A hotel’s ability to turn over rooms directly impacts profit and housekeeping software is dramatically speeding up that process, leading to lower costs and higher revenues. We have taken all the pieces that make up a day in the life of housekeeping and digitized them. Everything from assignment boards to failed inspection items are now managed on a cloud-based platform, providing users from line-level associates to corporate executives the ability to effortlessly review daily progress as it happens.
The secret to housekeeping is that it is, at its core, the same in all hotels; full service or focused service, 3 star or 5 star, rooms are cleaned and maintained before, during and after a guests’ stay. Because of this, the best software will add value to the process, from the associates cleaning the rooms all the way up to the ownership group’s most senior executives.
Housekeeping software will revolutionize the internal day-to-day operation of hotels. Daily room assignment boards are now editable on the fly to accommodate any last minute staffing or occupancy changes. Real-time notifications of room statuses are sent instantly to line-level associates and management allowing entire departments to function cohesively without chasing each other around the building or creating noise on handheld radios. To enhance operations further, integrating
hotel maintenance software can streamline communication across all departments, ensuring quick resolution of maintenance issues alongside regular housekeeping activities. Data is gathered effortlessly to provide extensive reporting which has previously been unachievable. The utilization of housekeeping software allows special projects to be completed and tracked, average cleaning and inspection times are able to be recorded, accountability drives associate performance and guest experiences dramatically improve.
- Lower payroll expenses - By accumulating and analyzing historical housekeeping performance data, management can make more effective staffing decisions - whether it’s how many housekeepers to have on staff overall or how many to schedule for a “typical” Wednesday shift.
- Increased guest satisfaction scores - With the ability to easily and consistently score the performance of individual housekeepers and supervisors, rooms will be cleaned and inspected according to desired standards. The result is fewer mistakes and oversights, which makes for happier guests.
- Improved staff performance - Moving from paper to mobile devices provides a new level of staff oversight. This allows performance trends to be identified more quickly and corrected or celebrated as appropriate.