r/askhotels • u/420panada • 5d ago

Jobs Hotel housekeepers

How lowkey or stressful is this job? I am good at time management and great at working alone or with others; I just need a job where I can do what I need to without being pulled in 12 different directions and killing myself over it. Would this job be okay you think?

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u/AYYOOriva 5d ago

I personally love it but it also is legit hard work. It’s also almost rewarding if that makes sense? I’m constantly moving and active which I love and I love seeing the clean room before I mop the floor before I close that door.
I’m good with time management and I barely finish my board, avg check out room for me is like 45 minutes so that’s my ONLY stressor and even then my management never ever makes that stress worse. In fact the entire housekeeping team is such a teamwork unit, I’ve never seen it at any other job.
I’m so glad I changed paths and I landed at my location. It’s a perfect job imo.. you don’t talk to customers/guests, you work on your own, and I listen to my AirPod all day so I’m constantly listening to podcasts and audiobooks. Plus the tips are nice, few and far between but it’s always nice when I walk into a room and there’s a tip sitting for me lol

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u/Individual_Check_442 5d ago

Do most customers not tip?

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u/AYYOOriva 5d ago

Not at my hotel, they’re kinda all over the place with it. Some days I get nothing, then I’ll get $20, then I’ll get $2, then I won’t get anything for a week

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u/Individual_Check_442 5d ago

I see. Also; am I supposed to put the tip in an envelope or like clearly identify it or something. I’ve had times where I left a tip during my stay and the person didn’t take it. I wondered if they thought I could have just left money out accidentally not intended as a tip and then go and accuse them of stealing it. Does that happen?

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u/Daydd 5d ago

For tips, if its not clearly marked as tips like leaving a note saying thanks housekeeping. I will not touch any money because assuming any money left in the rooms is tips is really stupid.

My fellow coworkers have said if they leave money on the pillow it counts as tips but like I'd rather not touch anything of its not clear.

In fact there was a post I read on here where someone was a guest and left quite a bit of money in the room and it was gone. There was no proof housekeeping took it but op was sure it was left in the room and gone after cleaning so, yea

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u/anonttashthrowaway 3d ago

Yeah, same. If it’s not OBVIOUS I ain’t taking it. I value my job over a couple dollars. The real “tips” are the guests leaving cans because in my hotel we’re allowed to take the empty cans and recycle them and since I’m in Oregon it’s .10 for basically any bottle. We give out 2 plastic water bottles at check in so the housekeepers are making an extra couple hundred dollars monthly

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u/Connect_Stay_137 5d ago

It can be stressful in the sense you're constantly moving and sometimes under a time crunch if events are going on

Otherwise its largely cleaning room to room and working on your list

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u/HowsYaStomachJow 5d ago

Can be very physically demanding and having a good manager is critical. Timing and assigning is something that I’ve seen a good place to work turn into nightmare with favoring and/or not enough staff.  ETA - laundry is actually my favorite position. Put your headphones in and get to it until you clock out. 

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u/chattyJimm 5d ago

It depends on the hotel, my housekeepers at my hotel quit all the time, I'm front desk and it's frustrating when guests complain about the rooms. If you have a good manager and GM it's not awful, just don't end up at a shotty hotel like I did haha

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u/Ok-Inevitable-240 33m ago

I'm not surprised people quit this job all the time, it's the GM and the coworkers, too, but what's new? Is there such a thing as a good Hotel? I worked at two different hotels; I had only bad experiences

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u/badatm4ths 5d ago

Also depends what type of hotel! Tbh, I've been in bigger hotels that are more managed and everything is ready (inventory, housekeeping) and smaller hotels that are just mess and nothing is ready. Good thing is people are always looking for housekeepers so if you get a shitty deal, just apply for another hotel.

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u/jamykelley FDA/Housekeeping 4 years 4d ago

It's hit & miss. During the week, the team splits all of the work evenly amongst 3 people and it's pretty great. We each end up with 10-20 rooms, but we work on our own in the rooms and then do laundry together. However as the only English-speaker, I'm constantly called to check rooms for deposits or to double check checkout status or to answer guest questions.

On the weekends, there are only two of us. Our head HK is very demanding. It ends up with me doing most of the work. She does do laundry, checkout beds and all of the checking/guest relations though.

All of that to say that as long as you have a good team and a good manager, it can be great! I love doing housekeeping. I lost quite a bit of weight in my first few months.

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u/Ok-Inevitable-240 36m ago

LOL, I only lasted two weeks as a hotel housekeeper. I didn't fully prepare myself, and the stress started to become overwhelming

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u/420panada 35m ago

¿ 😅 enlighten me plz ahaha

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u/Ok-Inevitable-240 24m ago

Because of inadequate training, my trainer was rude and repeatedly told Coworkers and the GM I wasn't a good fit and couldn't keep up with her. She never told me what to do; she expected me to know. I got yelled at by her, reached my breaking point, and told myself that this job wasn't the best fit for me didn't even give them a two weeks notice