Caution to anyone who calls this service in search of a move-out cleaning: Although Jessica sounds…read morevery kind and accommodating on the phone, she and Eco Clean Madison adopt a business model of finding as many ways to overcharge customers as possible, justifying the overcharge by shaming the customer's cleanliness, taking clandestine photos, and insulting customers if they question the exponentially higher bill.
The cleaners themselves were kind and accommodating when the move had some complications (as often happens, moves are hard!), and they did a good job of cleaning the apartment. I met three cleaners who worked for ~2.5 hours while we finished our move.
Later that evening I received an invoice for nearly TWICE the amount agreed upon and a judgmental email from Jessica. She stated that four cleaners had spent over 11 hours cleaning the apartment, that it was in "very bad condition," that I had misrepresented how much cleaning had to be done, and that they'd have to replace and repair equipment as a result of cleaning my apartment (later she told me that this included new rags--apparently this cleaning service expects to keep their RAGS pristine).
I am not here to defend the cleanliness of my apartment upon moving out. Most people are aware that move outs mean messes. When I called Jessica, assuming that the bill must have been some kind of mistake, she became downright condescending.
Jessica told me that the apartment was in horrible condition, and that the workers had taken photos of both the apartment and themselves to prove that four of them had been there, which seemed like an unusual thing to do. She said that I should have known that they would bill me by number of hours per person (thus the claim that the job took 11 hours), and that they would increase the cost based on the "condition" of the apartment--a completely subjective concept that should NOT be the basis of billing. Jessica told me that I had not been forthcoming with my initial description of the apartment, that in her "five years in the business" she has never seen any company operate differently, and went to great lengths to tell me how slovenly my living space was.
I'm sure everyone enjoys being judged when paying for cleaning services.
I may not be "in the business" but I have worked with other cleaners. Every other company agrees upon a rate and sticks with it. Not so with Eco Clean Madison. This is NOT normal, no matter how many times Jessica repeats that it is.
When I pushed back, Jessica refused to listen, talked over me, said I was "talking in circles" and "overwhelmed" and refused to listen to my legitimate complaints. This is NOT customer service, and honestly it came off as downright sexist.
Later, Jessica sent me an email with 18 photos of my apartment that the workers had taken. One wonders how much of those stated 11 hours of work involved "documentation."
I am sure Jessica will respond to this review with similar condescension, but potential customers should be aware that they will be dramatically overcharged and then SHAMED by this company's employees. A cleaning service should expect to encounter dirt. Otherwise their services would not be needed.
There was no initial quote for an additional oven charge, and more importantly the original quote did NOT state a number of workers on the job -- so Jessica's claim that "4 workers took over 11 hours" to clean the house and that I should be charged for that extra labor is completely bogus, and evidence that this company will do whatever it takes to swindle customers out of as much money as possible.
Bottom line: **DO NOT use their move-out cleaning services.** Expect your home to be creepily documented, your quoted charge to increase by hundreds of dollars in the bill, and their manager to berate you if you dare to question any of it. This is a terrible company -- at least as represented by their front end employee. There are many other cleaning services in Madison that will do the job thoroughly, fairly, honestly, and without treating their customers like garbage.
