STR Housekeeper Incentives/Bonuses

[Tara Bergstrom]

Hi!

I have my first STR up and running. I have an excellent housekeeper that I want to make as happy as possible. She mentioned that the previous owners treated her very well when it came to random bonuses or holiday bonuses.

What are your incentive/bonus plans for STR housekeepers? I'm very interested in hearing what others do.

Thanks in advance!

Tara 

[Paul Cox]

@Tara Bergstrom...I'm glad you have found a great cleaner because they in large part are what will make or break your STR. My issue with this is the expectation that she put out there to you. When you make a business arrangement, they agree to do the work for a certain amount of money. What you choose to do with regards to a bonus over the holidays is totally dependent on your own generostity and shouldn't be an expectation. Now we did pay our cleaners a $100 bonus this past Christmas and will probably pay a bigger one this coming Christmas, but that's because we choose to do so and not because they threw that expectation out at me. I may be off on this, but I personally just found that to be bad form as Capt Hook would say for her to drop that hint to you as a new STR owner. Just my 2cents though. Best of luck on your new STR

Paul