In Ash Sharafiyah, Riyadh, Gulf Al-Arab Company sends licensed housekeepers for hourly maids in Ash Sharafiyah, Riyadh: organising villa storerooms, cleaning the rugs and majlis rooms, and the usual housework. The most popular booking is one maid for 4 hours, from SAR 138; larger villas are better served by 5 or 6 hours or by two maids. To book, call or WhatsApp us on 0561940026.
Ash Sharafiyah in brief
- Storeroom and kitchen: 5 hours with one maid from SAR 184
- Majlis and living-room rugs: within a 4-hour visit from SAR 138
- Villa with two majlis rooms: two maids for 4 hours from SAR 296
- Rented studio: 2 hours from SAR 92
- Two visits every week: 8 visits × 4 hours from SAR 885
- Contact: call or WhatsApp 0561940026
Is Ash Sharafiyah in Riyadh the same as Al Sharafiyah in Jeddah?
No. The Ash Sharafiyah on this page is a district in west Riyadh, listed by the property portals with the western districts and administered by the Ash Shumaisi sub-municipality. It has nothing to do with the well-known Sharafiyah district in Jeddah. We mention it because search results often mix the two, so when you message us, write “Ash Sharafiyah, Riyadh” or simply send your location pin.
Streets that keep coming up in local listings include Abdulrahman bin Saleh Street and Ibrahim bin Al Harith Street. The housing is mixed: villas for sale, flats, residential buildings and studios for rent. That mix gives two clear kinds of request. A family in a villa has a crowded storeroom and a carpeted majlis that needs care, while someone in a studio or small flat just needs a quick reset.
This page focuses on what villa households in the district ask for most: sorting out the storeroom and pantry, and cleaning the rugs and majlis. You will also find what a studio needs, and how to book a part-time maid, meaning a housekeeper who comes by the hour, for a one-off visit or a fixed weekly slot.
What do hourly maids cost in Ash Sharafiyah?
Hourly maids in Ash Sharafiyah start from SAR 92 for 2 hours, and the most common visits in local villas are 4 or 5 hours. These are the rates that matter for homes here:
| Visit type | Details | From (SAR) |
|---|---|---|
| 4 hours | One maid: majlis and living-room rugs plus kitchen and bathrooms | 138 |
| 5 hours | One maid: storeroom and kitchen, then the floors | 184 |
| 6 hours | One maid: a two-floor villa without the annex | 204 |
| Two maids × 4 hours | One on the storeroom and kitchen, one on the majlis and rugs | 296 |
| 8-visit package | Two visits a week, 4 hours each | 885 |
These are starting rates. The amount you end up paying moves with the hours, the number of maids, the size of the villa and the time of day. Charges for evening visits, Fridays and public holidays are confirmed with you at booking.
Can an hourly maid organise a villa storeroom?
Yes. The maid organises the villa storeroom or pantry: she empties the shelves, wipes them down and puts things back grouped by type, with everyday items at the front. What gets thrown away is your call; she gathers tins close to their expiry date and opened packets in one place for you to look at and decide.
Most villa storerooms in west Riyadh fill up in the same way. This month’s shopping goes on top of what was left from last month, sacks of rice and sugar pile up at the bottom, and the big serving dishes for gatherings take over the middle shelf. After an organising visit the storeroom is split into clear zones: pulses and grains together, tins together, spices, coffee and cardamom on a shelf near the kitchen door, and cleaning products on their own shelf away from food.
Here is the practical split we follow during the visit, with what the maid handles and what we leave to you:
| Shelf or corner | What the maid does | What you decide |
|---|---|---|
| Grains, rice and sugar | Wipes the floor under the sacks and lines them up oldest first | Whether to move them into sealed tubs |
| Tins and sauces | Groups them with expiry dates facing out | What to use soon and what to discard |
| Coffee, cardamom and spices | Wipes the jars and places them near the kitchen | The jar order you prefer |
| Serving dishes for guests | Dusts them and stores them on the top shelf | What stays in the store and what moves |
| Cleaning products | Separates them from food on their own shelf | Which products the maid uses on visits |
Keep the storeroom in order
Ask the maid for ten minutes on the storeroom in every weekly visit: putting back what has wandered and wiping any shelf where something spilled. Those few minutes save you a full organising visit every couple of months.
