.

Linen washing is the item most often left out. Ask whether the price assumes clean linen is waiting on site, or whether the cleaner takes used sets away.

What do Dublin Airbnb cleaners charge by the hour?

Local Airbnb cleaners in Dublin charge about €21 to €33 an hour, according to ConnectCleaner’s 2026 rates. Bark’s survey puts Dublin cleaning agencies at about €30 an hour and independent cleaners at about €20, both before VAT. The total then depends on how long each changeover takes.

At Bark’s agency rate, a 1.5-hour turnover costs about €45 and a 3-hour turnover about €90 before VAT. At ConnectCleaner’s top rate, the same jobs cost about €50 and €99. Hourly pricing is cheaper for a small, well-kept apartment and riskier after a large group.

Some hourly cleaners set a minimum visit length. If your turnovers are short, check whether that minimum applies to every changeover.

How much does an Airbnb deep clean cost?

A periodic deep clean of a Dublin short let costs about €220 for a studio or one-bed and up to €600 for four bedrooms, at BPE’s prices excluding VAT. It covers the areas a turnover skips: inside the oven, behind appliances, skirting boards, limescale on taps and screens, and upholstery.

BPE’s own example shows the running cost. A one-bed at €100 per turnover with ten bookings a month spends €1,000 a month on cleaning. A €220 deep clean every two months adds roughly €110 a month on top.

Upholstery and carpets wear fast in short lets. A sofa or rug that is cleaned between busy months lasts longer than one left until a stain shows in a guest photo. Our carpet cleaning service can be booked for the same quiet week as a deep clean.

How should Dublin hosts set the Airbnb cleaning fee?

Set the cleaning fee close to what one turnover actually costs you, then adjust for stay length. Airbnb describes the cleaning fee as a one-off charge set by the host, and it lets hosts offer a lower cleaning fee for stays of one or two nights.

BPE’s guide makes the trade-off clear. A flat fee means a two-night stay and a ten-night stay leave the same margin on cleaning. Hiding the cost in the nightly rate punishes longer stays, while a high fee hurts short ones: a €100 fee on a €90 night is hard to sell.

Airbnb’s ground rules also limit what the fee can do. The cleaning fee is meant to cover standard cleaning between reservations, and hosts may not charge guests extra for skipping specific cleaning or checkout tasks. If you work with a co-host, Airbnb lets you share the cleaning fee as their payout.

What pushes the cost of an Airbnb clean up?

Same-day turnarounds, linen, heavy kitchens and late check-outs add most to the cost of a Dublin changeover. A short gap between check-out and check-in leaves no slack if a guest leaves late or the kitchen is heavy. Ask how the cleaner prices a changeover that overruns.

Apartment blocks add their own timing issues, such as lifts, parking and building access codes. If you host in Dublin 1, Dublin 2 or the Docklands, our page on cleaners in Dublin city centre covers the local details.

Do Airbnb cleaning prices include VAT?

Not always. Revenue charges cleaning services at the reduced 13.5% rate, so a VAT-registered firm adds that on top of a net price. BPE’s Airbnb prices exclude VAT, so its €100 one-bed turnover costs €113.50 from a VAT-registered firm. ConnectCleaner does not say.

A host who is not VAT registered cannot reclaim the VAT on a cleaning bill. That makes the final, VAT-inclusive price the only fair figure to compare. Our changeover prices, from €65, already include any VAT due.

Short-let income has its own tax rules. Citizens Information says income from short-term lets must be declared to Revenue each year, as other income or trading income, not rental income.

What else does a Dublin host need to budget for?

Registration and planning compliance are now part of the cost of running a short let. A national short-term letting register run by Fáilte Ireland is due to open on 1 December 2026, according to Citizens Information, and hosts will pay an annual registration fee. Planning rules for Dublin are stricter than in smaller towns.

These rules decide whether a listing can stay online, so they come before any cleaning budget. Our guide to short-term letting rules in Ireland sets out what the official pages say, with dates.

When the paperwork is in order, the cleaning plan is simple. Fix a price per changeover, agree a linen arrangement, and book a deep clean every few months in a quiet week.