Quote from @Spencer Martindale:
Owner of a cleaning company here. Just be honest and tell the cleaners that they are back ups. Don't lie to them and say they are "trying out for the job". After about the 10th time they clean your property, they'll know they are the backups and may not respect you. We personally don't mind being backups. It just means we have a bigger network to get more buisness and grow.
On another topic if they clean your property once every few months I'd recommend reminding them anything specific that you want done with your property. Some people want the pillows arranged a certain way in a house and some people have asked us to pick up dog poop. Turno works well but I'd recommend asking other abnb owners in the area who they recommend. Helps cut out the middle man.
Thanks Spencer, your opinion is really important and brings out the cleaner's point of view, which is what I'm aiming for.
Of course I don't want to mislead anyone, it's important to be honest. But I also don't intend to diminish anyone's work, and you saying that, helped me a lot to see it from another perspective.
I like Turno bc there's always someone available. When I asked my friends for recommendation, it was a nightmare to fit the cleaner's hours into my schedule. And some of the cleaners they recommend are people I've already worked with on the app. But thank you very much for sharing!