Do you know what brand they are? If so, I'd go to the manufacturer's website and follow their recommendations. Even if you don't know the brand, I'd look at some different manufacturer's websites to see how they say to care for them and compare advice. There is likely some common threads on on those sites for care of different brands.

I can’t imagine what kind of conflicting advice you were given, because it’s pretty straightforward: vacuum and damp mop.

If you need more details, Olychick offered sound advice.

btw, what advice were you given?