The House Keeping Department Text Book  (English, Paperback, Dr Anshumali Pandey)

Housekeeping is the department that essentially deals with cleanliness and the ancillary service. Housekeeping may be defined as “a provision of Clean, comfortable and safe environment”, and one who does so is commonly known as Housekeeper. Housekeeping is the basic need of Hospitality Industry because Hotels, Motels, Hospital etc can perhaps succeed without ballrooms, meeting rooms, swimming pools, or even a restaurant, but one thing every successful lodging establishment requires and it is Clean Rooms. Room Sales contributes to 70% of the revenue generation in lodging establishments. Hence, the importance of the Housekeeper has grown over the years in the Hotel Industry.