William D. Frye
Dr. William D. Frye is a hospitality educator, researcher, consultant, and former hotel general manager. He is the co-author of AHLEI’s housekeeping textbook Managing Housekeeping Operations.
Flat or Fitted Sheets? Examining the Benefits of Both
Much like the chicken and egg debate, hoteliers have been deliberating for years about
whether to use fitted sheets over the mattress pad, or to remain using a flat sheet with mitered corners. Here are...
Three Housekeeping Investments To Enhance Guestrooms
Hotels typically renovate their guestrooms every five to 10 years. While financial resources must be expended on tangibles like FF&E during a PIP, there are other areas—such as housekeeping—that also necessitate investments to ensure...
Lost and Found: Legal Implications and Guest Expectations
Sometimes, guests forget to take all of their belongings with them when they check out of a hotel. When a room attendant finds left-behind items, this can create a legal duty on the part...
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....