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.
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 serving of guestrooms, cleaning of bathroom and toilets, cleaning of floors and so on.
PERIODIC CLEANING:
Cleaning that is done on a weekly or monthly basis is classified as periodic cleaning. This type of cleaning normally happens when a guest has a party or meeting in his room and would like his room to be put in the clean order. This may be charged from the guest.
Periodic cleaning includes: spot cleaning or washing walls, cleaning of switches, flat surface dusting, cleaning furniture, carpet spot cleaning and washing rest room walls.
Weekly cleaning: These cleaning means routine tasks are carried out on a weekly basis. Weekly cleaning schedules are made and these mainly/normally include some cleaning tasks that are time consuming or tasks that cannot be done on daily basis. for e.g. Brassware, Polishing, Scrubbing bathroom tiles,
vacuuming under heavy furniture, cleaning the balconies by scrubbing etc.
SPECIAL CLEANING:
This cleaning may be occasional for e.g. cleaning of a room which was under preventive maintenance (Renovation).
it also includes:
- Evening service/Turn down service
- Second service
EVENING SERVICE/TURN DOWN SERVICE:
This is the service given to room in the evening to prepare the room for the night. This service should be done prior to the guest coming for the night.
SECOND SERVICE:
it is a service given to the VIP guest staying in the hotel or on the guest request.