A launch clean is the one-time, top-to-bottom clean a new Bend short-term rental gets before its first professional photos or first guest — cabinet interiors, appliances, and baseboards included, deeper than a regular turnover. Other Bend providers publish STR cleaning rates of $75–$400; Bend STR Cleaning prices a launch clean toward the top of that range, scoped to the property.
Book a launch clean around the photo shoot, not the check-in date. Professional listing photos get taken once, and a property that's dusty in the corners or has drawers still half-unpacked shows in every image that listing uses afterward. Bend STR Cleaning treats a launch clean as a photo-ready pass first — streak-free glass, staged towels, cabinets and drawers emptied and wiped out, appliance interiors run — with turnover-readiness as the byproduct, since the guest who books off those photos won't check in until after the shoot anyway.
It's priced and scheduled differently than an ongoing turnover because it reaches further: every cabinet and drawer, not just the ones a guest opens; appliance interiors, not just visible surfaces; baseboards and corners a same-day turn has no time for. It happens once, before the listing has a booking history or a single review to lean on — which is exactly when the photos are doing all the selling.
What if the listing needs carpet cleaning or pressure washing before it can be photographed?
Some launch cleans are interior work only. Others need a deck pressure-washed or a rug carpet-cleaned before a camera goes anywhere near the property, and those get quoted separately from the base clean. Other Bend providers publish pressure-washing rates of $150–$1,000 and carpet-cleaning rates of $75–$250; where an add-on lands in either range depends on square footage and how much buildup is actually there, not a flat menu price. Which one a listing actually needs gets decided on the walkthrough, not guessed from the property type.
Does the crew cover listings outside central Bend the same way?
Yes. The crew runs out of 20526 NW Empire Ave and covers eight service areas around Bend, so a first-listing launch clean at the edge of that radius gets the same one-visit scheduling as one a few blocks from downtown.
Weekend appointment windows run shorter than weekday ones — 10 AM–4 PM Saturday and Sunday against 8 AM–5 PM Monday through Friday — which matters most for hosts timing the clean to a weekend photo shoot rather than a weekday one.
How far ahead should I book a launch clean?
As soon as you have a firm date for your photo shoot or first guest, whichever comes first — Bend STR Cleaning schedules to that date. Weekend appointment windows (10 AM–4 PM Saturday and Sunday) are narrower than weekday ones (8 AM–5 PM Monday through Friday), so a weekend shoot needs to go on the calendar earlier.
Is a launch clean priced the same as a regular turnover?
No. It reaches into cabinet interiors, appliance interiors, and baseboards that a same-day turn skips, so it's quoted against the property rather than matched to a turnover rate. Other Bend providers publish STR cleaning rates of $75–$400 depending on scope; a launch clean typically sits toward the top of that range.
Do you handle pressure washing or carpet cleaning if the deck or rugs need it before photos?
Yes, both are quoted as add-ons scoped to the property, not folded into a flat launch-clean price. Other Bend providers publish rates of $150–$1,000 for pressure washing and $75–$250 for carpet cleaning; the final number depends on square footage and condition.