CleanClac + Guesty: Cleaning Under Control

Your management company runs on Guesty: bookings come in, the Multi-Calendar is spot on, guest messaging almost replies by itself. Yet every morning, the same question pops up on the team's WhatsApp group: "Who's doing 12 Lilac Street, and at what time?" The PMS knows everything about bookings, but the reality of cleaning, the sick cleaner, missing linen, the photo that proves the bedroom was spotless when the team left, still lives in people's heads and chat threads. This is exactly the layer CleanClac adds on top of Guesty, without replacing anything.

Guesty in Brief: A PMS Built for Growing Portfolios

Guesty is one of the global leaders in short-term rental management software. Founded in 2013 by twins Amiad and Koby Soto, a Y Combinator alum, the company raised $130 million in April 2024 at a valuation of around $900 million, with clients in over 80 countries (TechCrunch). Fun fact: the company was originally called "SuperHost," with no connection to the French PMS Superhote.

In practice, Guesty combines PMS, channel manager, and automation: multi-platform sync (Airbnb, Booking.com, Vrbo, and dozens more on the Pro plan), unified inbox, revenue management, analytics, multi-unit management, and a mobile app. The offer is segmented by portfolio size: a Lite plan for 1 to 3 listings, from $9 per month per listing, a Pro plan for 4 to 199 listings, and an Enterprise plan for 200+, with the latter two on request (Guesty, pricing page).

It's a serious, deep tool, designed for property managers and growing management companies. French comparisons describe it as a comprehensive PMS with a portfolio logic, sometimes oversized for a single property, but perfectly suited as soon as your portfolio grows.

What Guesty Already Does for Cleaning

To be fair: Guesty doesn't ignore cleaning. Its Task Management module, available on all plans, covers "cleaning, maintenance, and other tasks." The process, as documented in the Guesty help centre, is logical: cleaners are added as users, the property automatically switches to "Dirty" status after check-out, auto-tasks are triggered and assigned based on cleanliness status, cleaners are notified, they check their tasks in the Guesty mobile app, and the cleanliness status updates in the Multi-Calendar. Task reports allow for tracking.

For a small in-house team, this foundation is often enough: no guest departure goes unnoticed, every check-out generates a task.

But it's a general task system within a primarily English-language PMS. It wasn't designed as a specialist cleaning tool: no detailed photo checklists room by room, no timestamped proof of completion for disputes, no consumables management, and an interface not primarily designed for non-English-speaking field staff. This isn't a weakness of Guesty, it's a matter of scope: in-depth operational features come via its integration ecosystem.

Why Cleaning Needs a Dedicated Tool

Cleaning isn't just another task: it's the number one thing guests judge you on. According to a Vrbo survey from April 2026 of 1,758 travellers, 78% cite spotless cleanliness as a key sign of a quality listing, and 86% say they're willing to pay more for a higher-quality property (Vrbo, Businesswire).

For a management company, the challenge is twofold. First, the volume: with a portfolio of dozens of properties, a summer Saturday can mean 20 same-day turnovers, with a mix of employees and contractors. Second, responsibility: when a guest disputes the property's condition or an owner questions the service, you must prove what was done, when, and by whom.

This double requirement, scaling up without losing quality, leads structured management companies to separate roles: the PMS handles bookings, a specialist tool handles cleaning operations. We explain this complementary logic in Does CleanClac replace your PMS? No, and that's intentional.

What CleanClac Adds on Top of Guesty

CleanClac doesn't replace Guesty. It connects to it and turns every booking into a cleaning job tracked from start to finish.

Timestamped Photo and Video Proof

This is the biggest differentiator for a management company. At the end of each clean, the cleaner takes photos or a video timestamped by the server, with a digital file signature and GPS location. Neither the cleaner nor the manager can backdate them. If a guest claims a "dirty property" and wants a refund, you don't argue: you show proof. The full process is described in Cleaning Quality Control: Always Require Photos.

