Ever wonder how hotels are able to stay so clean and fresh despite the fact that they are home to thousands of guests every year? Usually it is due to intricate and detailed cleaning plans that require plenty of cleaning solutions and plenty of routine inspections. Presenting a clean guest room day after day requires a great deal of attention to detail, and this is why great hotels have great janitorial and cleaning staffs that are trained to look for the smallest hints of dirt. Combined with great cleaning solutions from National Paper Systems you can follow these tips to keep your hotel sparkling and fresh.

The first step of maintaining a hotel a room involves keeping fresh linens in the room at all times. Most hotels keep three turns of sheets and towels. This means that they have three sets per room so that there is always a replacement available. Any sign of a stain or streak and linen is tossed or turned into a rag. Following checkout of a guest all linens are washed whether they appear used or not. High temperature settings are used to keep everything not only sparking clean, but completely sanitary.

Next, every single time a guest checks out the entire room is sanitized and cleaned. This may seem like a lengthy task, but with the right cleaning solutions and routine it can be an efficient and effective process. Usually all solid surfaces in a room such as counters, desks, etc. are squirted and then wiped with a spray cleaner that can double as a disinfectant for best results. The entire bathroom is mopped, the carpet is vacuumed and then if there is a lingering odor they are powder treated. All cleaning solutions are carefully chosen to provide a fresh smell but not a lingering disinfectant or the perfume smell that is associated with chemical cleaners. The goal is to present a fresh smell without going overboard on fragrance.

All items in a room that are issued by the hotel also need to be cleaned each time they are used. If a coffeemaker has been used by a guest then it should be removed from the room and sent downstairs to be cleaned. By keeping cleaned ones in stock it can be easily replaced in just a few minutes. All cupboards and drawers should be opened and checked for items left behind. They should then be dusted or cleaned if need be. The same goes for the microwave and refrigerator. If there are any odors in these appliances then they need to be cleaned and sanitized accordingly between guests.

Finally, special tasks should be assigned each day that zero in on odd but specific things that need checked. By assigning these tasks every few days or weeks (depending on task) you can make sure each room is presentable. Each day staff and room attendants can be given different detailed tasks to make sure the rooms stay in order such as make sure the Gideon Bible is in its proper place in the nightstand or dust all picture frames. The following day the detailed tasks may include wipe the phone with an alcohol wipe and test that the iron works. They may be random, but it is these small details that can make or break a hotel stay for a guest.