ROOM STATUS TERMINOLOGY
During the guest’s stay, the housekeeping status of
the guestroom changes several times. The various terms defined are typical of
the room status terminology of the lodging industry. Not every room status will
occur for each guestroom during every stay.
Occupied: A guest is currently registered to the room.
Complimentary: The room is occupied, but
the guest is assessed no charge for its use.
Stay Over: The guest is not expected to check out
today and will remain at least one more night.
On-change: The guest has departed, but the room has
not yet been cleaned and readied for re-sale.
Do Not Disturb: The guest has requested not
to be disturbed.
Sleep-out: A guest is registered to the room, but
the bed has not been used.
Skipper: The guest has left the hotel without making
arrangements to settle his or her account.
Sleeper: The guest has settled his or her account and left
the hotel, but the front office staff has failed to properly update the room’s
status.
Vacant and ready: The room has been cleaned
and inspected and is ready for an arriving guest.
Out-of-order: The room cannot be assigned
to a guest. A room may be out-of-order for a variety of reasons including the
need for maintenance, refurbishing, and extensive cleaning.
Double Lock: The guest room
door is locked from inside and outside two times so that no one can enter.
Lockout: The room has been locked so that the guest cannot
re-enter until a hotel official clears him or her.
DNCO (Did Not Check Out): The guest
made arrangements to settle his or her account (and thus is not a skipper), but
has left without informing the front office.
Due out: The room is expected to become vacant after the
following day’s checkout time.
Do Not Paid: The guest is
going to check out from
the hotel today.
Checkout: The guest has settled his or her account, returned
the room keys, and left the hotel.
Late Check-out: The guest has requested and
is being allowed to check out later than the hotel’s standard check-out time.
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