I've used her for years. She is thorough, well placed and very friendly.
Description of Work: I used Gilca Alves last week for house cleaning.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$70
J C.
09/2011
3.0
house cleaning
+ -1 more
Appointment was made easily and promptly. Cleaning crew of four arrived on scheduled date on time with supplies however three hours later when I came to see the apartment, I realized it had been only superficially cleaned, e.g. hardwood floors were not mopped only vacummed, bathtub and sink were clean but the molding and window ledges were dusty and cabinet doors still had food stains. I was very disappointed as the apartment was vacant and it seemed like a pretty straight forward job.
Description of Work: I had an empty apartment that needed to be cleaned before new tenants arrived.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
2.0
value
2.0
professionalism
3.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
$120
BOB M.
01/2010
5.0
house cleaning
+ -1 more
The work turned out great with her. She has just been superb and I have no negative feedback. We found her through friends. She is completely reliable and delightful to work with. We have been completely happy with her. Her price is very reasonable and she is more affordable than many.
Description of Work: I use Gilca Alves for house cleaning and she comes here once a week. She was here last week.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
BOBBIE K.
08/2009
5.0
house cleaning
+ -1 more
She?s been coming to my house for some time with a small group of women. I can count on her to be reliable and thorough. I?m very content and will continue to use her in the future.
Description of Work: She is my housekeeper.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
ROB & CHRISTINA P.
07/2009
5.0
house cleaning
+ -1 more
I liked her a lot. She did a good job. Her prices were very competitive. She was very reliable, but, she always brought in different set of girls with her every time. So, it got very frustrating and I no longer use her.
Description of Work: I used Gilca Alves for cleaning my house every other week, a year and a half ago.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
4.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
nancy B.
11/2008
5.0
house cleaning
+ -1 more
I highly recommend her service.
Description of Work: Gilca has been cleaning our apartment in the city for over two years now. She does a fantastic job and is very professional and accommodating to changes in scheduling. They clean the place top to bottom and in record time!
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$60
Luscious N.
06/2008
1.0
house cleaning
+ -1 more
Gilca promptly returned my initial call and came out to have a look at what I needed to have done. We talked about what I needed cleaned and she said she would take the job. She said she would come with her crew on Saturday, 3 weeks ago, and she never showed up or called. Haven't heard from her since. While she spoke English, I wasn't sure she understood what I was saying some of the time. The language barrier made it difficult to have a good comfort level that each of us understood the other. Another puzzling part of this was that I asked her how much she charged and she wouldn't give me an answer. So to try to get some sort of idea what the cost would be, I asked how much it would be per hour and she refused to give me a rate but she would tell me how much it was when the job was done. Very disconcerting.
Description of Work: No services were performed.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
professionalism
1.0
responsiveness
1.0
punctuality
1.0
Timothy G.
01/2008
5.0
house cleaning
+ -1 more
Gilca works with a team of 3 women. When Gilca interviewed with us she asked questions about how we like things done that clearly showed she knows what she is doing and pays a great deal of attention to details. Gilca with 4 workers for the initial visit and did a very thorough cleaning -- they covered every inch of the house; very deep cleaning; very thorough and detail oriented; did things exactly as we had requested. We have hired Gilca for ongoing 1x per week cleaning at a rate of $150/week. Although this price may seem high, if you want a meticulous job (like we do), then the price is very appropriate for the quality of her work.
Description of Work: We recently lost our regular housekeeper, who retired for personal and health reasons. We hired Gilca and her team. We keep a very clean house, so we have no interest in cleaning services that come in and just "straighten up" and do light cleaning. We expected a very thorough, deep cleaning that goes beyond what we do on a daily basis. We have a 5,000 sq ft house in Needham (7 bedrooms & 5 baths).
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$150
KEEGAN P.
05/2007
5.0
house cleaning
+ -1 more
Fantastic. The women were very friendly, arrived on time, and left the house shining.
Description of Work: Gilca and two other women came and cleaned our house, including dusting, the floors, etc. They were great! They picked up our children's' toys that were crammed behind book shelves, they moved the books to dust under them, and everything just shined when they were done. Even my five-year old was excited to see how clean her room was.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$85
SARAH C.
09/2006
5.0
house cleaning
+ -1 more
Gilca came with two helpers and did a terrific job cleaning my two-bedroom condo, for a fee of $80 (initial deeper cleaning). I have now arranged a regular weekly cleaning for $65/week. I called her references and she was extremely highly recommended.
Description of Work: Housecleaning of 2-bedroom condo.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$80
ROB & CHRISTINA P.
06/2006
5.0
house cleaning
+ -1 more
Gilca and her girls are great. They are thorough and trustworthy. The first time they came my house shined! Every once in a while I need to remind them to focus on something (i.e. dust the lights, window sills, etc.) but they follow through on specific requests and do extras. I trust them fully in my house. They charge more than others but you can trust them.
Description of Work: Bi-weekly housecleaning.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$80
LISA C.
03/2005
5.0
house cleaning
+ -1 more
GILCA WAS ON TIME, VERY POLITE, AND I THINK REASONABLY PRICED. I FEEL VERY LUCKY TO HAVE FOUND HER AND WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND HER.
