Housekeeping is the hospitality wing of cleaning. Room attendants service a corridor of rooms against the clock, typically 15 to 25 rooms a shift depending on the hotel's standard, with a strict routine per room: strip, make, bathroom, dust, hoover, restock. Shifts run mornings into early afternoon, timed between checkout and check-in, which makes housekeeping one of the few cleaning niches with sociable daytime hours as standard.
The employer mix runs from independent hotels to the big chains and outsourced housekeeping providers. City hotels recruit year-round; coastal and holiday-park operators staff up hard for the season and some offer live-in packages. The step from room attendant to floor supervisor to head housekeeper is a genuine management ladder, and head housekeepers in large hotels run departments of dozens.
Housekeeping Assistant - Knowle Package Description: Shift Details: 2 positions x 20 hours per week At Avery Healthcare, we are all about supporting the people who care for our residents. We know…
£26,457Posted today · via Adzuna
Housekeeping Assistant - Marlow Package Description: Shift Details : 07:00 am -14:00 pm / 10:00 am -17:00 pm At Avery Healthcare, we are all about supporting the people who care for our residents.…
£26,520Posted today · via Adzuna
Housekeeping Assistant - Wolverhampton Package Description: At Avery Healthcare, we are all about supporting the people who care for our residents. We know how hard our teams work, and we're here to…
£26,457Posted today · via Adzuna
Room Attendant Garner Hotel Chesterfield North, 3 Tallys End, Chesterfield Road, Barlborough, S43 4WP Rate: £12.80 | Hours: Guaranteed Hours Each Week Benefits: Fixed hours contract available -…
£12,000Posted today · via Adzuna
Room Attendant Drayton Manor Resort, Drayton Manor Hotel, Drayton Manor Drive, Drayton Bassett, Tamworth, B78 3TW Rate: £13 | Hours: Guaranteed Hours Each Week Benefits: Fixed hours contract…
£12,000Posted today · via Adzuna
Room Attendant - London It's the little things that make the biggest difference. At Hotel Indigo K West Shepherd's Bush , we believe every guest experience begins with thoughtful preparation and…
£30,992Posted today · via Adzuna
Room Attendant - Chester Room Attendant 12.71 Per Hour, Casual worker Does attention to detail come naturally to you? Do you strive to make things perfect? In this role you'll be working behind the…
£23,411Posted today · via Adzuna
Room Attendant - Slough Room Attendant 8.00 - 13.00 per hour Location Description Crowne Plaza Marlow is a contemporary 4-star lakeside hotel offering stylish bedrooms, the AA Rosette Glaze…
£16,640 - £27,040Posted today · via Adzuna
Multi-Site Housekeeping Manager | Housekeeping Manager | Holiday Park Housekeeping Manager Dobwalls (Liskeard) & Lanreath (Looe), Cornwall | £15.00 per hour | 24-28 Hours per Week | Permanent |…
£30,000 - £37,000Posted yesterday · via Adzuna
Multi-Site Housekeeping Manager | Housekeeping Manager | Holiday Park Housekeeping Manager Dobwalls (Liskeard) & Lanreath (Looe), Cornwall | £15.00 per hour | 24-28 Hours per Week | Permanent |…
£30,000 - £37,000Posted yesterday · via Adzuna
Immediate start following a successful interview We're hiring a Key Room Attendant to join our amazing team here at Omni Facilities Management Established in 1980, Omni Facilities Management is a…
£35,186Posted yesterday · via Adzuna
We're currently recruiting a part time Weekend Store Operative to join our dedicated team to deliver outstanding cleaning services for Healthcare, contracted to 12 hours per week. As one of our…
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Listings refreshed 17 July 2026. Adverts link to the original posting on the source job board.
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All cleaning jobsBudget and mid-market hotels commonly set 15 to 25 rooms per shift, with more time allowed per room in luxury properties. Adverts sometimes quote minutes per room instead, 20 to 30 minutes is typical. Ask how checkouts versus stay-overs are counted, since checkouts take longer.
Live-in packages exist mainly in seasonal and rural hospitality, holiday parks, resorts and country hotels, where the wage is paired with staff accommodation at a capped rent. City hotel roles are almost always live-out. The advert will state it plainly when accommodation is included.