HM13                                             Rooms kept under out of service are not
deducted from the hotel inventory. This is a
                                                 temporary blocking and reasons may be bulb
OD – OCCUPIED DIRTY                              fuse, TV remote not working, kettle not working
                                                 etc. These rooms are not assigned to the guest
Room is occupied and yet to be cleaned by the
                                                 once these small maintenance issues are fixed.
housekeeping.
                                                 LO – LOCK OUT
OC – OCCUPIED CLEAN
                                                 The room has been locked so that the guest
Room is occupied and cleaned by the
                                                 cannot re-enter until he/she is cleared by a hotel
housekeeping.
                                                 official.
VCI – VACANT, CLEANED AND INSPECTED
                                                 DNCO – DID NOT CHECK OUT
Room is vacant, cleaned, and inspected by the
                                                 The guest made arrangements to settle his or
Housekeeping Supervisor
                                                 her bills (and thus not a skipper), but has left
DL – DOUBLE LOCK                                 without informing the front desk.
Guest has a double lock in the room.             LC – LATE CHECK-OUT
CL – CHAIN LOCK                                  The guest has requested and is being allowed to
                                                 check out later than the normal/standard
Guest has placed a chain lock in the room.       departure time of the hotel.
HU – HOUSE USE                                   EC – EARLY CHECK-IN
Room is used by the hotel staff or someone       Guest has requested for an early check-in and is
staying from the management team.                being allowed to check-in earlier than the
NCI – NEWLY CHECKED IN                           normal/standard check-in time of the hotel.
Room was checked in within the last one or two   VC – VACANT CLEAN
hours.                                           Room is vacant and cleaned by the housekeeper.
NS – NO SHOW                                     VD – VACANT DIRTY
A guest who made a room reservation but did      Room is vacant and dirty.
not register or check-in.
                                                 VR – VACANT READY
OCC – OCCUPIED
                                                 Room is vacant and ready for check-in
A guest is currently occupied in the room.
VC – VACANT READY
                                                 ON-QUEUE – Guest has arrived at the hotel, but
The room has been cleaned and inspected and is   the room assigned is not yet ready. In such cases,
ready for an arriving guest.                     the room is put on Queue status in-order for the
OOO – OUT OF ORDER                               housekeeping staff to prioritize such rooms
                                                 first.
Rooms kept under out of order are not sellable
and these rooms are deducted from the hotel’s    MUR – MAKE-UP ROOM
inventory. A room may be out-of-order for a      TIME IN
variety of reasons, including the need for
maintenance, and refurbishing and extensive      The time that you enter the room to begin
cleaning etc.                                    cleaning.
OOS – OUT OF SERVICE                             ROOM ASSOCIATE WORKSHEET
This format is given to each room associate after    careful track of all financial records and reports
morning briefing. Room associates can record         to ensure that they are kept accurate.
the task done during their shift on this sheet and
                                                        -   It also entails ensuring that all financial
also helps them to plan their work for the day.
                                                            accounting and inventory records are
                                                            created in accordance with policies and
                                                            procedures established by the company.
                                                        -   Executive housekeepers are in charge of
                                                            keeping the chief financial officer, the
                                                            chief accountant, and anyone other than
                                                            the director of operations apprised of
                                                            inventory turns, supply costs, budget
                                                            allocations, and price changes.
                                                     Assistant Executive Housekeeper – Assume
                                                     the responsibility of Executive Housekeeper on
AMENITY REPORT                                       his absence.
After each room is serviced the room attendant          -   Ensure that staffs follow housekeeping
list down the time they have entered in the room            policies and safety and sanitation
for service, time out after completion, room                standards.
status before service, time out after completion,       -   Recommend cost reduction initiatives
room status before service, room status after               while     maintaining    quality   and
service, no. of extra bed or cot placed and also            consistency in work.
the number of linens replaced on the room to            -   Assist Executive Housekeeper in
the room attendant maid’s daily assignment                  financial forecast, budget preparation
maids’ sheet.                                               and expense management activities.
TIME OUT
The time that you leave the room when you are        Floor Supervisor – Training housekeepers on
finished cleaning.                                   cleaning and maintenance tasks.
                                                        -   Overseeing staff performance on a daily
Housekeeping Organizational Structure                       basis.
                                                        -   Checking rooms and common areas,
                                                            including stairways and lounge areas, for
                                                            cleanliness.
                                                        -   Establish and educate staff on
                                                            cleanliness, tidiness and hygiene
                                                            standards.
                                                        -   Respond to customer complaints and
                                                            special requests.
                                                     Public Area Supervisor – Prepares a checklist
                                                     of cleaning tasks for Public Area Attendants to
                                                     use while cleaning and maintaining all hotel
                                                     public areas.
Executive   Housekeeper/Housekeeping                    -   Demonstrates to all Public Area
Manager – His/her role involves keeping                     Attendants how to perform each task in
       job description according to resort
       service standard.
   -   Supervises the work of public area
       attendants and assists when necessary.
Linen Supervisor – Manage overall daily
operations of the linen room.
   -   Ensure quality controls are in place for
       all linen processes rejecting any
       exceptions.
   -   Responsible for maintaining cleanliness
       of the linen area.
   -   Assist Laundry Manager on his day-to-
       day duties.
Laundry Supervisor – Work safely, following
proper procedures when using chemical agents
and ensure that housekeeping staff follow these
procedures and are trained accordingly.
   -   Routinely perform daily laundry and/or
       dry-cleaning duties.
   -   Operate    and     maintain    washing
       machines, extractors, mangles, and
       presses.