Hotels and cleaning

Room attendant CV: example and template

This example is for room attendants and housekeeping staff in hotels, guesthouses, apartments and on ships, and for people looking for their first job in hotels.

The housekeeping manager wants to know how many rooms you clean per shift, to what standard and whether you pay attention to detail. We show you how to describe this on your CV.

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Example CV: room attendant

All the details in this example are fictional. Treat it as a model of layout and wording, and replace the content with your own experience.

Ewa Pawlak

Room attendant

Zakopane +48 123 456 789 ewa.pawlak@example.com

Professional profile

Room attendant with 4 years of experience in a 4-star hotel. I clean 14 to 16 rooms per shift to the hotel's standard, prepare rooms for VIP guests and pay attention to every detail. I work independently and carefully and know how to use cleaning products safely.

Work experience

Room attendant

05.2022 - present

4-star hotel, 120 rooms, Zakopane

  • Cleaning 14 to 16 rooms per shift to the hotel's standard.
  • Preparing rooms for VIP guests and special packages.
  • Restocking minibars and toiletries and reporting what was used.
  • Reporting faults to maintenance and lost property to reception.
  • Cleaning public areas, conference rooms and the spa.

Housekeeping assistant, seasonal work

06.2021 - 09.2021

Guesthouse, Koscielisko

  • Cleaning rooms and apartments after guests checked out.
  • Washing and ironing bed linen.
  • Helping with breakfast service.

Education

Hotel services technician

2016 - 2020

Hotel and tourism school in Zakopane

Skills

  • Cleaning rooms to the hotel's standard
  • Making beds and changing linen
  • Safe use of cleaning products
  • Minibar service
  • Cleaning public areas
  • Reporting faults

Training

  • Health and safety and chemical products training
  • Guest service standards training, 2023

Languages

  • English: A2

Additional information

  • Shift and weekend work

I hereby consent to the processing of my personal data for the purposes necessary to carry out the recruitment process, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 (GDPR).

How to write a room attendant CV

Professional summary

Say where you have worked, for how long and how many rooms you clean per shift. Add the standard of the property and what you do besides cleaning rooms, such as preparing VIP rooms or cleaning the spa.

Room attendant with 2 seasons of experience in a seaside hotel. I clean up to 14 rooms per shift and am tidy and thorough. I can work at weekends and in the summer season.

Experience: duties and achievements

Numbers show that you know the pace of hotel work. Add tasks that require trust and care: minibars, lost property, reporting faults, VIP rooms.

Weaker: Cleaning rooms.

Better: Cleaning 14 to 16 rooms per shift to the standard of a 4-star hotel.

Weaker: Checking the minibar.

Better: Restocking minibars and toiletries and reporting what was used.

Weaker: Reporting problems.

Better: Reporting faults to maintenance and lost property to reception.

Skills worth listing

Show that you know hotel standards and use cleaning products safely. Under personal skills, focus on accuracy, honesty and pace.

Professional skills

  • Housekeeping standards
  • Making beds
  • Cleaning products and safety rules
  • Cleaning bathrooms and public areas
  • Using a housekeeping trolley
  • Washing and ironing

Personal skills

  • Accuracy and attention to detail
  • Honesty
  • Pace and stamina
  • Discretion with guests
  • Teamwork

Training

List health and safety training, training in using chemical products and in guest service standards. If you went to a hotel school, your education is a big plus too.

Room attendant CV with no experience

Describe seasonal work, cleaning offices or private homes, or placements at a hotel school. Any experience of keeping places clean counts.

Mention your availability in the season and at weekends. Hotels often hire people with no experience and train them to their own standard.

Tailoring your CV to the job offer

A chain hotel looks for knowledge of standards and pace, a guesthouse for flexibility and help with other tasks, and a luxury property for attention to detail and discretion. Move what fits the place to the top.

The most common mistakes on a room attendant CV

Questions and answers

What should a room attendant put on a CV?

The type and standard of the property, the number of rooms per shift, tasks beyond cleaning, knowledge of cleaning products, training, languages and availability.

How many rooms does a room attendant clean?

It depends on the hotel and the size of the rooms, usually a dozen or so per shift. On your CV, give the number you clean.

Can you become a room attendant with no experience?

Yes. Hotels often train new people. On your CV, stress accuracy, honesty and availability.

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