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Hotel housekeeping checklist for room inspection
A printable room inspection checklist for hotel housekeeping, organised by area, with departure and stayover items marked and a sign-off line for the inspector. Print it, or save it as a PDF from your browser.
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How to use the sheet
- Print one sheet per room, or one per inspection round.
- Tick OK when an item meets the standard and Redo when it goes back to the room attendant. Leave both empty where an item does not apply.
- Items marked D apply to departure rooms only, items marked S to stayover rooms only. Everything else applies to both.
- Adapt the list to your own room standard: cross out lines you do not use and add your own under the notes.
Room inspection checklist
D = departure rooms only · S = stayover rooms onlyHotel
Room no.
Date
Room attendant
Inspector
Time of check
Room status: Departure (D) Stayover (S)
| Item | OK | Redo |
|---|---|---|
| Door, frame and handle clean, no fingerprints | ||
| Lock, latch and door chain work, peephole clean | ||
| Door hangers (Do Not Disturb, Make Up Room) and evacuation plan in place | ||
| Key card slot and entry light work | ||
| Wardrobe: hangers complete, laundry bag and laundry list in place | ||
| Safe open and emptyD |
| Item | OK | Redo |
|---|---|---|
| Fresh linen, no stains, hairs or tearsD | ||
| Bed made to standard, linen changed per hotel policy or guest requestS | ||
| Sheets tight, corners even, duvet or bedspread straight | ||
| Pillows plumped, cases clean and matching | ||
| Mattress protector clean, mattress free of stainsD | ||
| Under the bed: no dust, no items left behindD | ||
| Headboard and bedside tables free of dust |
| Item | OK | Redo |
|---|---|---|
| Toilet clean inside, under the rim, seat, hinges and base | ||
| Washbasin, taps and drain clean, no hair or limescale | ||
| Shower or bathtub, screen or curtain clean, joints free of mould | ||
| Mirror and glass free of streaks | ||
| Tiles and floor clean and dry, including behind the toilet | ||
| Towels and bath mat complete and folded to standard | ||
| Toiletries and amenities stocked to standard | ||
| Toilet paper with a spare roll, tissues | ||
| Bin emptied and relined | ||
| No odour from drain or toilet, extractor fan runs |
| Item | OK | Redo |
|---|---|---|
| Desk, tables and shelves free of dust | ||
| TV, remote control, phone and light switches wiped | ||
| Lamps and shades clean, all bulbs work | ||
| High surfaces checked: top of wardrobe, picture frames, curtain railD | ||
| Window sills clean, windows free of streaks | ||
| Curtains hung evenly, no stains or damage | ||
| Drawers empty and cleanD | ||
| Guest belongings left in place, surfaces around them wipedS | ||
| Room bins emptied and relined |
| Item | OK | Redo |
|---|---|---|
| Carpet vacuumed, including edges, corners and behind doors | ||
| Hard floor mopped, no streaks or sticky spots | ||
| Under and behind furniture cleanedD | ||
| Skirting boards free of dustD | ||
| Balcony or terrace swept and furniture wiped, if the room has one |
| Item | OK | Redo |
|---|---|---|
| Minibar counted and restocked, consumption passed on | ||
| Fridge clean inside and running | ||
| Glasses and cups clean and set out to standard | ||
| Kettle or coffee machine clean, coffee, tea and sugar refilled | ||
| Water bottles placed to standard | ||
| Room directory, stationery and guest information complete and tidy |
| Item | OK | Redo |
|---|---|---|
| Heating or air conditioning works, thermostat set to hotel standard | ||
| All lights and sockets work | ||
| TV, remote control and channel list work | ||
| Toilet flushes, taps do not drip, water drains freely | ||
| Windows open, close and lock | ||
| Smoke detector uncovered and undamaged | ||
| Damage to walls, furniture, carpet or linen reported with the room number |
| Item | OK | Redo |
|---|---|---|
| Room smells fresh, no cleaning product odour | ||
| Curtains, lights and TV set to hotel standard | ||
| No cleaning products, cloths or cart items left in the room | ||
| Guest property found in the room logged in lost and foundD | ||
| Welcome items placed, if the hotel uses themD | ||
| Door closed and locked on leaving | ||
| Room status updated |
Result and sign-off
Score (OK / checked)
Items marked Redo
Re-check time
Outcome: Passed, room released Sent back for re-clean Re-checked and passed
Notes and defects reported
Inspector signature
Room attendant signature
Template: arpclean.com
Departure vs stayover: what changes
The same room gets two different jobs depending on whether the guest has left or is staying on. Most hotels define both in their own room standard. This is the usual split.
Departure (check-out) room
- Full clean of every area, including under the bed and inside drawers and wardrobe.
- Complete change of bed linen and towels.
- All amenities and supplies replaced to the full standard, opened items removed.
- Safe left open and empty, drawers and wardrobe checked for guest property.
- Anything the guest left behind handed in to lost and found and logged.
- Minibar counted and restocked, consumption passed on to the front office.
Stayover room
- Refresh clean: bathroom, bins, surfaces in reach, floor, bed made.
- Linen and towels changed according to hotel policy or guest request.
- Guest belongings stay where they are. Luggage, papers and devices are not opened or moved.
- Only what is in the bin gets thrown away.
- Amenities topped up, not replaced wholesale.
- Do Not Disturb respected, and a missed service noted for the front office.
Where a paper checklist stops
A printed sheet is a good standard for training and for the inspection round itself. Its limits show the moment a question comes up later.
- It holds a tick, not a photo. When a guest complains about a stain the next day, the sheet cannot show what the room looked like at the check.
- It keeps no searchable record of who checked which room, and when. That stays on a clipboard until the sheet is filed or lost.
- A room sent back for re-cleaning and its second check end up on two separate pieces of paper, if the second one gets written at all.
- At month end, anyone who needs to know how many checks were done, and by whom, has to count sheets.
How ARPCLEAN handles the same check
In ARPCLEAN a hotel can switch on Post-check. A room the attendant marks finished then stays open until an inspector, from the hotel or from the cleaning company, signs it off or sends it back for another pass. The team leader hands out the checks on the phone, and the housekeeping manager sees the whole day live. The check sits in the same record that billing and payroll are built from, so nobody has to rebuild the month from paper.