I've found that level of chores to be pretty rare (and nonexistent in more recent years), and there was a push over the last year or so (from Airbnb to their hosts) to do away with much of that sort of thing. Not sure how well it worked, though. At any rate, reading through reviews usually tells you if the chores are excessive. And if it doesn't, and you end up doing more work than you'd like, you can always include that in your review. (I also noticed that nowadays many hosts advertise "no chores" in their listing description, or even listing title.)
Personally I don't mind taking out the trash and starting the dishwasher before I leave. I draw the line at doing laundry or actual cleaning, though. I'm always torn on being asked to strip the beds that we've used. On one hand... annoying... but on the other, that tells me that they won't waste water and electricity/gas cleaning stuff that doesn't need to be cleaned, which I like. Sorta in the same line as when a hotel will ask you to hang towels that you're ok with using multiple times, and leave towels you want washed on the floor or in the tub.
My assumption is that part of the reason for the excessive chores is that it's harder to turn around a property for a new guest when the cleaning crew isn't on-site. At a hotel, housekeeping just goes from room to room down the hall until they're done, and the hotel often has some amount of slack so even if housekeeping isn't completely finished, they can still check in new guests as they arrive.
At an Airbnb, the cleaning crew may not even be at the property for the entire run of a dishwasher. But I suspect the hosts that want you to do things like start laundry don't have an extra set of bedsheets and towels: in that case, screw them, they're being cheap and making you work for it.
> You can’t enjoy the last day and you’re paying for it.
You pay for nights, not days (same as a hotel). Regardless, I don't think I've ever "enjoyed" my last day in any kind of rented accommodation where the check-out time is noon or earlier. The entire morning is always about getting ready to leave.
Personally I don't mind taking out the trash and starting the dishwasher before I leave. I draw the line at doing laundry or actual cleaning, though. I'm always torn on being asked to strip the beds that we've used. On one hand... annoying... but on the other, that tells me that they won't waste water and electricity/gas cleaning stuff that doesn't need to be cleaned, which I like. Sorta in the same line as when a hotel will ask you to hang towels that you're ok with using multiple times, and leave towels you want washed on the floor or in the tub.
My assumption is that part of the reason for the excessive chores is that it's harder to turn around a property for a new guest when the cleaning crew isn't on-site. At a hotel, housekeeping just goes from room to room down the hall until they're done, and the hotel often has some amount of slack so even if housekeeping isn't completely finished, they can still check in new guests as they arrive.
At an Airbnb, the cleaning crew may not even be at the property for the entire run of a dishwasher. But I suspect the hosts that want you to do things like start laundry don't have an extra set of bedsheets and towels: in that case, screw them, they're being cheap and making you work for it.
> You can’t enjoy the last day and you’re paying for it.
You pay for nights, not days (same as a hotel). Regardless, I don't think I've ever "enjoyed" my last day in any kind of rented accommodation where the check-out time is noon or earlier. The entire morning is always about getting ready to leave.