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What It Is

Kathari is a short-term rental cleaning collaboration SaaS product from DeReya Tahoe LLC, built in California by hosts with Airbnb operating experience. It is not a cleaner marketplace, and it does not hire or vet cleaners. Instead, it helps hosts coordinate post-checkout cleaning tasks with their existing cleaners, retain photo evidence, and track payment status.

Core Features

The product has a clear workflow: after connecting an Airbnb calendar or iCal, a cleaning task is automatically created when a guest checks out, and the cleaner is notified. Cleaners can accept jobs via the iOS App, Web App, or a secure SMS link, complete room-by-room checklists, upload photos for key tasks, and record the guest’s departure condition before starting work. Once the job is finished, the host receives a report that includes a status rating, any issues found, photos, and room-level walkthrough details. For payments, Kathari only tracks what the host owes, what has been paid, and cleaner earnings; it does not process the actual transfer of funds.

Pricing and Trial

Pricing is relatively transparent: Host costs $9.99/month and supports up to 2 properties; Host+ costs $21.99/month and supports up to 5 properties; users with more than 5 properties need to contact the company for a custom plan. Hosts get a 30-day free trial with no credit card required, and the trial includes all features. Cleaners can use it for free permanently. This makes it fairly friendly for small Airbnb hosts.

Pros and Cons

Its strengths are its focused use case and its ability to address frequent pain points such as “Was the cleaning completed?”, “Where are the photos?”, and “How much should I pay?” Required photo uploads and room-level reports can help reduce disputes. On the cleaner side, support for English/Spanish and multiple access methods—App, Web, and SMS—lowers the adoption barrier. The limitations are that the product appears to still be in private beta with small-batch invited testing; the only clearly stated third-party integrations are Airbnb/iCal; security and compliance details such as SOC 2, GDPR, and encryption are not disclosed; and there is no public API information.

Who It’s For and Access from China

Kathari is best suited to hosts managing 1–5 short-term rental properties, relying on regular cleaners, and placing high value on handover evidence. It can also be used for private homes or long-term rental cleaning inspections. Larger property management companies that need multi-platform PMS integrations, granular permissions, or in-platform payments may need to evaluate a custom plan. The available materials do not state how well the service works from China. Payments are in USD and mainly handled through the website’s payment processor or the Apple App Store. Users in China may want to compare it with Turno, Properly, and Breezeway, or consider local host tools and general collaboration software as alternatives.