When a new guest arrives the same day an old one leaves, the cleaning window is everything. The goal is to leave enough room that a delay does not become a problem.
Work backwards from check-in
Take your check-in time and subtract the time the cleaning realistically needs, plus a buffer. Set your checkout time to leave that room. A later check-in gives you more breathing room than an earlier checkout does.
Tell the cleaner the real deadline
Share both the checkout time and the next check-in on the job, so the cleaner can plan their day around the window.
Plan for late checkouts
Guests sometimes leave late. Decide in advance how you will handle it, such as a stricter checkout time, a late-checkout fee where the platform allows it, or a flexible cleaner. Ask your cleaner to message you as soon as they arrive if the guest is still there.
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