Harriet Applewhite
Owner
Walks every new house with the owner, on a call or on site, and writes the checklist.
Vacation rental turnovers in Gulf Shores
Guests leave at ten and arrive at four. We handle the hours between.
Sandbar is a family crew that cleans, restocks and photographs beach houses and condos between guests, so a report with photos reaches your phone before the next guest reaches the door.
- A photo report after every turnover
- Linens washed, folded and put back
- Certificate of insurance on request
A Saturday turnover
Turnover day, hour by hour
Sample times for a ten o'clock checkout and a four o'clock check-in. Yours are set when we walk the house.
- 0110:00 a.m.
Step 1: Guest checks out
We watch your booking calendar. When the stay ends, the crew lead texts you that we are on the way and who is coming.
- 0210:30 a.m.
Step 2: We photograph the house as it was left
Every room, before we touch anything. If the guest left damage or a big mess, this is the record, and you see it before we start fixing it.
- 0310:45 a.m.
Step 3: Beds stripped, laundry started
Sheets and towels go into the machines at the house, or into counted bags for our laundry, whichever you set up.
- 0411:15 a.m.
Step 4: Top-to-bottom clean
Bathrooms, kitchen and floors first, then the sand: porch, outdoor shower and the beach-gear closet.
- 051:30 p.m.
Step 5: Beds made, shelves restocked
Fresh linens on, towels staged, paper goods and soap back to your par list. We write down what is running low.
- 062:45 p.m.
Step 6: Finished photos and your report
A photo of every room made up, with notes on anything we noticed: a loose dishwasher gasket, a dead bulb, a missing remote.
- 073:00 p.m.
Step 7: Door set for the next guest
We lock up and set the code or lockbox the way you told us. Check-in is at four. The house has been ready since three.
Services
What a turnover covers
Most owners start with the turnover and add linens. Take the pieces you need.
Turnover clean
The clean between guests, to a checklist written for your house, sand included.
What is in it
Linen and laundry
Stripped, washed, folded and put back. Stained or worn sets are set aside and photographed.
How linens work
Restock to your par list
Paper goods, soap, coffee filters and trash bags back to the counts you set.
How restocking works
Photo report
Finished photos of every room and notes on what we noticed, on your phone when we leave.
See a sample
Seasonal deep clean
Baseboards, grout, glass and the salt film on the rail, in the quiet months.
Deep cleans
The report
You see the house before your guest does
After each turnover a short report with photos lands on your phone. It lists what we did, what we noticed and anything that needs you.
In every report
A photo of every room, finished
Notes on damage, missing items and low supplies
When we arrived and when we left
Sent to you, and to your property manager if you want
When a guest leaves a mess
We photograph first, then tell you, then clean
Some stays end with more than a turnover covers. Here is what we do, so you never learn about it from a review.
- In the turnover
A normal mess
Sand in the beds, a full fridge, wet towels. This is what a turnover is for. We clean it and you hear nothing.
- We call you
More than a turnover covers
Heavy grease, red wine on a cushion, a party's worth of trash. We photograph it, text you what it needs and finish what we can before check-in.
- We stop and tell you
Damage or something missing
A cracked lamp, a burn, a missing towel set. We photograph it and text you within the hour. The photos are your record for the booking platform.
- We do not go in
A hazard, or a guest still there
Mold, biohazards, needles, pests, or a guest who has not left. We step out and call you.
The crew
Who is at your door
Harriet and her son Montez run Sandbar. Twelve people work the turnover schedule, and one of these four leads each house.
Montez Applewhite
Scheduling and operations
Keeps the crew calendar in step with your bookings and texts you when we are on the way.
Cinthia Guerra
Linens and laundry lead
Counts every set in and out, and tells you when one is worn.
Sawyer Dawson
Crew lead and photo reports
Takes the photos and writes the report that reaches your phone.
Sample owner notes
What owners tell their neighbors
“I live in Atlanta. The report was on my phone before my next guest messaged, and the note about a loose dishwasher gasket meant I could send someone Monday.”
Brett A.Two-bedroom condo, Bon Secour
“They told me about a cracked lamp that afternoon, with a photo. I filed with the booking site that night and the pictures were the proof.”
Bianca R.Four-bedroom house, West Beach
“Sand is the whole job down here. The porch and the outdoor shower were clean every turnover, and the report said so with pictures.”
Fausto M.Cottage, Fort Morgan
Sample reviews.
The coast we cover
Gulf Shores, Fort Morgan and the peninsula
We keep to one stretch of coast so a Saturday crew can reach every house between checkout and check-in.
On the beach
- Gulf Shores
- Bon Secour
- Fort Morgan
A short drive inland
- Magnolia Springs
- Elberta
- Lillian
We do not take houses in Florida, in Mobile or on Dauphin Island. A crew has to reach every turnover inside its window, and a longer drive would cost one.
A few quick answers
Do I need to be there?
No. Most owners are hours away. You tell us how we get in, a code, a lockbox or your manager, and the policies page covers keys, codes and alarms.
How is a turnover priced?
By the size of the house, how tight your turnarounds are and whether the linens are ours to wash. You get a written quote before the first turnover. The how pricing works page explains each piece.
What if the guest leaves a mess?
We photograph it first, text you what we found and finish what a turnover covers. The guest-mess page lists each case and who decides what.
Are you insured?
Yes, with general liability insurance. We send a certificate of insurance on request, with the limits on it.
What if a storm closes the beaches?
If officials order an evacuation, we do not go. We text you which turnovers move and set a new time when the roads reopen.
Request a quote
Tell us about your house
A few details and we will write you a quote. We answer within one business day.