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128 standards

HKD-016·Housekeepingmember

Curtain, Sheer, and Blind Presentation

Governs the inspection, cleaning, and standardized arrival positioning of curtains, sheers, and blinds.

HKQ-002·Housekeepingmember

Supervisor room inspection

Inspect assigned rooms against the property checklist before release, using every inspection as both a quality gate and a coaching moment.

HKQ-005·Housekeepingmember

Turndown Inspection

Defines the quality inspection checklist and standard used to verify turndown service meets brand expectations before the attendant moves to the next room.

HKQ-008·Housekeepingmember

Room defect scoring

Score inspected rooms with a weighted, calibrated system where 85 percent is the pass gate and critical defects fail a room outright.

HKQ-009·Housekeepingmember

Cleanliness failure escalation

Escalate cleanliness failures through defined tiers — correction, recovery, root cause — so guests are made whole fast and failures stop repeating.

HKQ-012·Housekeepingmember

Blacklight or Hygiene Inspection

Establishes the use of blacklight or equivalent hygiene verification tools to audit cleaning effectiveness beyond visual inspection.

HKQ-017·Housekeepingmember

Room attendant coaching

Convert inspection findings into specific, respectful, in-room coaching that builds skill and pride rather than fear of the checklist.

HKQ-018·Housekeepingmember

Standard Room Inspection Sequence

Defines the fixed physical sequence supervisors follow when inspecting a guest room so no zone is skipped and findings are comparable across inspectors.

HKQ-019·Housekeepingmember

VIP Arrival Room Inspection

Sets the two-stage inspection standard for VIP-blocked rooms, from preference verification through leadership walk-through before arrival.

HKQ-020·Housekeepingmember

Reinspection After Correction

Requires every failed inspection finding to be corrected, reinspected, and closed in the system before the room can be certified ready.

HKQ-021·Housekeepingmember

Maintenance Defect Escalation from Inspection

Governs how maintenance defects found during room inspection convert to work orders, room status decisions, and verified closure.

HKQ-022·Housekeepingmember

Guest Complaint Room Inspection

Directs the immediate inspection and root-cause documentation of any room that receives a cleanliness or condition complaint.

HKQ-023·Housekeepingmember

Room Readiness Certification

Defines what certifying a room as vacant-ready means, who may do it, and how the certification releases the room to front office.

HKQ-024·Housekeepingmember

Repeat-Defect Pattern Tracking

Governs how coded inspection findings are aggregated weekly so recurring defects surface as patterns to fix rather than personnel files to build.

HKQ-025·Housekeepingmember

Quarterly Housekeeping Quality Audit

Establishes the quarterly random-sample audit that measures the department's true delivered standard independently of daily inspection routines.

HKR-001·Housekeepingmember

Room Attendant Personal Presentation

Sets the uniform, grooming, and presentation standard for room attendants working in guest-facing areas.

HKR-005·Housekeepingmember

Guest present in room procedures

Serve rooms with the guest present only by invitation, with clear communication, professional boundaries, and an easy exit for everyone.

HKR-006·Housekeepingmember

Guest belongings and privacy protection

Protect guest property and privacy by straightening belongings only as cleaning requires, never opening, inspecting, or discussing what guests keep in their rooms.

HKR-008·Housekeepingmember

Checkout room cleaning

Return every departure room to a like-new state through a complete top-to-bottom clean, full linen change, and honest final check.

HKR-009·Housekeepingmember

Stayover room cleaning

Refresh occupied rooms daily around the guest's belongings so returning guests find comfort restored and their possessions exactly as trusted.