Janitorial services
Common areas, lobbies, stairwells and restroom restocking for a whole building rather than one suite.
Commercial cleaning
Office Cleaning Services in Boston
Office cleaning services in Boston for teams that want to walk in to a clean kitchen, empty bins and restrooms ready for the day. We work from a written checklist drawn up for your floor plan and clean on the days you choose, most often after the office empties out.
- Desks, touchpoints, kitchens, restrooms and meeting rooms
- Daily, a few times a week, weekly or a custom rhythm
- Keys, fobs and alarm codes agreed at setup
What office cleaning covers, and what it does not
Office cleaning is upkeep for a working space. The kitchen gets reset, trash leaves the suite, restrooms are cleaned and restocked from your supplies, floors are done, and the surfaces people touch all day get wiped. It suits a one-room suite with a handful of desks as well as a full floor with a reception area and several conference rooms.
It does not include sorting papers, moving monitors or cables, cleaning inside personal drawers, or specialist work such as carpet shampooing and exterior windows. For lobbies, stairwells and other shared areas of a whole building, see janitorial services. For an overview of every business type, start at commercial cleaning.
Office cleaning checklist by area
This is a starting point. We adjust it to your layout and mark which tasks happen on every visit and which rotate.
Desks and workstations
- Clear desk surfaces wiped, with papers and personal items left where they are
- Desk phones, chair arms and shared keyboards wiped if you include them
- Bins under desks emptied and liners replaced
- Carpet vacuumed around and under desks where chairs can be moved
Kitchen and break room
- Counters, sink and faucet cleaned
- Tables and chairs wiped
- Microwave cleaned inside and out, fridge and coffee machine exteriors wiped
- Dishwasher loaded or run if you add it to the scope
- Floor swept and mopped
Restrooms
- Toilets, urinals and sinks cleaned and disinfected
- Mirrors, partitions and fixtures wiped
- Paper towels, toilet paper and soap refilled from your stock
- Floors mopped, including corners and behind fixtures
Conference rooms and reception
- Tables wiped and chairs pushed in
- Whiteboards wiped only if they are marked as OK to erase
- Reception counter, door glass and handles cleaned
- Entry mats vacuumed and winter salt cleared from the entry floor
Inside the fridge, interior glass partitions and detail dusting of vents and baseboards can be added on a rotating basis. Ask for them when you request a quote.
Small office or multi-floor office?
The checklist items are similar. What changes is the planning around them.
| Small office or suite | Multi-floor office | |
|---|---|---|
| Typical layout | A few rooms, one kitchenette, one or two restrooms | Several departments, multiple kitchens and banks of restrooms |
| Common frequency | One to three visits a week | Every weekday, with some areas daily and others on rotation |
| Access | A key or fob and an alarm code for one door | Security sign-in, freight elevator and floor-by-floor access |
| Point of contact | The owner or office manager | A facilities or office manager who coordinates with building management |
| Checklist format | One list for the whole suite | Separate lists by floor or zone so nothing is missed |
Moving into a new office or finishing a fit-out? A post-construction clean before move-in removes the fine dust that regular visits are not planned for.
How often should an office be cleaned?
It depends on headcount, how heavily the kitchen is used and how many visitors come through. These are the usual patterns:
- Every weekday: busy offices, kitchens used all day, client-facing reception areas.
- Two or three times a week: small teams, or hybrid offices that fill up on certain days.
- Weekly: very small suites with light use, where staff take out trash between visits.
- Custom: restrooms and kitchen more often than desks, or a monthly detail visit on top of regular upkeep.
For a longer look at the trade-offs, read how often an office should be professionally cleaned.
Office cleaning in Boston buildings
Boston office space runs from towers in the Financial District to converted rowhouse offices in Back Bay and the South End and newer glass buildings in the Seaport. In larger buildings, after-hours vendors often sign in with security, and some managers only allow cleaning carts on the freight elevator. Check with property management about vendor paperwork before the first visit, since some buildings will not issue after-hours access without it.
Smaller offices on the upper floors of older buildings may have no elevator at all, and the street outside may be resident-permit parking only. Those details change how a visit is planned, so put them in your request.
Related commercial cleaning
Medical and dental offices
Practices with exam rooms or operatories need a scope the practice signs off on.
Post-construction cleaning
Fine-dust cleanup after a fit-out or renovation, before the team moves in.
All commercial cleaning
Restaurants, gyms, schools, retail and other business spaces.
What affects the price of office cleaning
Office quotes start from square footage, but square footage alone does not set the price. Two offices of the same size can need very different amounts of work. We look at:
- Total square footage and how it is divided between open plan, private offices and meeting rooms
- Number of restrooms and kitchens, which take the most work per square foot
- Visit frequency, and which tasks happen every visit versus on rotation
- Headcount and visitor traffic
- Flooring: carpet, hard floors or a mix
- Timing and access, such as late-evening visits or security sign-in
The pricing page shows how commercial and residential quotes are calculated.
Office cleaning questions
How do I find the best office cleaning service for a small business in Boston?
Look for a company that asks about your layout, hours and access before it names a price, and that puts the checklist in writing. Ask how changes are handled and what is excluded. Any commercial vendor should also be able to show you insurance documents on request.
Do we need to give you keys or alarm codes?
Only if cleaning happens when nobody from your team is there. Access is discussed at setup, whether that means keys, fobs, alarm codes or a building contact who lets the cleaners in. You choose what to share, and if you change a code, tell us before the next visit.
Will the cleaners touch papers or computers on desks?
Papers are never moved or sorted. Clear desk areas are wiped, and monitors or keyboards are cleaned only if you include them in the scope. Asking staff to clear their desks on cleaning days means more surface gets wiped.
Can you clean during business hours?
Most offices prefer cleaning after hours so nobody is interrupted, but some tasks can be done with staff present. Tell us what you have in mind and we will confirm whether the schedule allows it.
Can we change the frequency later?
Yes. If the team grows, shrinks or moves to a hybrid schedule, tell us before the next visit and the frequency and checklist are updated in writing.
Do you clean offices outside Boston, such as in Quincy or Cambridge?
Yes. Quincy and Cambridge are both inside our area, which covers Boston and the cities and towns within about an hour's drive. For any other location, check the service-area directory. If your office is farther out, send a request anyway and we will tell you honestly whether we can take it on.
Request your office cleaning quote
Call or email us with the type of space, its rough size, your ZIP code and what you need done. We reply with a free quote, and nothing is booked until you approve it.