How long does it take to clean a 3 bed house?

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We’ve got a standard 3-bed, 2-bath house with a kitchen extension, and I’m just wondering how long a professional cleaner would usually take to do a regular clean.

We do have a dog, but he’s only allowed on the hard floors downstairs, so I appreciate vacuuming might take a bit more time. That said, I always make sure the place is tidy before the cleaner comes—dishes done, toys put away, nothing left out—so she’s not spending time picking up after us. We’re pretty clean overall and try to keep on top of things, so it’s never a huge mess.

I’m just trying to figure out if my expectations are unrealistic.

I wouldn’t complain if she actually cleaned the whole house in the 4 hours we agreed. So far the most she’s managed is the downstairs areas, the bathrooms and one bedroom.

4 hours sounds reasonable to me.

When I had a cleaner and she was fabulous she could thoroughly clean my 3 bed in 2 hours with one bathroom and she changed my bed linen. But I'm a minimalist and nothing was left out. She used to often fit in extras as well.