Description of Work: GILCA IS GOING TO CLEAN REGULARLY FOR ME. SHE CHARGED A LITTLE MORE THE FIRST TIME (HOUSE WAS PRETTY DIRTY!)--NOW IT'S GOING TO BE 70.00 EVERY OTHER WEEK. IT'S A 3 BR CAPE. SHE DID AN OUTSTANDING JOB. THERE WERE TWO OTHER PEOPLE WITH HER AND THE HOUSE ABSOLUTELY SPARKLED. SHE DID THINGS I NEVER WOULD HAVE NOTICED (LAMPSHADES, TOP OF FRIDGE), MADE THE BEDS, PICKED UP AND FOLDED CLOTHES.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$100
DINA B.
10/2004
5.0
house cleaning
+ -1 more
SHE IS EXCELLENT. GILCA AND HER CREW CLEAN AND ORGANIZE THE HOUSE. SHE'S ALSO VERY CAREFUL ABOUT WOOD FLOORS; SHE RECOMMENDED WE USE VINEGAR & WATER RATHER THAN MURPHYS TO SAVE THE FINISH. SHE REALLY PAYS ATTENTION TO THE LITTLE THINGS LIKE DUSTING THE BATHROOM LIGHTS. GILCA AND HER TWO CREW MEMBERS ARE POLITE AND KIND. THEY WERE ESPECIALLY MINDFUL NOT TO LET OUR PETS OUT. IT'S A BLESSING TO RETURN HOME TO SUCH A WONDERFULLY CLEAN HOUSE. I RECOMMEND HER.
Description of Work: GILCA DID A FULL HOUSE CLEANING (3 BD, 2 BATHS AND 2 OFFICES) INITIALLY FOR $140 AND NOW COMES BI-MONTHLY FOR $85.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
4.0
punctuality
4.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$140
MARJIE T.
09/2004
5.0
house cleaning
+ -1 more
THEY DID OVER AND BEYOND WHAT I EXPECTED. NOT ONLY WAS EVERYTHING I HAD REQUESTED CLEANED THOROUGHLY, BUT ALL OF THE WINDOWS AND SILLS WERE WASHED AND EVERYTHING WAS DUSTED AND WIPED CLEAN. THEY WERE A LITTLE LATER IN ARRIVING THAN I EXPECTED, BUT I HAD GIVEN THEM VERY SHORT NOTICE ON THE JOB. GILCA HAD ACTUALLY REARRANGED HER WEEK TO ACCOMMODATE MY SCHEDULE.
Description of Work: DEEP CLEANING DONE, ESPECIALLY IN THE BATHROOM AND ON THE KITCHEN FLOORS AND STAIRS.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$80
Janet W.
07/2004
5.0
house cleaning
+ -1 more
SHE DID AN EXCELLENT JOB, VERY THOROUGH AND ALSO TENDED TO DETAILS. I'VE HAD SEVERAL HOUSE CLEANERS IN THE PAST, BUT GILCA IS RELIABLE, HARD WORKING AND HER WORK IS WORTH EVERY PENNY. I WOULD RECOMMEND GILCA WITHOUT HESITATION.
Description of Work: GILCA CLEANED MY CONDO (WHICH IS APPROX. 1,200 SQ. FEET).
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
4.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$75
04/2004
5.0
house cleaning
+ -1 more
GILCA AND HER TEAM SHOWED UP ON TIME, AND PROCEEDED TO DO ALL THAT WE HAD AGREED TO. THEY DID A VERY THOROUGH JOB OF REMOVING THE CARPETS, CLEANING THE BASEMENT, REMOVING UNWANTED DEBRIS, AND LEAVING EVERYTHING IN GOOD ORDER. I FEEL THAT SOME OF THE OTHER CLEANING COMPANIES MAY HAVE MADE IT WORSE BY USING TOO MUCH WATER, OR JUST NOT BEING KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT WHAT THEY WERE DOING. WE WERE VERY PLEASED WITH THE WORK OF GILCA AND HER TEAM.
Description of Work: WE HIRED GILCA ALVES CLEANING TO CLEAN AND DISINFECT A BASEMENT. THE SEWER PIPE BACKED UP INTO THE BASEMENT AND LEFT A RESIDUE THAT WE NEEDED REMOVED. WE ALSO WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE WAS NOT MOLD AS A RESULT OF THIS INCIDENT. IN ADDITION, THERE WERE SOME OLD CARPETS THAT HAD GOTTEN WET AND HAD TO BE REMOVED. GILCA AND ONE OF HER EMPLOYEES CAME TO GIVE AN ESTIMATE ON CLEANING THE BASEMENT AND HAD VERY GOOD IDEAS ON HOW TO DEAL WITH THE SITUATION, AND GAVE A VERY REASONABLE ESTIMATE FOR WHAT THEY WERE PROPOSING. AFTER GETTING ESTIMATES FROM OTHER CLEANING COMPANIES, WE DECIDED TO GO WITH THEM.
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FAQ
Gilca Alves is currently rated 4.8 overall out of 5.
No, Gilca Alves does not offer free project estimates.
No, Gilca Alves does not offer eco-friendly accreditations.
No, Gilca Alves does not offer a senior discount.
No, Gilca Alves does not offer emergency services.