How does the maid clean majlis rugs without washing them?
She vacuums the rug on the face and, where it can be turned, on the back, mops the floor underneath, and lifts small fresh stains with a cloth and a suitable product. She does not wash large rugs with water or use steam machines. A big majlis carpet that is deeply soiled needs a specialist carpet laundry.
In a men’s or women’s majlis laid with carpets and floor seating, the maid starts by lifting the back cushions and pillows and shaking them out at the doorway, then vacuums the carpet with the pile so its colour comes back, and runs along the edges of the seating where the sand carried in by guests collects. If there are small loose rugs she flips them, vacuums the back and the floor beneath, and lays them again once the floor is fully dry.
Majlis carpet
Vacuumed with the pile, with a pass along the edges and corners.
Cushions and pillows
Shaken out and straightened; fabric wiped lightly when needed.
Small stains
Treated while fresh with a cloth, never scrubbed hard so they do not spread.
Heavily soiled large rugs
Not washed with water during the visit; use a carpet laundry.
Before the rugs are cleaned
If you have a valuable or antique hand-made rug, tell the maid before she starts and say whether you want it vacuumed only or left alone. Make sure there is a vacuum cleaner in the house, as it is a household appliance rather than one of the basic tools she brings.
Storeroom and majlis in one visit
Message us on WhatsApp with the number of majlis rooms and the size of the storeroom, and we will suggest 5 hours with one maid or two maids for four hours, depending on your home.
Book nowWhatsApp 0561940026CallWhat does a studio in Ash Sharafiyah need compared with a villa?
A studio here usually needs just 2 hours, while a villa needs at least 4 and often more. The studios for rent in the district are typically home to one or two people, and the job is making the bed, cleaning the bathroom, the kitchenette and the floor, and perhaps washing and hanging the laundry.
A villa asks for much more: a main kitchen used every day, several bathrooms, one or two majlis rooms, bedrooms, a family lounge and a storeroom. So we offer villa owners two routes: one long 6-hour visit a week with one maid, or two 4-hour visits a week as a package. Experience says the two shorter visits work better for homes with children, because the mess comes back quickly.
A quick comparison of the three most common homes in Ash Sharafiyah:
| Home type | Usually requested | Suggested length |
|---|---|---|
| Studio | Bathroom, kitchenette, bed, floor | 2 hours |
| Flat in a residential building | Kitchen, bathrooms, rooms, laundry and ironing | 4 hours |
| Family villa | Majlis and rugs, storeroom, kitchen, bathrooms, rooms | 6 hours or two maids |
How does a 5-hour visit run in an Ash Sharafiyah villa?
A 5-hour visit usually runs in three stages: storeroom and kitchen first, then the majlis and rugs, and bathrooms and floors at the end. It is not a fixed rule, but it suits most villas in the district. Sorting the storeroom pushes items and dust into the kitchen, so the kitchen is better cleaned after it rather than before, and floors are mopped last, once nothing else is going to drop dust on them.
In the first two hours the maid empties the storeroom shelf by shelf, wipes each shelf before restocking it, and collects anything that needs your decision in a basket or on the kitchen table. She then washes the dishes that have piled up and wipes the worktops, cupboard fronts and hob. In the third hour she moves to the majlis: lifting the cushions, vacuuming the carpet, wiping the serving tables and doors. In the last two hours she cleans the bathrooms, sweeps and mops the bedrooms and lounge, and gathers the rubbish by the door.
