Guests don't rate a clean unit. They rate the absence of anything wrong. One hair in the shower, a sticky remote, or a smudged mirror outweighs an otherwise spotless apartment. A good turnover is built around that reality: it's a checklist of failure points, not a general tidy.
Beds come first. Strip everything, check the mattress protector, and remake hotel-style with fresh linens. Bathrooms get sanitized and then restaged with folded towels and a full supply of the basics. In the kitchen, every dish gets rechecked, the fridge gets emptied of guest leftovers, and the coffee station gets restocked.
Then the details that show up in reviews: fingerprints on the fridge and glass, crumbs in the toaster, hair on the bathroom floor, dust on the TV stand, and anything a previous guest moved out of place. A quick damage and inventory check at the end catches broken wine glasses and missing remotes before the next guest does.
Finally, document it. A few photos when the unit is guest-ready protect you in disputes and give you a record of the listing's condition over time. If you'd rather not manage all of this between bookings, our Airbnb cleaning follows this routine and sends you the photo report after every turnover.