Housekeeping Cost Per Occupied Room Calculator
Find out how much you spend on housekeeping labour for each room cleaned. Industry benchmark: €4-€18 per occupied room. Higher than €25 suggests scheduling or process inefficiency.
Housekeeping cost per room
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Formula
Housekeeping cost per room = Total housekeeping labour cost / Rooms cleaned
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Why it matters
Housekeeping is the single largest controllable cost in a hotel's operating budget. Without per-room measurement, scheduling decisions are made on gut. With it, you can compare productivity across shifts, spot trends after schedule changes, and quantify the gain from cleaning-time-saving moves like reduced linen change frequency for extended stays.
Frequently asked questions
Limited-service properties: €4-€8. Full-service midscale: €8-€14. Upscale: €12-€18. Luxury: €18-€30. Compare to your own historical trend more than to industry averages.
Yes — include all housekeeping labour: housekeepers, supervisors, laundry attendants if in-house. Exclude one-off project labour like deep cleans.
Three levers: room-status visibility (housekeepers waste time not knowing what to clean next), green-program opt-outs for extended stays (no daily towel changes if guest opts in), and shift-template optimisation against actual arrival patterns.
Yes — include the contracted cost. Per-room calculations work the same way whether labour is in-house or contracted.
Track this automatically in Guestivo
Guestivo's housekeeping module tracks time per room and surfaces per-room cost trends automatically. No spreadsheet maintenance.