Ensure your housekeeping staff is following best practices and using a checklist to follow and record housekeeping duties for all areas of your hotel.
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The housekeeping team is an important component to the guest experience at a hotel - to the cleanliness of the rooms and the overall house. When guests give a review of their stay after their stay, the cleanliness of the rooms and public areas is an important factor.
The Corona pandemic has once again raised guests' expectations for cleanliness. At the same time, the improved Standard Operation Procedures for housekeeping in the hotel industry, are the basis for continued business operations. This is designed to ensure the health and safety of guests and staff.
Different checklists for different areas of housekeeping help housekeeping managers keep overview of all housekeeping tasks and their completion. Use housekeeping SOP checklists in all areas to document and standardize the process to make it more effective.
Housekeeping checklists cover the following topics:
2. The most important parts of a housekeeping list
2. The importance of a housekeeping checklist
3. A digital tool for housekeeping SOP
Housekeeping is a critical component in the hotel business. Without housekeeping that works, you can't run a hotel and keep your customers happy.
The Main Tasks of Housekeeping are:
Housekeeping has a great impact on the reputation of a hotel, as customers place a lot of importance on cleanliness and service quality during their hotel stay. Besides the fact that you will lose the guest for next stays due to poor housekeeping, this person may also write a negative review. This in turn can scare off potential customers who read this review.
Having a perfect housekeeping, on the other side, will lead to positive reviews and therefore a better reputation. Set a clear division between your hotel and the competitors with providing a good housekeeping.
Housekeeping staff are responsible for keeping all public and private areas of the hotel up to the required standards. Following a list of the required actions means that no important aspects will be forgotten. See this free template for an exhaustive list of housekeeping tasks. Below is a general list of the most important things for hotel housekeeping staff to follow.
Using checklists for housekeeping procedures is a great help for staff and managers. With checklists you can better plan and keep track of processes, tasks. By using them, you implement the following in your housekeeping:
Lumiform makes it easier for you to comply with the ever-increasing legal requirements for housekeeping. Use the Lumiform mobile app for documentation via smartphone or tablet, the app guides you through all documentation processes. Clean, transparent documentation helps you avoid high fines.
With the app, you can develop paperless housekeeping checklists according to SOP within minutes or use one of our templates. Easily add a variety of functions, like capturing photos, signatures, checkboxes and much more to support your housekeeping procedure. At the end, you can export your completed housekeeper duties checklist and send it straight to supervisors.
You'll also benefit from many other housekeeping advantages through the use of a digital checklist:
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