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Chapter 10, Section 3. Preparing the guestroom for cleaning:. Set up supplies and equipment Replace light bulbs Check TV, remote, and radio Open drapes Remove room service items Strip the bed Place soiled linen in bag Remove used guest amenities.
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Preparing the guestroom for cleaning: • Set up supplies and equipment • Replace light bulbs • Check TV, remote, and radio • Open drapes • Remove room service items • Strip the bed • Place soiled linen in bag • Remove used guest amenities
Why is it necessary to remove wet bathing suits or other wet items from a guest closet? • Dripping water form these items will damage the carpet.
Dusting • Doors • Walls and ceiling moldings • Mirrors • Pictures • Drapes • Dressers • Nightstand and beds • Telephones • Tables, chairs, and lamps • Television stand
Room Supplies and Amenities • Gideon Bible • The Book of Mormon • Writing Supplies • Guest comment cards • Glasses • Travel magazines • Room service menus
Which one of these issues should be reported to a supervisor right away? • Dirt on the outside of a guestroom window • Grime build-up from window tracks • A broken window pane
Fill in the Blank • The guestroom attendant’s last impression of the room will be the guest’s ______ impression. FIRST
Safety First A vacuum cleaner should not be used in the cord is damaged.
Section 10.3 Quiz • True/False: Guestroom attendants should use a putty knife and a hand-size vacuum to remove build-up dirt from window tracks and sills. • Guestroom attendants should begin vacuuming a room at the point farthest from the air-conditioning unit.
Section 10.3 Quiz 3. Suppose you enter a room you are assigned to clean and discover that he television was left on. During your training, you learned that you should turn the television off in such scenarios. What is the most likely reason this rule? • If a guest returns while you are cleaning, he is likely to notice the television and sit down to watch it, making it difficult for you to clean around him. • If a guest returns while you are cleaning, you might not hear the guest over the noise and you could become startled. • If a guest return while you are cleaning, it will look like you are entertaining yourself rather than working efficiently.
Section 10.3 Quiz 4. Suppose you are cleaning a guestroom closet, and notice a pair of gym shoes on the floor as well as dress shirt and wet bathing suit handing next to each other. Which of these items should be removed from the closet? • The gym shoes, because clothes could absorb any foot odor from the shoes • The wet bathing suit, because any dripping water could damage the carpet • The dress shirt, because it could get wet form hanging next to the bathing suit.
Section 10.3 Quiz 5. What is the most efficient way to dust a room? • Start with the larger items. Then dust the medium-sized and smaller items. • Start at one side of the room. Then dust around in a circle and from the top down. • Start with the doors. Then dust the walls, mirrors, pictures, and drapes, in that order.