Types of housekeeping Domestic Housekeeping- refers to housekeeping maintenance in a house. It covers bedrooms, kitchen, dining, receiving area, grounds and the surroundings areas within the house.
Institutional Housekeeping applies to housekeeping maintenance in commercial lodging establishments like hotels, resorts, inns and apartels . Institutional Housekeeping usually covers the following areas: Guest rooms & Hallways and corridors Public Rooms and restaurants & Offices Lobby, Stairways, Windows & Grounds Stores, concessionaire shops Linen and Laundry area Housekeeping job in commercial establishments is more complex to manage as compared to domestic housekeeping. With a lot of guests to attend to, housekeeping responsibilities have to be distributed to several sections of the housekeeping department.