Housekeeping

In today's fiercely competitive hotel industry, minimising operational costs while ensuring a clean and welcoming environment is essential to securing a steady flow of returning guests. For hotels in New Zealand, collaborating with a professional outsourced housekeeping service offers numerous financial and operational benefits, along with significant peace of mind. Here, we delve into the five major advantages of outsourcing your hotel housekeeping. 1. Flexibility and Scalability To Suit Demand One of the significant advantages of partnering with an outsourced housekeeping company like ahs hospitality is the flexibility of our service offering to compliment the demand of your hotel in real time. For example, during peak seasons or special events your hotel is hosting, you can hire additional housekeeping staff on demand through our labour hire solution . On the other hand, during the quieter periods, we can support with adjusting the number of housekeeping staff you need on shift, optimising operational efficiency. 2. Fantastic Cost Savings Outsourcing housekeeping services can be more cost-effective than your hotel trying to maintain an in-house team yourself. This also means that you can focus on your core business operations. With ahs hospitality offices in both Auckland and Christchurch, we will happily take care of recruitment, training, insurance, salaries, and housekeeping equipment and most importantly, productivity and quality outcomes for hotel guests. We also have our own dedicated Human Resources, Marketing, Legal, Safety and Performance teams ready to provide comprehensive support. 3. Consistency and Reliability As an outsourced housekeeping company that has been operating in New Zealand for over 10 years, we are committed to providing a consistent and reliable professional cleaning service to all our hotel partners. With established protocols, quality control measures and cleanliness standards that our housekeepers adhere to, it is this reliability that you can trust that ensures your guests will have a consistently pleasant experience during their stay. 4. Access to Specialised Expertise At ahs hospitality, our New Zealand team have the specialised knowledge, experience and expertise in how to run a housekeeping department effectively and efficiently for large hotel chains. We train our housekeepers in the best cleaning techniques and processes, provide them with safe and eco-friendly products, and most importantly ensure compliance with New Zealand Health and Safety at Work regulations. 5. Enhanced Guest Experience and Satisfaction We all know that a clean, inviting and well-maintained hotel room directly impacts guest satisfaction. At ahs hospitality we take pride in bringing our cleaning expertise and meticulous attention to detail to our hotel clients, ensuring that every room and public area we clean is looking its very best. This high standard of cleanliness can significantly increase the guest experience, leading to positive reviews, higher ratings, and increased bookings across hotel booking sites. In conclusion, partnering with New Zealand’s top outsourced housekeeping company ahs hospitality, your hotel can gain from numerous financial and operational benefits that outsourced housekeeping offers. If you are interested in exploring how we can best support your hotel in achieving its housekeeping goals, get in touch today !

Winter in New Zealand can be chilly, but keeping your home warm during the cooler months doesn’t have to be a challenge. Our professional housekeepers from across the country have compiled their top tips to help you stay cosy and comfortable all season long. 1. Keep the Draught Out Around Doors and Windows One of the simplest yet most effective ways to keep your house warm in Winter is by preventing cold air from sneaking in through gaps around your doors and windows. Use draught stoppers or door snakes to seal these gaps. These handy items are easy to place along the bottom of your doors and can significantly reduce heat loss, keeping your home warmer and your heating bills lower. 2. Change Your Bedding to Flannelette Sheets Switching to flannelette sheets is a small change that can make a big difference. Flannelette, known for its softness and warmth, provides excellent insulation, ensuring a cosy and comfortable night’s sleep. These breathable sheets trap body heat more effectively than regular cotton sheets, making them a perfect choice for those cold winter nights in addition to adding a new level of cozy to your bed! 3. Put Rugs on Hard Surfaces Hardwood and tile floors can become quite cold in winter. Adding rugs to these surfaces not only can improve the aesthetic appeal of your home but also traps heat, making the floors feel warmer underfoot. Rugs act as an additional layer of insulation, helping to maintain a higher overall temperature in your rooms and around the house. 4. Swap Out Your Curtains with Heavier Drapes Curtains do more than just offer privacy and style – they also play a crucial role in insulating your home. During the winter months, consider replacing your light summer curtains with heavier drapes. These thicker fabrics help to block out the cold air and retain the heat inside, creating a warmer and more inviting environment. 5. Cover Your Walls Bare walls can make a room feel colder. Adding artwork, photo frames, or even bookshelves against the walls can provide an extra layer of insulation. These elements not only contribute to a cosier atmosphere but also help to trap heat within the room, making your living spaces warmer and more comfortable. 6. Let the Sunshine Through Even in the middle of winter, New Zealand often enjoys sunny days. Make the most of the natural warmth by opening your curtains and windows to let the sunlight in. Sunlight can naturally heat up your home, reducing the need for artificial heating during the day that just make the electricity bills skyrocket! Just remember to close the curtains as soon as the sun sets to keep the warmth inside. 7. Get Baking in the Kitchen! Winter is the perfect time to indulge in some baking. Using your oven not only fills your home with delicious aromas but also adds warmth. The heat generated from baking can help to raise the temperature in your kitchen and adjoining rooms. So, go ahead and bake your favourite cookies, pies, or casseroles and enjoy the added benefit of a warmer home. By following these practical tips from our experienced housekeepers, you can keep your house warm and cosy throughout the chilly New Zealand winter. Implementing even a few of these strategies can make a significant difference, ensuring that you and your family stay comfortable no matter how cold it gets outside. Interested in reading more blogs like this? Click here to see all our blogs To learn more about our New Zealand Housekeeping Services, click here

