Yes, you can use the standard meal allowance or the actual expense, whichever is higher, as you stated for the maintenance days only.
Note: p 4 of 527: Travel expenses.
You can deduct the ordinary and necessary expenses of traveling away from home if the primary purpose of the trip is to collect rental income or to manage, conserve, or maintain your rental property. You must properly allocate your expenses between rental and nonrental activities. You cannot deduct the cost of traveling away from home if the primary purpose of the trip is to improve the property. The cost of improvements is recovered by taking depreciation.
Any expenses directly attributable to the time you are at the location for repairs would be allowed. For more information about vacation rental property you click the link here. IRS Publication 527
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