How often are hotel carpets cleaned?

Cleanliness is the most important interest of the hotel industry, especially in the hospitality of upscale hotels. One of the most usual flooring option around the globe in hotels are carpeted floors. There is no hard and fast rule for how often carpet should be cleaned as it depends on several variables, including the type of carpet, foot traffic, and condition of the carpet.

The majority of the hotel managers follow the below-mentioned routine for their carpet cleaning to extend the longevity of their carpet.

One of the most cost-effective and useful approaches to keep the carpets free of dirt and dust is regular vacuuming. The intensity and frequency of carpet-vacuuming are highly dependent on the foot traffic around those carpeted floors. High traffic areas may include lobbies, entrances, and ground halls that must be vacuumed at least twice a day or daily, if possible. Average foot traffic areas like corridors or office areas should be vacuumed on a daily basis and 3-4 times at least in a week. Some occasional traffic areas such as conference rooms need cleaning once in a week, but should always be cleaned on the booking day. Rooms and suited must be cleaned every day to provide a hygienic environment for guests.

Although, vacuuming can overcome the dust and small particles of debris, spills that cause individual stains are dealt with spot cleaning in hotels. A good laboratory-checked carpet cleaning solution under recommended directions is applied to the surrounding stain area, and depending on the stain severity, the process can repeat many times to pull out the complete stains.

Preventative cleaning methods are the processes in which carpets are cleaned in hotels by certified carpet cleaners after regular intervals to avoid any expensive restorative efforts in the future. Areas with heavy foot traffic like the ground floor halls, entry, reception, and lobby must be cleaned via preventative method about 15-25 times a year. Medium traffic areas; above ground halls and offices must receive preventative cleaning sessions  3-5 times a year, and for light traffic areas, only two preventative cleanings annually are enough