Airbnb laundry service in Batumi: linen sets, stock and replacement

An Airbnb laundry service in Batumi depends on stock and counting. The guest sees one made bed, but behind it there are two more sets: one at the laundry and one on the shelf. If the chain breaks, for example because the laundry held back a load at the height of the season, the cleaner puts on whatever she can find, and that shows in the photos and in the review. So the apartment's linen goes round in a cycle, and we count every handover item by item.

How linen moves between the bed, the laundry and the cupboard

After check-out the cleaner strips the linen and towels, puts them in a bag marked with the apartment's label and makes up the bed with a clean set from the cupboard. The laundry collects the bag and usually brings the set back washed and ironed a day later, in time for the next clean. We don't let dirty linen pile up in the apartment: in the heat, damp towels in a closed bag start to smell within a day, and the smell is hard to wash out afterwards.

At every handover, in both directions, we count the items: duvet covers, sheets, pillowcases, towels, mattress protectors. The label stops the linen getting mixed up with that of other apartments at the same laundry. If fewer items come back than went out, it shows the same day, not a month later when there is nothing to put on the bed. How many sets to keep per bed and how the linen is changed during the clean itself is described on the page about cleaning between stays.

What goes into one set for a stay

We put each set together for the bed and the number of guests in the booking. For a double bed and two guests it looks like this:

Beach towels are not part of the set: we keep a separate stock of them. A sofa bed gets its own set when there are more than two guests or they have asked for it to be opened out. For a new apartment, the sets are chosen as part of furnishing for short-term rental, based on this table and the number of sleeping places.

A laundry or the washing machine in the apartment

Almost every short-term rental apartment has a washing machine, but we rarely use it to wash the linen between guests. A set for two weighs 3–4 kg, in summer beach towels are added, and washing and drying on site would take half a day, which there isn't between check-out and check-in. The machine is left for the guests.

We agree the wash programme with the laundry in advance: our white cotton linen and towels are washed at 60 °C if the care label allows it. At that temperature skin oils and smells come out of pillowcases more easily, and white linen doesn't turn grey so quickly. Coloured items and throws go in a separate load, according to their own labels.

Stains, wear and write-offs

Stains are treated before washing: blood and wine set into the fabric after hot water, and greasy cream only spreads further without a stain remover. So the cleaner puts stained items in a separate bag, and the laundry removes the stains before the main wash.

Wear shows in the fabric, not in the age of the item. A sheet gets thin in the middle where people sleep, pillowcases turn grey, the elastic on a fitted sheet stretches and stops holding the mattress, and towels become stiff and absorb less. Such items leave the guest sets and become cleaning rags, and we replace them with the same model. Write-offs with photos and new purchases appear in the report, and we agree the purchase of a new set with you.

Storing clean linen without damp

For a stock kept under lock and key, what matters most is where the cupboard itself stands. Against an outside wall or in a storeroom without ventilation, linen absorbs moisture in winter and smells musty after a couple of weeks, even though it came back from the laundry dry.

We fold each set into a bundle: the pillowcases and the sheet go inside the duvet cover, with the towels in a stack next to it. The cleaner takes one bundle and doesn't have to search the shelves for the second pillowcase. We don't line the shelves with plastic film or keep linen in vacuum bags between stays, because fabric needs air. If the whole apartment is damp, a single moisture absorber in the cupboard won't be enough, and then we install a dehumidifier.

Duvets, pillows, bedspreads and mattress protectors

The cleaner checks the mattress protector at every linen change: if it is stained, it goes straight into the wash, and a clean one is washed on a schedule together with the duvets, pillows and bedspreads. We agree the schedule with you, and anything with a stain or a smell is washed outside it. Under the pillowcase goes a zipped protective cover. It takes the sweat and cosmetics, so the pillow needs washing far less often.

The bed has different duvets in summer and winter. The summer one is light, for nights with the air conditioning on, and the winter one is warmer, because without heating the apartment is cool in winter. The off-season duvet is kept washed, in a cover, in the same cupboard, and we swap them between seasons, when the laundry is less busy. Bedspreads, throws and sofa cushions are chosen together with the rest of the textiles and decor, from one range, so that they are easy to replace.

Linen damaged by a guest

A damaged item is photographed before washing, in daylight, so that the stain, the burn or the dye is clearly visible. Washing will show whether the stain comes out. If it doesn't, we write the item off, and the manager files a claim for compensation through the platform under its rules, with the photos attached.

A coffee or cream stain that comes out in the wash is not treated as damage: that is part of the normal work with linen. We claim for things that can't go back into the sets: a sheet with a cigarette burn, a towel stained with hair dye, a mattress protector with a stain that won't come out. How much can be recovered depends on the platform's rules and the contract, so we don't promise it in advance.

How much an Airbnb laundry service costs in Batumi

A linen set for one stay costs 30–42 ₾. This covers a double bed set and towels for two, washing, ironing and delivery in time for the clean. A wash-and-iron load of up to 5 kg costs 81–110 ₾, and it is used for a second bed, beach towels and throws. Washing a duvet, a pillow or a bedspread costs 47–48 ₾ per item.

A stock of bed linen and towels for a 1+1 apartment, three sets including purchase, costs 1,260–1,800 ₾. If the apartment doesn't have curtains, cushions or a rug yet, it is easier to put the textiles and decor together as a package, which for an apartment like this costs 4,200–6,600 ₾. Cleaning between stays in a studio or 1+1 is charged separately, at 96–145 ₾.

The price goes up with extra beds and a sofa bed, frequent check-ins and stains left by guests that need separate treatment. It is lower with long bookings and with linen of a single model that can be washed in shared loads. With short-term rental under our management, linen and laundry are apartment expenses: we deduct them from the payout and attach the receipts to the report. We name the final cost once we have counted the beds and sets and agreed the washing schedule.