Who Should Attend?
Key Takeaways
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Cours Outline
Day 1
Role Standards, Hygiene & Professional Guestroom Cleaning Basics
- Role of the guestroom attendant and professionalism standards
- Uniform, appearance, and conduct expectations
- Personal hygiene and contamination prevention
- Guest privacy and confidentiality basics
- Safe chemical handling basics (labels, dilution awareness, storage)
- Equipment basics: carts, vacuums, mops, cleaning tools
- Room entry standards: knocking, announcing, signage, DND awareness
- Cleaning sequence overview (top-to-bottom, clean-to-dirty)
- Bed-making standards (basic method + presentation consistency)
- Exercise: room cleaning sequence checklist practice
Day 2
Guestroom Cleaning Procedures & Quality Consistency
- Bathroom cleaning standards (high-touch points, disinfection focus)
- Bedroom cleaning standards (dusting, vacuuming, surfaces)
- Amenity replenishment standards (guest supplies discipline)
- Towel/linen handling and replacement standards
- Identifying and preventing common defects (hair, stains, odors, missed spots)
- Lost & found procedure basics
- Handling guest items respectfully and safely
- Basic room inspection awareness (what supervisors look for)
- Exercise: defect spotting checklist + quality scoring practice
Day 3
Productivity, Time Management & Room Status Communication
- Productivity mindset: quality first-time-right + avoid rework
- Workload planning basics (stayover vs checkout vs deep clean awareness)
- Time management during room servicing (sequencing and prioritization)
- Managing interruptions professionally (guest requests, calls, supervisor updates)
- Room status basics and correct reporting
- Communication with supervisors and Front Office for room readiness
- Handling maintenance defects reporting (Engineering coordination basics)
- Safety basics: slips, trips, lifting, and injury prevention
- Exercise: time-plan a room route + room status reporting drill
Day 4
Guest Interaction, Service Mindset & Performance Readiness
- Service mindset for housekeeping: guest comfort and trust
- Guest interaction etiquette (polite language, boundaries, privacy)
- Handling simple guest requests (towels, amenities, directions)
- Escalation rules (complaints, suspicious items, safety concerns)
- Managing special rooms: VIP / long-stay / late checkout awareness
- Final quality routines: finishing touches and presentation check
- Basic KPIs for attendants (rooms per shift, defects, rework, guest comments)
- Personal performance discipline and continuous improvement
- Practical assessment: cleaning workflow + quality checklist
- Wrap-up: review + readiness checklist
