Housekeeping

Happy employee with his housekeeping manager at work in a hotel
By Lucia Fong 29 Apr, 2024
At ahs hospitality, people are at the heart of everything we do. We champion diversity and employ wonderful hard-working people regardless of their disability, background or circumstance. Recently we hired our first candidate, Yuwie, from Barkuma, a specialist Disability Employment Service provider that operates in Adelaide and works with people with a disability – including Intellectual Disability, Learning Disability, Autism Spectrum Disorder and Down Syndrome, to support them in finding and securing long term work. We had a chat with Devi, our Housekeeping Manager from one of our contracted hotels in South Australia to learn about ahs hospitality’s involvement with Barkuma, the importance of diverse hiring within hospitality and how ahs hospitality creates a positive and safe environment for people like Yuwie to be happy and successful in their roles.
By Lucia Fong 08 Feb, 2024
Managing your hotel or property’s housekeeping needs efficiently is paramount to providing an exceptional guest experience in 2024. As a hotelier in Australia, you understand the challenges of maintaining high quality standards while keeping costs in check. This is where the innovative
By Lucia Fong 05 Nov, 2023
โ€‹When you step into the exciting world of hotel housekeeping, it's not just about fluffing pillows and making beds, because every now and again, you get to rub shoulders with high profile guests! So, as part of our 30th anniversary celebrations, we asked some of our housekeepers about their most unforgettable and heart-warming guest experiences. Read on to see what they had to say:
26 Oct, 2023
As the world becomes increasingly focused on sustainable practices, hotel management is taking a closer look at their daily operations and how they can reduce their carbon footprint. As hoteliers and business leaders, you know how important it is to stay competitive in the hospitality industry. But with increasing pressure on businesses to become more sustainable, are you aware of all the ways that outsourcing your housekeeping services can help you reach your sustainability goals? Not only does outsourcing free up internal resources and allow hotels to focus on their core competencies, but it can also reduce the environmental impact of their operations. By partnering with a company that has expertise in sustainable cleaning, hotels can ensure that practices such as using eco-friendly cleaning products, minimising water usage, and proper disposal of waste are being implemented. Outsourcing hotel housekeeping is a smart way for hotels to not only meet their sustainability goals, but also improve the overall gu
By Lucia Fong 29 Sep, 2023
In our 30 years of operation, we have collected so many great stories, from our humble beginnings in Perth, our expansion into the New Zealand market and how we survived and thrived through the COVID-19 Pandemic.
01 Sep, 2023
30 Dos and Don'ts of Hotel Housekeeping
24 Aug, 2023
We are thrilled to introduce the winner of the coveted ‘Housekeeper Employee of the Year’ recipient at the Victorian Accommodation Awards for Excellence 2023, Sanjay Kedar, who works for ahs hospitality at the Sheraton Melbourne Hotel. This amazing individual helps to redefine the....
By ahs hospitality 19 Sep, 2022
Safe Work Month is a great time to take stock and revisit the things we can all do to stay safe whilst working. Like any other workplace, housekeeping departments are bound by legislation to ensure their workplace is managed and maintained to prioritise the health, safety
By ahs hospitality 17 Aug, 2021
Many in our industry reflect longingly on the days when a job post in hospitality would be met with a flood of applications from suitable candidates. Our General Manager of Human Resources, Ben
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