A clean start before the keys move on
Ayia Napa runs flat out from June. One group out, the next in, sometimes within hours — and a chunk of the owners we work with are watching it all happen from a phone abroad. So when a flat changes hands for good, when the season ends and a long-let tenant moves in, or when the builders finally pack up after a winter refit, the place needs more than a quick flip. It needs a real fresh start.
That’s the clean we do. We come into an empty or just-vacated property and take it back to liveable — every surface that collected dust while it sat closed, every corner the last group ignored, every trace of plaster and grit the contractors left behind. You stay on WhatsApp, we stay on the ground.
Why peak season makes a move-in clean its own job
Through July and August the east coast doesn’t pause. Flats off Nissi Avenue and houses above Fig Tree Bay turn over fast, and by the time a property actually changes hands for a fresh let, it’s often carrying a full summer of wear on top of however long it stood empty. That’s a heavier reset than a turnover between two guests.
Sand works its way into grout and behind appliances. Salt air leaves a film on glass and fixtures. Closed-up winter moisture leaves bathrooms needing a proper descale, not a wipe. We go at the version of the mess that’s had months to settle, not the version that’s had one night.
The void flat, the refit, and the handback
Three situations bring most of these jobs our way. The void flat in Pernera or Protaras that sat locked since last September — stale air, settled dust, a bathroom that’s gone furry at the edges. The post-build reset, where a kitchen or bathroom refit through winter has left plaster dust in every extractor, light fitting, and window track. And the handback clean, when a long-let tenant moves out and the next person — owner or tenant — needs to walk into somewhere that doesn’t feel like someone else’s leftovers.
Each one gets a different depth. We adapt to what we’re looking at, not a fixed list waved over the place.
Empty means we go further than a turnover ever does
With no furniture in the way, the move-in clean reaches spots a guest reset never touches. Inside the oven and the fridge. Inside every cupboard and wardrobe, shelves wiped down. Skirting boards, door frames, light switches, and sockets — the dust traps that build up when a place sits empty. Bathroom tiles descaled, grout scrubbed. Windows cleaned where we can reach, frames wiped. Floors vacuumed then mopped, edges included.
When we’re done we walk it with you in photos, room by room, on WhatsApp — so you see the empty place clean before the first box comes through the door.
Renovation dust gets a second pass
If builders have just finished, tell us when you message. Post-work dust is finer than normal household dust — it gets into extractor fans, behind radiators, inside light fittings, and it resettles after a standard clean. We treat those jobs differently: a first pass to lift the bulk, then a second once the airborne dust has settled again. It takes longer and we’ll price it for what it actually is. Send photos of the current state and we’ll be straight with you on what’s involved.
Bedsheets and towels: we change them when clean replacements are already at the property - we don’t supply the items ourselves. On a move-in clean there’s usually no linen change at all — the place is empty. If the bed is made up and you want fresh linen laid out before move-in, have clean replacements on site and tell us in the booking.
When the new tenant lands and you’re not here
Most owners we work with aren’t on the island when the handover happens. So we’re the ones standing in the flat instead. After every move-in clean, photos land in your WhatsApp thread — the kitchen, the bathrooms, the floors, the fixtures. If something’s broken, missing, or worn when we arrive, we photograph it and flag it before we clean around it. No surprises buried under a tidy surface, and a clear record you can forward to the tenant, the agent, or your own file.
Booking it around the summer rush
Book the day before whenever you can — peak season along the Nissi strip fills fast and last-minute shifts eat the diary. If it has to be the same morning, message us on WhatsApp with the area and the time. Same-day cover on request when our diary allows; we’ll tell you in minutes whether we can fit it. The earlier the dates land with us, the more likely we hold the slot.
What it costs
Move-in and empty-property deep cleans are quoted from photos, because condition swings wildly — a lightly-used flat is a different job from one that’s been refitted or sat void for a winter. A standard clean on a small flat usually starts from about €45; a full post-renovation or void deep clean is priced separately. Send the area, the size, and a few photos of the current state, and we’ll come back with a clear number.
Along the east coast
Nissi, Protaras, Fig Tree Bay, and Pernera, plus the wider Ayia Napa strip. We also cover Larnaca, Limassol, Nicosia, and Paralimni. Somewhere else on the coast? Send the location and we’ll confirm if we can take it on.