Vacation Rental Turnover Checklist: The 90-Minute Cleaning Plan for Orlando Hosts
If you host a short-term rental anywhere near Disney — Kissimmee, Davenport, ChampionsGate — you already know the turnover window is brutal. Guests check out at 10 or 11, the next family arrives at 3 or 4, and in between the place has to look like nobody was ever there. Here's a 90-minute turnover plan built for a typical 2–3 bedroom vacation home. Treat the minutes as a planning budget, not a guarantee — your actual time depends on the unit's size, condition, and how many people are on the crew. Arrival sweep (10 min) Photograph the unit as guests left it. Not for shaming — for your records, and for spotting damage early. Open every blind and window treatment. Daylight is your inspection light; Florida sun shows everything. Start laundry immediately: sheets, duvet covers, towels, bath mats. This is always the long pole in the tent. Take out all trash and replace every liner, including bathroom bins. Kitchen (20 min) Empty and wipe the fridge; toss anything guests left behind. ...