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Director of Housekeeping Recruiters
Housekeeping is usually the largest team in a hotel and often has the highest turnover. A director of housekeeping or executive housekeeper keeps rooms ready on time, controls a major labor line and holds a large, diverse team together.
We recruit housekeeping leaders for resorts, boutique hotels and full-service properties. We look for people who know cleanliness standards inside out and also run their department like a business.
What to look for
What a great director of housekeeping brings
Cleanliness standards
They inspect rooms closely and treat cleanliness scores as their own report card.
Labor management
They schedule to occupancy, track minutes per room and adjust daily.
Retention
They build loyalty in a high-turnover department through fair scheduling and respect.
Inventory control
They manage linen, amenities and chemicals carefully, with no surprise shortages.
Cross-department coordination
They work closely with the front office and engineering on room status and repairs.
For employers
Hire a director of housekeeping
To hire a director of housekeeping, look for someone who can hold room standards at full occupancy with the team they have. Housekeeping is usually a hotel's largest department, so labor management matters as much as cleanliness.
What a director of housekeeping owns
- Cleanliness standards for rooms and public spaces
- Scheduling and productivity for room attendants and inspectors
- Laundry, linen and supply budgets
- Inspections and quality checks
- Hiring, training and keeping the housekeeping team
What to screen for
- Comparable scale: a similar room count and service level
- Productivity: results such as rooms per attendant or minutes per room
- Retention: turnover on their team
- Seasonality: ramp-up experience if your occupancy swings
- Standards: inspection or brand-standard scores
How our search works
We recruit employed managers at comparable properties through direct outreach, screen each one against your brief, and send you a short list of vetted candidates. You pay nothing until you hire. Our fee is 18% of first-year base salary, with a $9,000 minimum, and every placement carries a six-month (180-day) replacement guarantee. See how much hospitality recruiters charge to compare.
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Compensation
Director of housekeeping salary in 2026
- Base pay range (10th–90th percentile)
- $39k – $88k
- Average base
- $59,291
- Annual bonus
- $497–$16k
See every role in our salary guide.
Our process
How we recruit directors of housekeeping
We learn your room count, occupancy patterns, laundry setup, team structure and current scores, plus the leadership style that works in your building.
We recruit sitting housekeeping leaders and strong assistant executive housekeepers from comparable properties, verify their results and retention, and confirm their motive to move. You meet a vetted short list.
Every placement is a permanent, direct hire on your payroll. You pay a contingency fee only if you hire our candidate, and every placement carries our six-month replacement guarantee.
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