What would be the average cost for a maid to clean my very small one bedroom apartment, (bathroom kitchen living room bedroom)...its like studio.
I pay my maid RD$7,000 per month for a 4 day week, 8am to 4pm.
She comes on some holidays to make up for not working 5 days per week.
Apparently I pay too much, but she's good and honest, so I dont mind.
whatever makes her happy. a good maid is part of the family, and you are a part of hers. respect her, her birthday, her kids bithday, xmas. give what you can and you will benefit more times than the few pesos you've spent, you'll spend those pesos on beer and gain nothing. you're maid is going through you're underwear drawer, do you think she can count the the number of empty beer and rum botttles littered about and how many pesos went there? you're maid can become the most important thing as far as your survival here, i'd suggest being really cheap, then coming back to the board and tell us the horror stories. also, you can be more than fair, honest, well-paying, good people and you will still have horror stories to tell. "she lost the key, she left the water on, she left for four days and didn't tell anybody, can't run the washer, broke the unbreakable one piece bottle opener, clorox all over my ralph lauren, i'm all ears..............
I don't want some body cleaning my house although its fairly big (too big for the two of us really) but some body to iron my clothes would be wonderful...I hate ironing especially in these temperatures :bunny:
And maybe some body to wash them also because despite all my efforts, I do not seem to get the hang of it in getting all dirty spots out of some clothing, good washing machine but cold water and it is just not my thing apparently...
hey WW, did i disrespect anyone? am just telling it like it is, if you did not see the humor of the reality of life in the DR then please do not include me in your next boring cocktail soiree, and you should be paying for the motoconcho, when it rains taxi, and as a nice gesture drive her home in your rolls royce on occasion, invite her family for a sunday brunch at your place. i go to A-1 resorts on weekends, when i find a good deal in Listin Diario, my last trip included the maid, her son, and my dentist.......
Thanks for the replies, I normally clean my own apartment, (and it was already pretty clean) but I am having a friend stay the weekend, so I wanted it to be immaculate, (for those of you who told me to clean it myself). I paid her 500 pesos, the apartment is small but she did a great job, and I plan to use her once a month from now on.
hey WW, did i disrespect anyone? am just telling it like it is, if you did not see the humor of the reality of life in the DR then please do not include me in your next boring cocktail soiree, and you should be paying for the motoconcho, when it rains taxi, and as a nice gesture drive her home in your rolls royce on occasion, invite her family for a sunday brunch at your place. i go to A-1 resorts on weekends, when i find a good deal in Listin Diario, my last trip included the maid, her son, and my dentist.......