The Dirtiest Things in a Hotel Room

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doorknob_smWith guests coming and going, do you have a schedule to clean the dirtiest things?

Below are some areas you might include in your daily, weekly, or monthly schedule:

  • light switch plates
  • remote controls
  • door handles
  • bathroom faucets
  • switch on the bedside lamp
  • changing/cleaning mops and sponges (so germs are not spread from room to room)
  • bed comforters

Are all these items (and maybe a few more dirty areas) covered by your crew, including housekeeping staff, facilities staff, other staff, or a combination? For schedule template ideas, use the search words “hotel cleaning schedule template” in Google images.

Resource articles:

“Hotel room tests uncover high levels of contamination: Unprecedented Marketplace test uncovers hot spots teeming with bacteria.” CBC News Posted: Nov 08, 2012 5:22 AM ET Last Updated: Nov 08, 2012. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hotel-room-tests-uncover-high-levels-of-contamination-1.1160859

“Hotel Rooms House Bountiful Bacteria.” Katherine Harmon. Scientific American. Jun 19, 2012. http://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/hotel-rooms-house-bountiful-bacteri-12-06-19/

“The Dirtiest Things in a Hotel Room Revealed.” Susan E. Matthews, MyHealthNewsDaily Staff Writer. June 17, 2012. http://www.livescience.com/21007-hotels-bacteria-contamination-remote.html

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