The Belmore Court and Motel are pleased to announce that our housekeeping team are finalists in
the Northern Ireland Hotels Federation's annual Housekeeping Awards. Now in its
5th year the awards aim to find the best housekeeping team in Northern Ireland.
Some of the housekeeping team at Belmore Court & Motel |
The awards have two
categories 'Under 90 Rooms' and 'Over 90 Rooms'. The Belmore Court and Motel are finalists in the 'Under 90 Rooms' category and face some stiff competition in the form of the big boys up the motorway: Malmaison, Ten Square Hotel, Clandeboye Lodge Hotel and the Galgorm Resort & Spa.
We are the
only representative from Fermanagh and the only representative West of the
Bann left in the competition!
To qualify as
finalists two members of the housekeeping team (Diana and Vilija) made the trip
to Belfast for an assessment of their skills.
Diana and Vilija's day
in Belfast began with Ice Breakers, followed by an explanation of how the day
would work, those who scored the highest would be short-listed. The first
challenge was to service a bedroom in 10 minutes, this included all the usual
housekeeping tasks such as tidying the bed and ensuring the tea tray was fully
stocked and clean.
The second challenge
was to put together a basket to go into rooms celebrating Valentines Day. The
teams had everything they would need set out in front of them as well as a
variety of gifts, which they could choose from to include in their baskets.
They also had ten minutes to do this. The Belmore Court and Motel's team included
a teddy, champagne with two glasses, a candle and a towel, which they shaped
like a swan to set off their romantic theme. The ladies assure us their swan
impressed everyone on the day!
The third challenge
set to the teams was a room inspection with a difference. They had 7 minutes to
find 20 hair clips (the same colour as the carpet) and to point them out to the
adjudicator without moving or lifting them. Diana and Vilija were proud to have
spotted 17 out of 20.
Their team work was
also assessed albeit in a less formal way. The ladies were tasked with making a
giraffe from Sellotape and newspaper. Diana and Vilija confess that whilst
their giraffe might not have been the best in the room it was the most comedic
and brought the rest of the room to laughter as it looked pregnant!
Their day in Belfast
was followed up by a secret inspection of the Belmore Court and Motel. The inspection included bedrooms, public toilets, bins, the corridor, the lift and
the housekeeping team's laundry room. The team impressed the judge so much so
that the inspector asked if she could take Diana home! We're not parting with
her anytime soon though.
The winner will be
announced at a gala dinner on 12th March in the Clandeboye Lodge Hotel; Wish us luck...
UPDATE
We Won - Check it out --- http://belmorecourtmotel.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/belmore-court-motel-cleans-up.html
UPDATE
We Won - Check it out --- http://belmorecourtmotel.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/belmore-court-motel-cleans-up.html
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