William D. Frye
William D. Frye, Ph.D., CHE, CHO, CHIA, is a Visiting Associate Professor in the Hart School of Hospitality, Sport and Recreation Management at James Madison University and co-author of AH&LEI’s housekeeping textbook Managing Housekeeping Operations.
Five Security-Related Tasks For Room Attendants
Room attendants may be the hotel employees that visit guestrooms every day, but it is not uncommon that they overlook simple, but necessary, security-related tasks when servicing a guestroom. Train, coach, and audit all...
Overcoming Three Common Disruptions to Efficient Housekeeping
Housekeeping is a methodical and repetitive process that requires acute attention to detail. To ensure that nothing is missed, room attendants are trained to follow the same steps in sequential order in each guestroom....
Three Tips for Training New Room Attendants
Guestroom cleaning is labor intensive, repetitive, and requires careful attention to detail. Hence, it is understandable that when training new room attendants, it will take time for employees to master each aspect of the...
Preserving Mattresses: When (and if) to Rotate or Flip
For hoteliers, the expense of replacing mattresses can be huge, as one mattress alone may be the single most expensive piece of furniture in a guestroom. Mattresses are also subject to extensive use, and...
Technology Innovations for the Future: What To Expect in Room Attendance Efficiency
Guestroom cleaning is one area where advances in technology have far surpassed their implementation. While the vast majority of hotels still rely on handwritten and computer-generated room assignment lists, expect this to change in...
A Simple Method for Cleaning Ceilings and Vertical Surfaces
How can room attendants remove the hair, lint fibers, and dust that tend to accumulate on walls and ceilings? And why does it seem that the more housekeepers try to dust ceilings and vertical...
