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    • How to Tip Housekeepers

      Many workers in the service industry rely on tips to make a living wage, so tipping is the right thing to do. After all, spending your day changing king-sized sheets, duvets and pillow cases and scrubbing toilets is a lot of hard work.

      Every branch of the service industry has its rules of etiquette for tipping, and housekeepers... more »

    • Hotel Housekeeping Qualifications

      Hotel housekeeping is an integral part of the hotel industry and of utmost importance to the success and reputation of each hotel. While each hotel has its own specific requirements for its housekeeping staff's qualifications, there are basic expected skills and abilities that pertain to all hotel housekeeping employees. more »

    • What Should a Housekeeping Resume Look Like?

      A position as a housekeeper could be rewarding on various levels. If you enjoy keeping busy and active and making people happy, this could be a job for you. To find a position as a housekeeper, a professional, thorough resume can provide you with the opportunity stand out among the crowd of other candidates. Highlighting your... more »

    • How to Do Process Mapping for a Hotel

      Process mapping is an effective means of gathering information to determine how your hotel is performing. It can help hotel management staff understand the guest experience as well as the employee experience, and can reveal areas of inefficiency and opportunities for improvement. Creating process maps also allows managers to uncover... more »

    • Job Descriptions for Head Housekeepers

      A housekeeper is employed in either domestic or commercial service. He performs basic upkeep including but not limited to house or office cleaning, laundry and cooking. He assures that a home or facility is tidy and sanitary and has all the supplies needed to run smoothly. more »

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    Housekeeping

    Housekeeping or Housecleaning is the systematic process of making a home neat and clean in approximately that order. This maybe applied more broadly that just an individual home, or as a metaphor for a similar "clean up" process applied elsewhere such as a procedural reform. It can also be called household management, which is the act of overseeing the organizational, financial, day-to-day operations of a house or estate, and the managing of other domestic concerns.

    In the process of housekeeping general cleaning activities are completed, such as disposing of rubbish, storing of belongings in regular places, cleaning dirty surfaces, dusting and vacuuming. It is also the care and control of property, ensuring its maintenance and proper use and appearance,. In a hotel housekeeping is a term for the cleaning personnel.Editorial staff. 1961. Webster’s Third New International Dictionary of the English Language Unabridged. Springfield, Massachusetts: G. & C. Merriam Company.

    Some housekeeping is housecleaning and some housekeeping is home chores. Home chores are housework that needs to be done at regular intervals,Gove, Philip et al. 1961. Webster’s Third New International Dictionary of the English Language Unabridged. Springfield, Massachusetts: G & C Merriam Company Housekeeping includes the budget and control of expenditures, preparing meals and buying food, paying the heat bill, and cleaning the house.Ansley, Clark et al. 1935. The Columbia Encyclopedia in One Volume. Morningside Heights, NY: Columbia University Press. Outdoor housecleaning chores include removing leaves from rain gutters, washing windows, sweeping doormats, cleaning the pool, putting away lawn furniture, and taking out the trash.Smallin, Donna. 2006. Cleaning Plain & Simple. Storey Publishing, North Adams, MA.

    Tools include the vacuum cleaner, broom and mop. Supplies such as cleaning solutions and sponges are sold in grocery stores and elsewhere. Professional cleaners can be hir read more at » http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Housekeeping

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