The Short Answer
A standard turnover in Los Angeles runs roughly $130 to $300 depending on the size of the unit. A studio or one bedroom sits at the bottom of that range, a two bedroom in the middle, and anything with three or more bedrooms climbs from there. Deep cleans, which are a different job, run higher again.
Reset LA charges $150 for a studio or one bedroom, $195 for a two bedroom, and from $240 for three bedrooms or larger, with every turnover including laundry, dishes and trash rather than billing them separately. Those are inside the market range rather than under it, and they include laundry, dishes and trash, which many quoted cleaning rates do not.
Market Rates by Unit Size
| Unit | LA Market Range | Reset LA |
|---|---|---|
| Studio or 1 bedroom | $130 to $180 | $150 |
| 2 bedroom | $200 to $300 | $195 |
| 3 bedroom | $250 to $330 | From $240 |
| 4 bedroom | $340 to $450 | Quoted |
Market ranges from RedAwning’s 2026 Los Angeles cleaner survey. Their two bedroom figure is LA-specific; the other rows come from a premium urban tier used as a proxy, which the authors note probably understates LA.
Two things are worth knowing about these numbers. First, they describe a standard turnover, not a deep clean. A deep clean in a two bedroom runs $350 to $480 in LA, and it is a seasonal or move-out job rather than something that happens between guests. Second, published ranges tend to describe cleaning alone. Whether laundry, dishes and trash are included varies by provider, and that is usually where the real price difference hides.
Flat Rate Versus Hourly
Turnover cleaners in coastal cities commonly bill $25 to $40 an hour. That sounds cheaper than a flat fee until you consider who carries the risk.
Under hourly billing, the guests set your price. A group that left the kitchen spotless costs you two hours. A group that cooked three meals and left the bathroom wrecked costs you four. You find out what the turnover cost after it happened, which makes your cleaning fee to guests a guess every time.
Under a flat rate, the cleaner carries that variance. Your cost per turnover is the same number every week, so you can set a guest cleaning fee that actually covers it and forecast a month of bookings without a spread.
When Hourly Is Genuinely Better
If your unit is small, your guests are consistently tidy, and you are turning it over fewer than twice a month, hourly can come out cheaper. The flat rate is worth paying when volume is steady or when a bad turnover would cost you a review.
What Drives the Number Up
Bed and Bath Count, Not Square Footage
A turnover is priced on the number of beds to strip and remake and the number of bathrooms to clean. A large open living space adds little time; a second bathroom adds a lot.
Laundry, and Where It Happens
On-site machines are the single biggest cost factor. With a washer and dryer in the unit, laundry runs during the clean and costs nothing extra. Without them, linens leave the property, which means a second trip, laundromat time, and a second set of linens so the bed can be made before the next check-in. Reset LA charges $45 for this, up to two loads.
Notice
Same-day and back-to-back bookings compress the window. Most services price a rush premium; Reset LA adds $40 under six hours notice.
Access and Parking
Rarely itemized, but it is real time. A building with no loading zone, a long walk from street parking, or a key handoff that has to be arranged each visit all add to the job.
Supplies
If the cleaner provides products and linens, that cost is inside the fee and the fee is higher. Host-supplied is cheaper and gives you control over what gets used in your unit.
Setting the Cleaning Fee You Charge Guests
Your turnover cost and your guest cleaning fee are two different numbers, and the gap between them is a pricing decision rather than a margin.
A cleaning fee noticeably above the local average suppresses bookings on short stays, because guests see it amortized across one or two nights. Many hosts set the fee below their actual cost and recover the rest in the nightly rate, which reads better on the listing. A flat turnover cost makes that calculation possible, since you are working from one number rather than a range.
Whichever way you go, track the real per-turnover cost for a quarter before locking in a fee. Most hosts guess it and guess low.
Get a Flat Rate for Your Unit
Fifteen minutes to go over the property, your checkout windows and your laundry setup. You leave with a number, not a range.
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