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Cleaning & OperationsUpdated 2026-04-20
Properly
Vacation rental quality management with visual checklists and remote inspections
At a glance
Updated 2026-04-20Best for Automation
Best-in-class turnover quality management for vacation rentals
Best for: Property managers with 5–100+ listings who need to standardize and verify cleaning quality across distributed teams
Pricing
From $12 • Free trial
Free trial available
What Properly actually is
Properly is a vacation rental quality management platform focused on housekeeping, maintenance, and remote inspections. It uses visual checklists with photo verification to standardize turnover quality across distributed cleaning teams, and integrates with major PMS platforms to pull in booking data automatically.
Core features
- Visual cleaning checklists with photo verification
- Remote property inspections
- Real-time job tracking and notifications
- Cleaner scheduling and management
- Customizable task templates per property
- PMS integrations (Hostaway, Guesty, Hostfully, Streamline, and more)
- Airbnb direct integration for booking and listing import
Pros
- Extremely simple to use for managing frequent turnovers across multiple properties
- Industry-leading turnover quality — even competitors acknowledge they cannot match it
- Real-time notifications and photo documentation for every job
Cons
- No in-app payment for cleaning providers
- Feature-rich interface creates an initial learning curve
- Remote inspections catch 87% of errors vs 98% for walk-throughs — misses non-visual issues
Best for
- Property managers with 5–100+ listings who need to standardize and verify cleaning quality across distributed teams
Not for
- Hosts looking for a full PMS or channel manager — Properly handles cleaning ops only
Is Properly right for you?
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1–5 listings
Small portfolios
Properly works for 1–5 listings but at $12/property the cost is highest at this tier, and you may not yet need photo-verified checklists.
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5–20 listings
Mid-sized portfolios
The sweet spot — per-property cost drops to $8.50 at 10 listings, and this is where managing multiple cleaners without Properly becomes painful.
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20–100 listings
Large portfolios
At $4.90/property for 50 units and $3.95 for 100, Properly becomes a no-brainer for standardizing quality across a large distributed cleaning team.
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Airbnb primary
Airbnb-first hosts
Direct Airbnb integration imports listings and bookings automatically — Properly was built with Airbnb turnovers in mind.
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Vrbo primary
Vrbo-first hosts
VRBO/HomeAway connection works via iCal only — functional for booking-triggered cleans but less seamless than the Airbnb integration.
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3+ channels
Multi-channel operators
Works well as a cleaning layer alongside a PMS — integrates with 10+ PMS platforms — but it is not a channel tool itself.
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