Unlimited, Free Cleaners for Life

With CleanClac, you pay per property, never per team member: cleaner accounts are free and unlimited, for life. For a management company working with a rotating pool of contractors depending on the season, this model matters: adding an extra cleaner for the August rush doesn't change your bill. Each cleaner has their own app, in their language (interface in 6 languages: French, English, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, German), with only their assigned jobs.

Illustrated Checklists and Geolocated Clock-In

CleanClac provides illustrated checklists per property, based on a catalogue of around 200 tasks split into sections: cleaning, finishing touches, linen, restocking, comfort, special touches. The cleaner clocks in on site (geolocated clock-in), the actual cleaning time is tracked, and an "Overdue" label flags jobs that run over the estimated time. On arrival, the cleaner rates the property's condition from 1 to 5 stars, documenting any damage left by guests.

Stock, Access, and Communication

Three classic pain points are covered natively:

• Consumables stock: level per property and threshold alerts, so you never discover there's no toilet paper at 4pm on a Saturday.
• Key safe: code and location sent to the cleaner of the day, and only to them.
• Integrated messaging: manager/cleaner chats stay attached to jobs, no more scattered WhatsApp groups.

Add the Manager role with delegated property scope, handy for structuring your team by area, and the "Find a Cleaner" feature, free, to search for backup near a property within a set radius.

The Guesty Connector: How It Works

CleanClac offers direct PMS connectors for Beds24, Guesty, Hostaway, Lodgify, Smoobu, and Superhote. The principle is simple: the connector pulls bookings from your Guesty account and automatically turns them into scheduled cleans.

In practice, every guest departure automatically creates a cleaning job at the default slot set for the property, and a cancelled or moved booking in Guesty is reflected in CleanClac, with no double entry. You keep managing rates, listings, and guest messages in Guesty; your field teams live in CleanClac.

Setup takes just a few steps:

1. Create your CleanClac account14-day free trial, no card needed, unlimited properties during the trial.
2. Connect GuestyFrom CleanClac integrations, then link each Guesty listing to the corresponding CleanClac property.
3. Set up each propertyDefault cleaning slot, illustrated checklist, estimated duration, key safe info.
4. Invite your cleanersFree accounts, each downloads the app (web, iPhone, Android) and sees their jobs.
5. Let it runGuesty bookings feed the schedule, you only manage exceptions.

How Much Does It Cost, and How Do the Models Fit Together?

On the Guesty side, the Lite plan starts at $9 per month per listing for 1 to 3 listings; Pro (4 to 199 listings) and Enterprise (200+) are on request, often with a negotiated variable fee. For an accurate quote, check the official pricing page, as actual amounts depend on your volume and options.

On the CleanClac side, pricing is public and per property, never per user: from £9.99 per month for 1 property, £14.99 for 2-3 properties, £19.99 for 4-5, then +£4 per property above that. Annually: £59.99, £89.99, or £119.99 depending on the tier, then +£24 per extra property. So a management company with 30 properties and 15 cleaners pays for 30 properties, not 45 accounts.

The complementarity also works organisationally: Guesty centralises what guests and owners see, CleanClac structures what happens on the ground. To digitise your processes end-to-end, see Digitising your concierge service: from Excel to real tools.

Who This Duo Makes Most Sense For

The Guesty + CleanClac combo is aimed mainly at management companies and property managers with 5 to 200 properties: big enough to need to coordinate field teams, demanding enough to want systematic proof of execution. It helps in three typical situations:

• You're growing fast: every new contract adds cleans and risk of missed jobs. The connector absorbs the volume without needing an extra coordinator.
• You manage remotely: timestamped photos and GPS clock-in replace your eyes on site.
• You need to report: demanding owners, guest disputes. The job history documents everything.

And if you use neither CleanClac nor Guesty, remember the logic: a PMS for the commercial layer, a dedicated tool for operations, and a connector in between to eliminate double entry. This is the setup most professional operators in the sector adopt.