Housekeeping is an operational department in a hotel, which is responsible for cleanliness, maintenance, aesthetic upkeep of rooms, public area, back area and surroundings. The maintenance department, whose staff provide adequate hot and cold water, sanitation, heating, lighting and ventilation as well as maintaining and repairing individual articles and area within the rooms operation.The housekeeping department, whose staff plan, provide and service the rooms.The reception department, whose staff sell and allocate the rooms.In any establishment there are three department particularly concerned with accommodation: the chef вЂhousekeepersвЂ™ in the kitchen, the restaurant manager or head waiter вЂhousekeepersвЂ™ in the restaurant, and the general manager has overall responsibility. Housekeeping may be defined as the provision of a clean, comfortable and safe environment, ItвЂ™s is not confined to the housekeeping department as every member of staff in the establishment should be concerned with the provision of these facilities in their own department, eg. Both management and guest consider the keeping of the place clean and in a good order a necessity for a hotel to command a fair price and get repeat business. No level of service, friendliness or glamour can equal the sensation a guest has upon entering a spotless, tidy and conveniently arranged room. Nothing sends a stronger message than cleanliness in a hospitality operation. The aim of all accommodation establishment is to provide their customers with clean, attractive, comfortable and welcoming surrounding that offer value for money. The Housekeeping department takes pride in keeping the hotel clean and comfortable, so as to create a вЂHome away from homeвЂ™.

Hotel housekeeping inventory control