Seasonal Deep Cleaning: Preparing Resorts for Peak Travel Times

Help your resort put its best foot forward just in time for peak travel season. A seasonal deep clean is an important part of providing guests with an enjoyable experience once the bookings start rolling in. Use this comprehensive guide to ensure your resort shines, encouraging guests to come back year after year.

Guest Rooms

Even if your resort has restaurants, pools, spas, and bars, guests spend quite a bit of time in their rooms. That means keeping guest rooms sparkling clean is crucial to their satisfaction. Here’s where to focus your deep cleaning efforts:

• Upholstery, carpets, and curtains: To immediately help freshen a room up, use a professional-grade steam cleaner to sanitize all upholstered furniture, carpets, and curtains. Doing so removes built-up dirt and dust and can improve indoor air quality by eliminating allergens.
  
• High-touch surfaces: Light switches, remotes, doorknobs, and any other high-touch surface in a guest room need thorough sanitizing. During your resort’s deep clean, give extra attention to these surfaces by using products that eliminate bacteria and viruses.
  
• Mattresses: Vacuum and deodorize each mattress in your resort and periodically flip or rotate them to extend their lifespan. A seasonal deep clean is also a great time to tackle any stains.
  
• Windows: Ensure your guests have plenty of natural sunlight and unobstructed views of your beautiful resort by cleaning both the interior and exterior of any windows.
  

A little extra care now can keep guest rooms looking new for longer, so be sure to add them to your seasonal deep cleaning list.

Common Areas

Common spaces like lobbies and dining spaces should be clean and inviting at all ties. When sanitizing common areas, focus on the four Fs: floors, furniture, filters, and facilities.

• Floors: Care for your hard floors by polishing them, restoring shine, and shampoo carpets to remove dirt. Don’t forget to clean any grout in tiled areas.
  
• Furniture: Steam clean what you can and replace worn-out cushions. You’ll also want to give tables and chairs a good scrub.
  
• Filters: Change the filters in all air vents to improve both air quality and ventilation. Be sure to clean the vents while you’re at it!
  
• Facilities: While restrooms in common areas need daily cleaning, they’ll benefit from a deep clean as well. In addition to your normal routine, ensure all hard-to-reach areas are sanitized and all necessities are restocked.
  

Maintaining appealing common rooms can help guests feel relaxed from the moment they step foot into your resort.

Pools and Spas

What are two key attractions in any resort? The pool and spa. That makes them especially important while preparing for peak travel times. Here are three ways you can ensure they stay hygienic and ready for your guests to enjoy:

• Test water quality: Water quality should be regularly checked and balanced to meet current safety standards. Consider draining during the off-season and thoroughly clean and refill before business picks up.
  
• Clean decks: Don’t forget about the areas outside your pool and spa. It may be a good idea to pressure wash decks to remove dirt, sunscreen residue and any other debris.
  
• Stay on top of maintenance: Drain and sanitize spa tubs and jets, taking time to inspect the equipment while doing so. It may also be a good time to replace any filters.
  

Keep areas clean to keep guests lounging poolside!

Outdoor Spaces

The exterior of your resort is the first thing guests see – make that first impression count by keeping the outside of your buildings well-maintained and eye-catching. How can you do that? By:

• Pressure washing: Clean walkways, patios, and other hardscapes with a pressure washer to remove dirt and mildew.
  
• Prioritizing landscaping: Create inviting spaces with the help of vibrant plants and freshly mowed lawns.
  
• Light it up: Explore creative ways to play with outdoor lightning so you not only keep pathways well-lit but add ambiance.
  

Get more eyes on your resort and attract more guests by maintaining and enhancing curb appeal.

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