If the time is not enough for the whole list, ask for an extra hour during the visit; it starts from SAR 52 when the maid is free after your slot. For a very large house it is better to split the work over two visits than to squeeze everything into one day, or to book two maids working at the same time.
How do I know how many hours my Ash Sharafiyah home needs?
Three things decide the hours: the number of bathrooms, the state of the kitchen, and whether there is a special job such as the storeroom or rugs. A home with two bathrooms and a kitchen used every day is fine with 4 hours for a routine clean. Add an hour if the kitchen has been left for two weeks or more, another if you want the storeroom sorted, and a third if there are two carpeted majlis rooms.
Send us these details in your first message, with a photo of the storeroom if you like, and we will suggest an accurate length before you book. That way you pay for the time your home really needs, and the visit does not end with jobs still on the list.
What jobs are not part of an hourly maid visit?
Heavy work, outdoor work and anything that needs a specialist are outside the visit. That line protects the maid and your home, and it is in line with the domestic workers rules that prohibit assigning hazardous tasks:
- Washing large rugs with water or steam, or machine-cleaning sofas.
- Cooking full meals; she does wash up, clean the kitchen, and prepare and serve refreshments.
- Looking after children or elderly relatives alone with no family member present.
- Moving heavy furniture such as big wardrobes and beds, or taking down curtains from height.
- Cleaning facades, the outside of windows, and open roofs.
- Hosing down large yards, and cleaning pools or gardens.
How do I book a part-time maid in Ash Sharafiyah?
Book with a WhatsApp message or a call to 0561940026, and we come back with an available slot and the price before the visit. The steps:
- 1Describe the home: villa, flat or studio, with the number of majlis rooms, bedrooms and bathrooms.
- 2Name the main job: storeroom? majlis rugs? a full clean? This decides the hours.
- 3Choose the time: morning or evening, and the day that suits you.
- 4Confirm: we send the length and price, bring the maid to your home and take her back after the visit.
The maid carries her own basic cleaning tools, and at booking we agree on cleaning products: whether she uses what you have at home or brings them. Visit time is counted from when she reaches your home. If you need to change the time or the maid, let us know well before the visit, and you can ask for the same maid on future visits whenever she is free.
Someone from the family at home
We prefer that a lady of the household is at home during the visit, especially when the storeroom is being sorted, because what stays and what goes needs your say.
Are the hourly maids in Ash Sharafiyah legally employed?
Yes. Our maids work legally with valid iqamas, are trained, and wear a modest uniform. The nationalities on offer are African, such as Kenyan and Ugandan, along with Bangladeshi, and availability shifts with the day of booking.
It is worth remembering that using a worker who has left her sponsor, or one whose sponsor lends her out to other homes, exposes the family to legal trouble. Under the Domestic Workers Regulation an employer may not let a domestic worker work for someone else; the penalty is a fine not exceeding twenty thousand riyals or a recruitment ban. The General Directorate of Passports adds that anyone who employs or shelters a violator faces a fine reaching SAR 100,000 and a prison term of up to six months.
When is the best time to sort the storeroom and majlis in Ash Sharafiyah?
The storeroom is best tackled a week or two before Ramadan, and the majlis before Eid or any family occasion. Household shopping changes a lot ahead of Ramadan, so emptying and arranging the store makes room for the month’s supplies and shows what you already have, so you do not buy it twice. Before Eid the majlis is the first room guests see, and clean carpets, plumped cushions and polished serving tables make an obvious difference.
After the occasion you can book another visit to wash the serving ware and put it back neatly in the storeroom, and to vacuum date stones and coffee spills out of the carpet. Our advice is to book these visits early, because the days before the seasons are in high demand across every part of Riyadh.
Get your Ash Sharafiyah home ready for the season
Call or WhatsApp 0561940026 and ask for a storeroom or majlis visit on the day that suits you.
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We cover Ash Sharafiyah and the other districts of west Riyadh. Read the full Riyadh guide, the west Riyadh page, or the pages for districts nearby:
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