As Matariki, the Māori New Year, approaches, we are reminded of the profound significance of this celestial event across Aotearoa. Matariki heralds a time of renewal, reflection, and cultural connection — a moment deeply rooted in Mātauranga Māori, ancestral wisdom that guides us through these celebrations. At the heart of Matariki lies the essence of family, remembrance, and hope for the future. In this blog we will explore these themes and how they resonate powerfully with the principles of housekeeping and caring for our homes.

In the bustling world of hospitality, maintaining impeccable cleanliness is non-negotiable. For hotels and accommodation properties in New Zealand, ensuring guest satisfaction through pristine environments is key to success. However, achieving this standard can be a challenge, particularly in the realm of housekeeping. Fortunately, outsourced housekeeping services offers a compelling solution, providing numerous benefits for hotels and accommodation managers aiming to thrive in the competitive landscape of the New Zealand hospitality industry.e for your new post

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.

Managing your hotel or property’s housekeeping needs efficiently is paramount to providing an exceptional guest experience in 2024. As a hotelier in New Zealand , you understand the challenges of maintaining high quality standards while keeping costs in check. This is where the innovative solution of outsourced short-term labour hire in housekeeping comes into play, offering a cost-effective and flexible approach to meet your staffing requirements that does not compromise on quality.

3 Changes in hotel hospitality over the last 30 years  The year was 1993, Nelson Mandela won the Noble Peace Prize in recognition of his efforts to end apartheid and promote reconciliation in South Africa, Robin Williams redefined fatherly love in Mrs Doubtfire, and the world was introduced to the sounds of Radiohead with the release on their debut album, Pablo Honey. And in Western Australia, ahs hospitality was established as the first company to provide outsourced housekeeping services in Australia. It was a big year. In the 30 years since, ahs hospitality has continued to expand and grow throughout all Australian states and territories, as well as establishing a presence in New Zealand. In that time, the hospitality and hotel industries have undergone dramatic transformations. Sweeping advances in technology, shifting consumer preferences, and increased global connectivity have played key roles in reshaping this dynamic industry. Gone are the days of using an actual room key that had to be left with reception every time you left the premises- now we book and check in on our phones, use electronic keys to enter, with some hotels enabling radio frequency identification (RFID) allowing customers to use their phones as keys, and more avant-garde hotels are even allowing our furry family members to enjoy a life of luxury with us. We’ve seen huge changes in room configuration and layout with open plan bathrooms becoming more popular, and equally as divisive! We’ve moved well past pay-per-view and free to air televisions, and paid access to dial-up internet, to smart TVs, Wi-Fi connect ability throughout hotels, and a more tech savvy, personalised ability to connect to the rooms we stay in. Let's delve into the major changes that we’ve seen through the years at ahs hospitality, how they have impacted the industry, and how these changes impact our team.

​Did you know that ahs hospitality have been in the hotel housekeeping business for 30 years? In honour of this milestone we thought we would list the essential dos and don’ts of housekeeping we have learnt over the years.