The document provides instructions for housekeeping staff on making beds. It describes preparing bedding items and the proper techniques for stripping and remaking beds using various styles like standard, American and Norwegian. Detailed steps are listed to ensure beds are made neatly with fresh linens. Staff are advised to inspect beds thoroughly, learn the employer's specific procedures, and accommodate any guest preferences when remaking beds.

1. HOUSEKEEPING
“MAKE BED”

2.  Prepare for work
 Enter room
 Clean room
 Provide information to guests
 Maintain storage areas and trolleys
 Close shift
RESPONSIBILITIES:

3.  Cleaning Materials
 Bedding
 Toiletries
 Stationery
 Paper products
 Promotional & Informational Material
 Bags
 Give away items
 Replacement items
DURING PREPARATION

4. Pillows
Pillow Protectors
Blankets
Duvets or Bedspreads
Mattress Protectors
Electric Blankets
BEDDING

5. “Always position the trolley near the wall and out of the
guest’s way.”
Position Of Trolleys On Guest Floors
Don’t leave them in the middle of the corridor as:
• It makes it harder for movement of people in the corridor
• It makes it more appealing for theft
• It helps avoid injuries by people bumping into them.
• In the event of an emergency, it is important that corridors
remain clear.

6.  Strip and re-make bed with fresh bed linen
 Remove bedspread or duvet
 Remove blankets (where provided
 Remove pillowcases
 Remove sheets
 Check mattress protector
 Inspect electric blanket
MAKE BED
 Remaking bed with fresh linen
“The final appearance of the made bed must therefore make the right
impression – neat, tidy, balanced, crisp, clean, attractive and inviting.”

7. Standard Style
Mattress Protector
Bottom Sheet
Top Sheet
Blanket
Bedspread
Pillows
Pillowcases
BED MAKING STYLES
American Style
Mattress Protector
Bottom Sheet
Top Sheet
Bedspread
Pillows
Pillowcases
Norwegian Style
Mattress Protector
Bottom Sheet
Quilt
Quilt Protector
Quilt Cover
Pillows

8. 1. Check electric blanket is straight and secured
2. Position mattress protector and secure strings
3. With seams down, position bottom sheet (right side)
4. Mitre bottom sheet – all four corners by:
a) Tucking cover along foot and head of mattress
b) Lifting corner flap – about 30cm from corner
c) Tucking in remaining portion of cover
d) Dropping flap and tucking in
e) Smooth out creases
5. With seams up, position top sheet – top edge even with
mattress at bed head (wrong side)
6. Position blanket (if applicable)
BED MAKING STEPS

9. 7. Turn head of top sheet over blanket
8. Smooth out creases
9. Tuck in top sheet and blanket on sides
10. Mitre all corners, top sheet and blanket together
11. Smooth out creases
12. Position bedspread so it is straight and all corners are even
13. Fold back bedspread at bed head end
14. Place pillowcases on fluffed up pillows
15. Position pillows on the bed as required
16. Fold bedspread over pillow and neatly tuck in
BED MAKING STEPS

10.  Make sure all the fresh linen to go onto the bed is placed onto a
chair, table or couch while you are making the bed – it must
never be left on the floor
 When you have finished making the bed, step back and inspect
it to make sure it is right:, then adjust as required
 The way you make your bed at home is probably not going to
be what is required at work
 The way you made beds at your last employer is probably not
going to be the same as what is required with your current
employer
Points To Remember

11.  Request Cards
 Benefits
 It is environmentally friendly
 It reduces expenses for a hotel.
Re-make Bed Using Existing Bed Linen

12.  1. Remove pillows and place them on a clean surface, checking
for stains or need for replacement 2. Remove or pull back any
blankets or duvets, again checking for stains or need for
replacement
 3. Straighten bottom sheet, again checking for stains or need
for replacement. If a new sheet is required, change accordingly
 4. Re-tuck in sheet
 5. Smooth out creases
 6. Follow the procedures on bed making from step #5 to #16.
Remaking A Bed Using Existing
Bed Linen (Procedure)

13.  Take special note of the preferences of the guest.
 Before making the bed check to identify preferences including:
 If they have removed the blanket or duvet, you may wish to
place this in the cupboard or folded back at the end of the bed
 If they have more pillows, make the bed and position the
pillows accordingly
 If items such as books, magazines, glasses, clothes or other
personal items were found on the bed, place them neatly back
on the bed in a similar position.
Points To Remember