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Housekeeping Schedule Calculator

Calculate housekeeping staff needed from room count, checkout rates, and cleaning time standards.

Inputs

%
%
min
min
hours

Results

Housekeepers Needed

7

Rooms per Person17
Checkout Rooms42
Stayover Rooms78
Avg Minutes/Room25.3 min
Daily Labor Cost$840.00
Cost per Room$7.00
How to Use This Calculator
  1. Enter Total Rooms and the Occupancy Rate (%) for the period.
  2. Set the Checkout Rate (% of occupied rooms checking out today).
  3. Enter Stayover Clean Time (minutes per room) and Checkout Clean Time (minutes per room).
  4. Set Shift Length in hours for housekeeping staff.
  5. Review Housekeepers Needed, Rooms per Housekeeper, Checkout Rooms, and Stayover Rooms.

How the result changes with Total Rooms

Total RoomsHousekeepers Needed
20910
70733
1,30461
1,80184

What each input means

Total Rooms
Total rooms in the hotel.
Occupancy Rate
Current occupancy percentage.
Checkout Rate
Percentage of occupied rooms checking out today.
Stayover Clean Time
Minutes to service a stayover room.
Checkout Clean Time
Minutes for a full checkout clean.
Shift Length
Standard shift length including break time.

How this is calculated

Worked example, using the default values

  1. Identify Input Parameters
    4 parameters
    Total Rooms = 150, Occupancy Rate = 80, Checkout Rate = 35, Stayover Clean Time = 20 = 6 input(s) provided
  2. Calculate Housekeepers Needed
    Housekeepers Needed
    7 = 7
  3. Calculate Rooms per Person
    Rooms per Person
    17 = 17
  4. Calculate Checkout Rooms
    Checkout Rooms
    42 = 42

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