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    4.8 (200 reviews)
    Open 9:00 am - 5:30 pm
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    I would not hire this company, and had a horrible experience with the owner. A quick summary: my apartment was not properly cleaned. I asked for a partial refund. I denied ALA's offer for a re-do because the apartment got staged shortly after the cleaning. The owner then offered to refund me just the workers' tips, meaning taking away the tips I gave to the workers. When I informed the owner that this was illegal, he swore at me over the phone. The issue: I asked ALA to clean my apartment after renovations. It had already been cleaned, but I wanted a deep clean before the unit was staged for photos. Additionally, the apartment was empty and had no furniture. I let ALA know that my building has a strict policy that cleaners need to be gone by 5 pm or I could be fined. I scheduled a cleaning with this in mind, and ALA confirmed via text that it could be done in time. We spoke with the owner over the phone as well, who was at first skeptical about the size of the job, but after hearing that the unit was previously cleaned, he re-confirmed that the job could be finished on time. On the day of the cleaning, I was informed that the cleaners left almost half an hour after 5 pm. Two cleaners had been cleaning for almost 5 hours. I went the following day and was shocked that the mirrors and windows had streaks, the floors were dusty, and the shower handles looked dirty. I told ALA that I was unhappy with the quality of the cleaning. They offered a re-do cleaning and then later a discount on a future cleaning job. I declined because I had furniture arriving the next day, and that I had already gone to clean what they had missed. So I asked if they could do a partial refund, which the owner and manager refused. Instead, they told me they could get the cleaning workers to refund the tips I gave them. This is illegal under California's labor laws. An employer can never take away tips from their workers. The fact that this was brought up made me incredibly uncomfortable, and I obviously declined. The manager apologized to me, and said she would notify the owner. When I finally got the owner on the phone, he got aggressive, berated me, talked over me, and used profanity. Attaching the text conversation for transparency. If you hire ALA for a cleaning job, this is who you will be hiring.

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    I am very disappointed. Toilet dirty, bathroom floors dirty, kitchen floor dirty. I have no idea how they got so many 5 star reviews. They were hired for 2 hours (2 people for 2 hours - 12:30 to 2:30pm) for $198 to do a basic cleaning of a vacant 300 square foot studio apartment with a full bathroom and full kitchen. I'd already mopped the living room floors and wiped all the flat surfaces 1 week before. The studio was empty except for the furniture. They came on Friday afternoon and I went in on Sunday morning to get ready for my new tenant. That's when I noticed the toilet bowl was still dirty. Then I started looking to see what else wasn't cleaned. I used a wet cloth on the bathroom floors and it came up very dirty. Also the kitchen floor had dog hair on it from the prior tenant's dog, so it appears that wasn't mopped either. At that point, I realized that I would need to clean the whole studio myself, since I had no idea what they'd actually done. I texted them about being disappointed in the cleaning. In my mind 2 people for 2 hours = 4 man hours of cleaning. So I said that I expected more for 4 hours of work over the texts. A man from ALA called and started speaking to me in a very loud voice and asking "why you sending all these texts?" "you only hire for 2 hours, not 4" "you need talk not text" etc. He kept talking and talking and not letting me answer his questions. Finally I tried to talk and he got beligerent with me and started saying that people like me always want them to do work for free. I have no idea who "people like me" are. But if "people like me" are people who expect a 2 hour basic cleaning of a tiny studio to include cleaning the toilet and mopping the bathroom and kitchen floors then, yes - I do expect them to do that. Then he asked what I want - do I want them to clean again or do I want a refund. My tenant is moving in NOW, so I don't have time to wait for them to come back and clean - it needs to be done right and it needs to be done today - so I'm going to need to do it myself. I said I wanted a refund. He said to text him how much I want for a refund. I took this call from the man from ALA on my car speaker and there was another person in the car with me who can vouch for what was said and how he said it. Then someone from ALA texted and asked me to text how much of a refund I want and my method of refund. I texted that I wanted a refund of $98 (half of what I paid) and my Venmo information. Considering the fact that we were going to need to spend hours re-cleaning the house I thought a refund of 1/2 was more than fair. Then - instead of a refund - they say they need 3 days to consider and that I need to send photos. I've already been cleaning for hours, so didn't have many photos to send. I sent some photos/video's (top of shower door filthy, cobwebs on walls, filthy vent fan and ceiling in shower, underneath of toilet seat dirty) - none of those are included in a basic cleaning so I agree that's it's ok they didn't do it. I sent a video of me using a white cloth to wipe the bathroom floor which came back filthy. Also I sent a photo of the dog hair on the kitchen floor. I'd cleaned the toilet bowl so didn't have a picture of that. These are basic items and should be included in a 2 hour for 2 people basic cleaning. ALA has replied to us via text that most of these areas are not included in the basic cleaning, that they did polish and clean the bathroom glass - which they claim takes a significant amount of time, that both people did work the 2 full hours, that due to the condition and age of the home and the amount of cleaning required that the cleaners completed a signifant amount in those 2 hours. I disagree. The home is a 1950's bungalow and I had just cleaned it up for photos last week. Toilets and bathroom floors and kitchen floors should absolutely be included in the 2 hours - even if that's the max we were willing to pay for. They'll also claim that they offered to send the cleaners to reassess, but we needed it done that day so I didn't have time for them to come back. They also informed us that they have serious concerns about the accuracy and circumstances of the photos we provided, including the dog hair. They have also told us via text that they will pursue any remedies available to them, including through small claims court, if our actions result in documented financial or repetitional harm to their business. I rarely take the time to write reviews. I just gave a 5 star review yesterday to someone who did yard clean-up for me. I've spend over an hour to write this 1 star review and make sure it is a fair representation of what happened.

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    I hired ALA Cleaning Services for a check-out cleaning for my 2-bedroom, 2-bath condo in Sherman Oaks, and I was extremely impressed. Coordination and communication were excellent from the start. Two women arrived and did an outstanding job. I was especially concerned about the showers--one had mold and the other was very dirty--but they handled it completely and left both sparkling. They also deep cleaned the windows, cabinets, appliances, and floors. The entire place looked fantastic when they finished. I originally chose ALA based on their glowing Yelp reviews, and I can absolutely see why they have such great ratings. I highly recommend them!

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    They did a very good job. They were on time and cleaned the apartment thoroughly. I would use them again.

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    Very professional team, easy to make an appointment and everything was great! Will definitely use again!

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    9 months ago

    Fantastic house cleaning service. We've had them in twice and the house feels like new. Highly recommend!

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    The team was prompt and very thorough. Thank you very much. Will use your company again in the future.

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    It was great working with Ben! He and his staff were fantastic and left the house looking brand new. Thanks again!

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    The whole scheduling was easy and feels professional. The cleaning crew were thorough and I am happy with the result!

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