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Before you start
Apartment living in Abu Dhabi comes with its own cleaning pattern: compact kitchens that spread grease to nearby surfaces, bathrooms that scale quickly in hard water, balconies that collect sand and AC vents that blow fine dust back into the room. A checklist helps you — or a cleaner — cover all of it in a predictable amount of time.
Work from high surfaces to low, and from the cleanest room to the dirtiest, so dust you loosen lands on areas you have not vacuumed yet. Vacuum before you mop; mopping over sand turns it into a paste.
The weekly checklist, room by room
Entrance and living area
- Dust shelves, TV unit and furniture tops
- Wipe light switches, door handles and the front door
- Vacuum sofa cushions and under cushions
- Vacuum rugs, then the floor, including under the sofa
- Mop hard floors last
Kitchen
- Clear and wipe counters, including behind appliances
- Degrease the hob and the splashback behind it
- Wipe cabinet fronts and handles
- Clean the sink and tap, then dry it to stop water marks
- Wipe the fridge, microwave and oven fronts
- Empty the bin and wipe the lid
Bathroom
- Toilet inside and out, including the base
- Basin and tap, with a descaler on white marks
- Shower screen squeegeed and descaled
- Mirror and any glass shelves
- Floor, corners and behind the door
Bedrooms
- Change bed linen
- Dust bedside tables, wardrobe fronts and window sills
- Vacuum under the bed where you can reach
- Mop or vacuum the floor
Balconies and windows
High-floor balconies collect sand fast, especially after a windy day. Sweep the floor, wipe the railing and furniture, and vacuum the sliding-door track before it hardens into grit that makes the door stiff. Clean the inside of the balcony glass; the outside only where you can reach it safely without leaning out. Tower facades are cleaned by the building's contractor with rope access — never try to reach them yourself.
The monthly extras
Once a month, add the jobs that do not need doing weekly:
- Wipe AC vent covers; if dust returns within days, the ducts may need cleaning
- Clean inside the microwave and wipe the fridge shelves
- Wash the shower curtain or deep-clean the screen
- Dust the tops of wardrobes, door frames and ceiling lights
- Vacuum mattress surfaces and flip or rotate the mattress
How long it takes
A studio or 1-bedroom apartment takes a professional cleaner about 2–3 hours on this checklist; a 2-bedroom around 3 hours; a 3-bedroom 3–4 hours, often with two cleaners. A 3-hour visit is AED 130, materials included. Outside the areas that take short visits the shortest visit is 4 hours, and a visit of 4 hours or more is 20% off: AED 136 for 4 hours. Booked 3 or more times a week, at least 3 hours each, the visits become our weekly package at 20% off every visit: AED 104 for 3 hours.
When to hand it to a professional
If the checklist regularly takes you most of a weekend, a weekly or fortnightly cleaner is usually worth it. If the flat has fallen behind — grease on the kitchen walls, heavy scale, dust on every high surface — start with a deep clean and then keep it up weekly. Sofas, carpets, mattresses and curtains are best cleaned professionally every 6–12 months; they are priced per item and can be added to any visit.




