A vacation rental inventory checklist ensures that all items left in their properties are still in there after the guest leaves and everything is in place for the next booking. Without this checklist it is impossible to offer a consistent high quality stay for every guest.
Your vacation rental inventory checklist should include the quantity, type of item and the condition on arrival and departure of each booking. Airbnb hosts with a single property can use a simple paper checklist or excel spreadsheet, whereas vacation rental managers will typically use a digital checklist.
We have outlined below an example checklist that any property manager or Airbnb host can use.
Kitchen:
Living Room:
- Tea, coffee & salt & pepper
- Plates and cutlery
- Cups and glasses (water cups & wine glasses)
- Kettle & coffee making facility
- Pots and pans
- Cooking implements
- Chopping board
- Trash can
- Sofa and soft chairs
- Television & associated services (cable network)
- Tablet and chairs
- Adequate lighting
Bedrooms:
Bathroom:
- Sheets & bed linens
- Pillows (min 2 per person)
- Clothing storage
- Curtains or blinds
- Bedside table & lamp
- Hand towel and body towels (at least 2 per person)
- Toilet paper
- Soap, bath soap & shampoo
Properties Targeting Families
If vacation rental managers are targeting families then they will need to include additional items in the property – these are outlined below.
- Baby gate
- Baby cot
- Nappy changing table
- Baby monitor
- Kids push chair
- High chair for main table
Digital Vacation Rental Inventory Checklist
Increasing property managers are using digital checklists for their inventory and cleaning. By using digital tools, such as PropertyCare.com property managers are able to simply track all aspects of property care, maintenance and cleaning. As companies scale it is important the operational side of the business is a streamlined as possible and digital tools can help this.
