On May 27, 2024, Albertti came to my apartment to clean. I would have posted this review sooner, but I have better things to do. Before setting it up, I sent 11 pics of my apartment to 'Miguel' who calls himself the 'customer service person'. The place was pretty clean and not a pig stye. I've attached 3 photos, these are BEFORE pics. Do you see a reason why I should be charged more? They came on time and cleaned for about three hours. I have no issue with the ladies, they did not speak English which makes communication difficult, but they were very nice and worked hard. Miguel and I discussed the price prior. I made it clear in my text message that $200 was all I could afford for a 'general cleaning' for a one-bedroom apartment less than 900 square feet. His response was okay, $180 - 200, then reiterated again with another text in caps $200 - 220 "MAXIMUM". Miguel likes to give you a range, so he can justify charging more later.
Don't ever do business with a cleaning company that wants a credit card or signed contract first. That gives them way too much power over your money if you disagree on the quality of service later, or if the company just decides to charge you more. Miguel likes to help himself to other people's money and justifies it with a flimsy 'contract'. The contract has no dollar amount, it says "Price Increases Clients are given advance notice of any price increases. Albertti Cleaning Services reserves the right to raise prices at any time." So, where it says, 'clients are given advance notice'. That IS the advance notice. Once they are in your house, they don't give you a chance to choose, do I want to pay more? Or have cleaners stop cleaning at $200? You just see it on the bill after. I was charged $250, wasn't given a choice. I asked to speak with the owner but was told 'she's not in charge of such things'. The owner oversees everything, and I wonder how much he doesn't tell her...or maybe this is their business practice. How many other people thought they were negotiating a price just to be given a range then overcharged. That's called 'Bait and Switch', and it is illegal.
Oh, there's more. While the ladies worked, one broke a dish on display. What happened next is where it gets interesting. Right away they quickly cleaned up the broken dish, put it in a trash bag then took it with them when they left. I sent Miguel a pic of the dish prior to breaking and on the phone his response was "yes there will be compensation..." and text "We will replace your dish, also, please leave the broken item for inspection". I believe the ladies are trained if they break anything, they are instructed to quickly clean up the items then sneakily throw them away. I don't think they know this though, because if the cleaner hadn't come back to ask me where to throw the trash away, I wouldn't have gotten back my 'item for inspection'. That's the whole idea. You can almost hear the snideness in the 'please leave the broken item for inspection' knowing the probability is high that the client didn't realize until later the broken item went right out the door. I sent him a pic of the broken item he probably thought I no longer had, and of course didn't get a response. I tried again the next day but nothing, so I'm now writing this. Don't do business with these people, they have shady business practices. read more