However, they’re requesting a mid-stay cleaning without any additional cleaning fees.

Also note that Rabbu does not take cleaning costs into consideration, so that will lower it.

You could make the same amount of money (or more) without the time, stress, or energy required as a DIY Landlord.If you do decide to manage yourself, you need a quick education.

Negative, this is easy DIY. 

$35 plus tax per day cleaning and $22 plus tax per day resort feeOR 2. $150 plus tax Clean up fee at check out and $22 plus tax per day resort feePRIVATE OWNERS: $100 per day resort fee up to 2 people, $50 each additional person.

Leather is very durable and easy to clean but more expensive.Depends on the property and your budget.Sleeper sofas give you more sleeping capacity.

They can't live clean, so get rid of them.

I'm keen to connect with fellow STR owners in the area to gather insights on the ease of finding cleaning services and associated running costs.

And a little skepticism that the market would continue to grow at 5% or more on average (it's been ~7% average for the 8 years I've lived here)@Dave Foster I filled out the BP spreadsheet here for the sell or rent decision, and similar to you advice, selling and investing the profits in index funds performs only slightly below being a DIY landlord, making that seem an attractive option. 

In the example below, it shows my "Vrbo commission" is 5% and their "payment processing fee" is 3%, so they take a total of 8% (of the nightly rate + cleaning fee + pet fee).