A four-hour maid visit works best with a short, ranked task list; an eight-hour visit provides a larger window for agreed household work. Choose the duration from the condition of the home, the tasks and the access arrangements. Bedroom count alone cannot describe the work. INAYA’s published half-day package is AED 120 for four hours and its daily package is AED 200 for eight hours.
4-hour service period
8-hour service period
INAYA’s approved package prices: AED 120 for four hours and AED 200 for eight hours. These are visit prices, not a separate hourly tariff.
Start with the result your household needs
Write down the three outcomes that matter most today. “Kitchen worktops and sink, two bathrooms, then accessible floors” is a clearer brief than “clean everything.” Tell the team about laundry, ironing or cooking before choosing the visit; each competes for time with cleaning. For a role comparison, use the existing live-in, live-out and part-time guide.
A first visit also needs orientation: access, product locations, appliance controls and surface-care instructions. Include those activities when discussing scope. A familiar recurring visit and a first visit to an unfamiliar home do not begin with the same information. Photographs shared with permission can explain the work, but exclude private documents and people who have not agreed to appear.
Compare priorities rather than promising a room count
The following is an original planning example. It helps order work; it is not a completion guarantee or a fixed task allowance for a package.
| Planning point | Four-hour visit | Eight-hour visit |
|---|---|---|
| Main objective | Concentrate on a small set of important outcomes | Plan a broader sequence of agreed outcomes |
| Kitchen and bathrooms | Put the areas used most at the top of the list | Add further agreed areas after the main priorities |
| Floors and dusting | Select accessible rooms and surfaces | Plan additional rooms or a rotating detail task |
| Laundry or ironing | Replace a lower-priority cleaning task when included in scope | Reserve a separate work block within the agreed plan |
| End-of-visit handover | Record completed and carried-forward tasks | Review the wider list and the next visit’s priorities |
The published pricing page explains the package periods and the equal live-in/live-out prices. The written quotation records the selected work and responsibilities. Four and eight hours describe these visits; the weekly and monthly service-period labels are a different basis for planning.
Identify work that changes the estimate
Tell the coordinator about heavy clutter, accumulated grease, several occupied bathrooms, delicate finishes and additional floors. Explain whether cupboards are full, whether laundry needs sorting, and whether rooms will be available throughout the visit. Waiting for access or moving personal belongings changes the usable work sequence.
Use the household duties guide to separate routine work from additional responsibilities. High exterior windows, repairs, pest treatment, lifting heavy furniture and clinical care require their own assessment. A longer booking does not turn an ordinary household role into specialist work.
Prepare the home before the visit
Put the agreed products and working equipment in an accessible place, with instructions for unfamiliar appliances. Clear the surfaces you want cleaned and decide where items may be moved. Keep a short list of delicate or restricted areas. The CDC’s home-cleaning guidance recommends surface-appropriate products and their label instructions; the task plan should allow that care rather than encourage rushed cleaning.
The UAE Government’s domestic-worker guidance identifies the nature of agreed work within the contractual relationship. Use a written task list alongside the applicable agreement, with proper work and rest arrangements.
Review the visit and improve the next booking
At handover, mark each priority completed, partly completed or carried forward, and note why. The next booking can then address a real pattern: a recurring ironing backlog, more kitchen preparation, or a need to rotate less-used rooms. Discuss the next scope before adding hours or duties. To arrange the right visit, share your location, priorities and preferred timing with INAYA’s team.
Customer questions and answers
Does four hours guarantee that every room will be cleaned?
The visit is planned around the agreed task list, property condition and access. Rank the essential outcomes and record any work carried forward at handover.
What are INAYA’s four-hour and eight-hour prices?
The published half-day package is AED 120 for four hours. The daily package is AED 200 for eight hours. Review the written scope, responsibilities and final price breakdown before booking.
Can laundry or ironing be included in the visit?
Include those duties in the proposed scope before booking and reserve time for them within the visit. Explain the load and care instructions so they can be prioritised alongside cleaning.
Should I book eight hours for deep cleaning?
Describe the exact work first. A longer household visit is not a substitute for a specialist assessment of high-access cleaning, heavy lifting, restoration or other work outside the agreed role.