When living in a fast-paced city like New York, keeping your luxury apartment spotless is essential to maintaining a comfortable, peaceful sanctuary. But when booking a professional cleaning service, a common question arises: Should I book a Standard General Clean or a Deep Clean?
Understanding the difference between these two service levels ensures your expectations are met, your home receives the exact care it needs, and there are no surprises on service day.
Here is a simple guide breaking down what each service covers and how to decide which option is right for your home.
Standard General Clean: Routine Maintenance Care
A Standard General Clean is designed for regular, ongoing maintenance. If your apartment is already well-kept and simply needs routine upkeep to maintain a fresh, hygienic environment, this is the ideal service.
What’s Included:
- Bathrooms: Sanitizing toilets, sinks, countertops, mirrors, and routine washdown of showers and tubs.
- Kitchen: Wiping down countertops, sinks, backsplashes, dining tables, and exterior appliance fronts (stove, refrigerator, microwave).
- Living & Bedrooms: Dusting reachable open surfaces, media consoles, nightstands, and making beds with clean linens.
- Floors: Full vacuuming and damp mopping of open, accessible hardwood floors, tile, and rugs.
Best for: Weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly recurring clients who want to keep their space fresh and tidy.
Deep Clean: Detailed Restoration & Heavy Buildup Removal
A Deep Clean goes far beyond surface-level care. Over time, luxury apartments collect hidden dust, mineral deposits on glass, grease on kitchen surfaces, and grime in grout lines. A deep clean focuses on intensive restoration and detailed attention to areas not covered in routine maintenance.
What’s Included (Plus Everything in Standard):
- Heavy Buildup & Glass Treatment: Detailed scrubbing of shower glass to remove stubborn soap scum, hard water stains, and tile grout buildup.
- Interior Walk-in Closets: Hand-wiping interior closet shelving, hanging racks, and interior baseboards.
- Detail Dusting: Hand-wiping baseboards, door frames, vent covers, and high-reach corners throughout the home.
- Kitchen Restoration: Deep degreasing of cooktops, range hoods, and detailed appliance exterior care.
- Edge & Corner Detailing: Hand-detailing floor edges, corners, and behind movable furniture.
Best for: First-time visits, seasonal refreshers, post-event care, or homes that haven’t had a detailed cleaning in over 30 days.
Key Takeaways: What Is Considered an Extra or Deep-Clean Task?
o help keep service expectations completely transparent, tasks that require specialized products, restoration time, or detailed interior work fall strictly under our Deep Clean scope (or can be requested as specialized add-ons):
- Wiping inside walk-in closet shelves or organizing storage spaces.
- Heavy soap scum restoration on shower glass enclosures.
- Cleaning inside kitchen appliances (oven, refrigerator interior).
- Hand-washing baseboards and door frames throughout the entire apartment.
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