Housekeeping Excellence at the Luxury Level

Larry Mogelonsky | December 2, 2015

By Larry Mogelonsky, MBA, P. Eng. (www.lma.ca) Upon completing an intensive, three-week Pacific hotel tour filled with fine wine and beachfront dawdling (pouvre moi!), my report to hoteliers is this: no matter what your brand or luxury status, housekeeping remains a prickly beast and a constant challenge. Eighteen nights on the road in luxury hotels and one would think that the results are all coming up like daisies. Well, I wish I could report perfection but alas this is not so! In all five properties that I surveyed, housekeeping errors topped the list. Where others see shortcomings, however, I see opportunities for growth. While my a...