AI Receptionist · Cleaning

Turnover, a one-time deep clean, and a missed recurring visit are three different desks.

Cleaning phones fail when every caller is treated like a new square-footage quote. Property turnover has a lockbox and a same-day clock. Recurring clients are changing a day. Move-out wants the oven and the fridge. Those are not one script.

EXCEL captures job type, access, add-ons you actually sell, and whether this is a new quote or a change to an existing recurring visit. It does not invent a crew count or a dollar figure.

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The recurring client cannot get through because a turnover is arguing keys

Airbnb turnovers call at 11am for a 3pm guest. Recurring clients want to skip this Thursday. Move-out quotes never ask about the oven. Keys and alarm codes land in a voicemail the owner plays at dinner.

Job type first, then access, then add-ons

Turnover vs recurring vs move-in/move-out vs one-time deep clean. Access: lockbox, alarm, pet, occupancy. Add-ons only from your menu (inside fridge, oven, windows). Recurring changes are account work, not a new estimate. Calendar when connected; otherwise a complete request.

Cleaning calls that should not collide

  • Same-day turnover

    Checkout time, next guest, lockbox, linen rules if you do them. Not a first-time walkthrough quote.

  • Recurring skip or add-on

    Identify the account. Change the visit. Do not re-quote the whole house.

  • Move-out, empty Friday

    Size, add-ons, access, dumpster if you do not haul. An estimator still prices new commercial or huge homes if that is your rule.

What a cleaner actually needs to say yes

  • Job type

    Turnover, recurring, move-out, one-time, commercial if you take it.

  • Access

    Key, lockbox, alarm, occupancy, pets.

  • Add-ons

    Only items on your menu. No invented à-la-carte.

  • Timing

    Checkout/guest, skip date, or move-out deadline.

Hypothetical: Friday turnover, 3pm guest

Hypothetical. Not a live cleaning schedule and not a price list.

Host
Guest checked out late. Next guest is at 3. Same recurring unit as always. Can you still do it?
Receptionist (configured)
I will treat this as a turnover on an existing unit, not a new house quote. Is the lockbox the same, and are there add-ons beyond the usual turnover checklist?
Host
Same box. They left the oven dirty. I need that too.
Receptionist (configured)
Turnover, existing unit, oven add-on if that is on your menu, 3pm guest. I will not invent a crew size or a same-day surcharge. If the calendar is connected I will look; otherwise this is a complete request for the owner.

Keys and alarm codes should land in the process you approved — not in a chat log you cannot lock down.

Cleaning hard stops

  • Quote a dollar figure or a per-hour rate
  • Invent add-ons you do not sell
  • Collect alarm codes in a place you cannot protect
  • Treat a recurring skip like a brand-new estimate
  • Promise a same-day turnover the calendar cannot see

Sunday night skip requests

Recurring clients text Sunday to skip Monday. Capture and confirm when the office can. Turnovers with a morning checkout follow your on-call if you actually run one; most cleaners do not page at midnight for a quote.

Cleaning configuration

  • Job types and which ones auto-book vs request
  • Add-on menu in the language you print
  • How keys and alarms are stored
  • Turnover SLA vs recurring SLA
  • Commercial vs residential if you split those lines

Owners still own the messy ones

Broken lockboxes, a guest still in the unit, damage claims, commercial bids, anything that needs a walkthrough price.

Plan details live on the pricing page. Current plans are listed there.

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Questions for this workflow

Will it quote a price on the call?

Not a dollar figure. It captures job type and add-ons. Pricing stays on your sheet or with a person.

Can it reschedule a recurring clean?

If you connect the calendar or keep an account list, yes as a change — not as a new estimate.

What about keys and alarm codes?

Only through the process you approve. Do not dump codes into an unprotected transcript.

Do turnovers and move-outs use the same checklist?

They should not. Linen and guest-ready is not a vacant oven-and-fridge move-out.

Can it promise we will beat the 3pm guest?

Only if the schedule actually says so. Hope is not a crew.

Can it quote a price on the call?

Only if you approve pricing rules. Many cleaners capture rooms, pets, and condition, then a person quotes.

What about keys and alarms?

Access notes can be captured and stored in the handoff. The AI should not invent a lockbox code.

Will it transfer a caller to a person?

Yes. Routing and escalation rules are defined with you. Anything outside approved scope can go to a person, a voicemail workflow, or a callback request.

Real implementation

Rescue Maids, LLC

Before offering AI systems through EXCEL, the founder built and tested automation inside his own operating cleaning company. The result is not a metric sheet — it is a working receptionist connected to real service-business workflows.

Read the Rescue Maids case study

Bring one turnover that missed a guest and one recurring skip that became a voicemail. That is the front desk.

Bring the real call types. We will tell you what belongs in an agent and what should stay with people.