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Cleaning frequency is critical for maintaining a clean and healthy atmosphere. Cleaning on a regular basis helps to avoid the accumulation of dirt, allergies, and toxins, promoting cleanliness and hygiene. Surfaces and high-touch areas can be efficiently sanitised by washing at regular intervals, lowering the risk of infections and diseases. Furthermore, regular cleaning contributes to the space’s look and aesthetics by reducing stains, odours, and deterioration. It also improves interior air quality by eliminating dust and pollutants, making the environment more comfortable and breathable. Cleaning on a regular basis not only improves safety by addressing potential dangers, but it also assures compliance with standards and regulations. Finally, the frequency of cleaning is critical in producing a pleasant and welcoming environment, improving client happiness, and adding to profitability.
Frequency of Cleaning
Cleaning tasks may be divided according to the frequency of their scheduling, which depends upon the level of soiling, the type of surface, the amount of traffic, the type of hotel and the cleaning standards. Employees should be given the procedures and frequencies for carrying out various tasks outlined in the book or manual. This information may also be displayed in the floor pantries
Daily Cleaning
These are routing operations carried out on a day-to-day basis by the staff of the housekeeping department. These include the regular servicing of guestrooms, cleaning of bathrooms and toilets, suction cleaning of floors and the floor coverings, and so on.
Periodic Cleaning
1.Weekly Cleaning
These, as the term implies, are routine tasks carried out on a weekly basis. Weekly cleaning schedules are made and these normally include some cleaning tasks that are time consuming or tasks that cannot be done on a daily basis. Example :
- Monday- Polishing Brassware
- Tuesday- High dusting
- Wednesday- Scrubbing of Bathroom Tiles
- Thursday- Vacuuming under heavy furniture
- Friday- Scrubbing of balconies/terrace
- Saturday- Changing paper underliner in drawers
- Sunday- Cleaning the window Ledges
2.Fortnightly Cleaning
A fifteen-day cleaning schedule.
3.Deep Cleaning
It refers to the intensive cleaning schedule in which periodic cleaning tasks are scheduled for monthly, quarterly, half-yearly, or annual frequency. This is done for areas and surfaces which cannot be cleaned on a daily basis. This kind of cleaning is conducted in close coordination with the maintenance department. Example, carpet shampooing, Rotating and cleaning mattresses, Ceilings, light fittings, fans, signage boards, laundering of soft furnishings.
4.Spring Cleaning
This is a term used for annual cleaning of guestrooms and public areas in off-season periods and low occupancy periods. This involves a complete overhaul of the rooms by undertaking few steps as: Removal of carpets from the room for shampooing, Polishing wooden furniture, shampooing upholstery (sofas), Painting on walls, Redecoration, Cleaning air conditioning vents and Airing the room.
Special Cleaning
These cleaning may be occasional; for example cleaning a room which is handed over from the project team to housekeeping, cleaning a room after the preventive maintenance of a room has been done, cleaning a room after it has undergone a major renovation, etc.
Apart from the above cleaning there can be:
Evening service (Or Turn- Down Service): this is the service given to a room in the evening to prepare the room for the night. This service should be done prior to the guest retiring for the night.
Second Service: this is a service given to the VIP guest staying in the hotel or on the guest’s request. This normally happens when a guest has/ had a party or meeting in his room & would like his room to be put in order as a consequence. This may be charged by the hotel.