Hotel bathroom cleaning and the importance of cleanliness

Hygiene in hotel bathrooms

Done right, there’s nothing more indulgent in life than staying in a hotel. A great hotel experience is all about relaxing and unwinding. Everyday tasks are taken care of with 24/7 room service, hotel housekeeping, concierge services and in-house dry cleaning. For the length of a stay guests don’t need to worry about cooking, cleaning, washing laundry or making a bed. Heaven!
There is one place where hotels can slip up, more than any other though. The room can offer the purest luxury, but none of this will count for anything if the guest finds their bathroom less than completely and sparklingly clean.

The importance of keeping hotel bathrooms clean

A study involving 2,000 adults has found that 71% of hotel guests would walk out if the bathroom was unclean. These numbers reveal just how important it is to make 100% sure that the bathroom is as clean as possible to avoid negative feedback and less than perfect guest scores. With the ability to leave a negative review online at everyone’s finger tips, it is more important than ever to make sure that your hotel room and bathroom are setting the right impression.

Here are a few tips to ensure that your guest room cleaning is as effective as can be:

Use hot water

Using hot water as a cleaning solution significantly enhances the effectiveness of cleansers. Before applying an antibacterial cleanser, try heating the counter tops, tiles, sink, bath and toilet with hot water.

From top to bottom

Work from the top of the room down, it’s not just the sanitary-ware that needs to be cleaned, ceiling corners, light fittings, radiators etc all gather dust and can let you down if not checked.

Don't forget the toilet bowl!

It's a fact of life that everyone needs to use the bathroom and it is a human right that you provide appropriate premises for them to do so. You should go above and beyond by ensuring your bathroom is hygienic and this can be helped massively by remembering to clean the toilet bowl.
The last thing your guests want is to use the bathroom, only to discover a dirty toilet seat and bowl. Something as simple as using bleach in between a guest's stay can really make a difference.

The small details

Once the whole room is clean, fresh and as hygienic as possible give it that final wow factor with a vigorous buffing. Polish the mirror, taps, shower head and all the other surfaces to dry them, remove water spots and smears and leave absolutely everything shining.

Bathroom floor

Finally, the bathroom and shower floor should be your last port of call and should be well scrubbed to every edge and in every corner, dried, buffed and left gleaming.
It shouldn’t matter where your guest chooses to look, every corner, nook, cranny, cupboard, shelf and surface of that bathroom should be clean, dry and buffed.

Set the right impression in your hotel room, every time

Follow these simple, but very effective guidelines, and watch your guest satisfaction scores rocket! Or read our blog to find out how hotel cleanliness can impact guest satisfaction.

There is also the option to outsource your cleaning requirements to a commercial cleaning company such as Jani-King. We have provided an excellent hotel and bathroom cleaning process for many years, meaning our cleaners know exactly what needs to be done to ensure a high quality clean that will impress guests. If you’d like to keep your hotel and guest rooms spotless, then please contact us to find out more about our hotel cleaning service.