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Our 5 step room turnover enhanced cleaning routine
We would like to offer you a peek at our room cleaning protocol. Our housekeepers are trained to use comprehensive checklists.
Step 1: Prepare
- Housekeepers must wear protective gear: masks, hair net, gloves.
- Open room and ventilate. Open all windows and blinds, turn on ceiling and floor fans.
- Empty trash cans and take out garbage.
- Wash all linen at the highest possible temperature.
- Avoid shaking used linens, that could increase the spread of germs.
- Change disposable gloves before handling any clean linens.
Step 2: Cleaning
- Dust the space and sweep or vacuum the floor.
- Use of extendable duster to clean hard-to-reach areas such as high shelves and beams.
- Clean all hard surfaces with soap and water.
- Disinfect soft surfaces with superheated pressured steam (mattresses, mosquito nettings, stores, carpets, cushions, hammocks)
- Full Bathroom cleaning (spray, scrub, rinse, disinfect and dry) with multi-surface cleaning product, specifically:
- toilet
- shower floor and walls
- sink
- countertop
- all faucets
- mirror
- floors
Step 3: Sanitize all high touch areas
- Once a hard surface is clean, spray with disinfectant.
- All our housekeeping staff has received proper education on how to use sanitizer according to manufacturer guidelines.
- Target in priority doorknobs, light switches, electronic appliances, in-room leaflets, nightstands lamps and switches.
- Let the disinfectant stand for the specified length of time this allows the products time to kill as many germs as possible.
- When possible, allow the surface to air-dry.
Step 4: Check
- Carefully review room check-list and ensure all has been cleaned according to standard.
- Personnel washes hands with soap and water. Alternatively use 80% alcohol hand sanitizer when away from sink.
- Change of gloves and cleaning cloth.