We are going to stay at my SIL's caravan soon. She only rents it out to family, friends, colleagues and their friends. She doesn't want to use an agency and doesn't charge much at all, and she charges a bit less for family rather than friends too.
We've only stayed there once, and that time my SIL had been in the caravan a few days before us, so had cleaned up herself before we got there. We had to rush home a day early as I fell ill and had to go to hospital, so I didn't get chance to clean up before another family member had use of the caravan immediately after us.
This time it's a bit different, it's someone that SIL vaguely knows who's in before us. DH was on the phone to SIL last night and it turns out that her usual cleaning arrangement is for each family to clean up after themselves i.e. she never gets a proper cleaner in. (She does however pop down to the caravan fairly often, perhaps once a month.) I was quite shocked at this, I cannot believe that she expects people to take over a caravan for a weekend/ week without anyone checking it over! AIBU to expect her to use a proper cleaner each time?
I have to confess that static caravans are not really my cup of tea anyway, I'm just going to keep DH happy, so I'm not sure if I'm being a bit snobby?
AIBU?
to expect the caravan to definitely be clean before we arrive?
Sophisticatedknickers · 04/10/2012 14:14
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You yourself have had to leave the caravan without cleaning it and I'm sure the next occupants survived. 
Take some dettol and what have you and be prepared to tell your dh togive things a quick wipe over. Even if it does need a clean it doesn't take long to go through a static caravan!
My mum rents out her caravan, makes sure it is cleaned before each new guest. Costs a lot more than £30 per night though - professional cleaners which she uses occasionally cost from £22-30 so you could always pay one from teh moeny you've saved.
I'm slightly baffled that you have left the van uncleaned for someone else but are worried someone else might also leave it uncleaned for you 
It isn't difficult to solve is it? Clean the caravan to your hearts content when you arrive.
PS - how do you cope with public toilets?
Why didn't you or DH go back once you'd recovered to clean it? or paid smeone to clean it?
It's clearly way to big os a deal a big deal to you 
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