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The Green Option Dashboard streamlines housekeeping by efficiently managing and organizing skipped room cleanings, optimizing staff routes, and providing tools for easy tracking and reporting.
For those unfamiliar with the SuitePad Green Option, it is a sustainability initiative that enables guests to skip room cleaning for specific days or their entire stay right from their rooms via SuitePad in-room tablets. With this initiative, hotels can fulfill the expectations of environmentally-conscious travelers while efficiently addressing the persistent staffing challenges.
The rise of eco-conscious travel
It may seem like an odd choice to make; surely guests would prefer to have fresh sheets and towels every day, right? However, today’s guests are much more concerned about the environment than ever before, and many are willing to skip daily room cleaning to do their bit to protect it. In Booking.com’s annual Sustainable Travel Report 2023, 60% of guests now opt to reuse their towels multiple times, a significant 25% jump from just two years ago.
What’s more, 40% of guests stated that they opted out of having their room cleaned daily when offered the option by their hotel. Moreover, in the report, 76% of travelers reported that they are inspired to travel more sustainably, with 74% believing that we must act now and make more sustainable choices to save the planet for future generations.
A cost-effective solution for the staffing challenges
Aside from meeting contemporary travelers' eco-conscious expectations, the Green Option offers hoteliers additional benefits to address an array of challenges. Perhaps one of the most important ones is the decreased workforce capacity due to the lack of qualified hotel professionals.
Let’s think of it this way: with fewer staff members in the housekeeping department, wouldn't you prefer to have fewer rooms to clean? We certainly think so. Also, a reduced workforce for an increased workload prompts many hotels to hire external cleaning companies, which makes the whole process a lot more expensive and unsustainable in the long run. So, saving room cleaning means saving a lot of money.
That’s why we've worked hard to introduce additional functions in our Green Option feature, making things much easier for you and your staff. Ultimately, we developed our latest addition: the Green Option Dashboard.
How does the Green Option Dashboard make housekeeping easier?
The way this function works is fairly simple and to the point. Once a guest selects the option to skip room cleaning, the order appears in the Green Option dashboard within the admin panel. This dashboard allows hotels to manage their Green Option orders efficiently. Most importantly, it includes a widget displaying all rooms that can be skipped for cleaning.
Sorting options organize the list by numeric or chronological order, making it easy for the housekeeping staff to plan their cleaning routes. There is also a list detailing all Green Option orders by month, which provides transparency and a sense of overall saved costs.
This feature streamlines Green Option order management by allowing users to filter and search orders, taking the workload off your staff’s shoulders while maintaining operational efficiency. In addition, features such as printing and exporting make it easier for staff to access information while they work and keep track of things for housekeeping and administrative purposes. Exporting the list is also very practical when forwarding it to external cleaning companies.
Conclusion
The new dashboard allows you to organize your housekeeping route more efficiently and creates a seamless communication channel between your guests and your housekeeping staff. You can easily analyze the performance of your cost savings via the Green Option, print out the skipped room cleaning list to make things easier for your staff, and integrate sustainable practices into your operational strategies for impactful innovation.
Published on 17 May 2024
