Hotels / Motels
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Topic: Hotels / Motels
Posted By: CCandmore
Subject: Hotels / Motels
Date Posted: 08/April/2008 at 11:37pm
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I could use some advice from any of you guys cleaning hotel/motels (Days Inn, Ramada-type):
A local guy who owns eight wants to know my price for cleaning all carpet (rooms, halls, and outside walkways) once/twice a year. My only commercial experience is some monthly restaurant accounts.
The hallways are big and the rooms are small. Each location 3-8 levels.
Should it be HWE, OP, Cimex or what?
What do these places usually pay per sqft? or per room?
Thanks for the help. I'd like the regular business during my slower winter months, but really don't want to get caught up in a big pia or low profit obligation. If you guys say it sucks, I'll give him sticker shock.
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Posted By: nightrider
Date Posted: 09/April/2008 at 12:20am
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Those places are the hardest people to deal with, clean for , and collect from . Other than that, they're great places to do, because most of the time it's not very dirty and easy to clean. As far as the price................whatever you say.....................it's too much .
Nightrider
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Posted By: ezebill
Date Posted: 09/April/2008 at 1:09am
| I charge $ 35.00 per room not moving any beds dresser's or night stands, minimum of 10 HWE run 200psi if they do the halls at the same time i charge $0.14 per sq foot $ 0.20 per sq foot if just halls |
Posted By: cmaster
Date Posted: 09/April/2008 at 2:18am
They will probably want it done for $10 or less per room. I wouldn't do it for less than $25 with a 6 room same area minimum. Hallways .10-.20 sq ft depending on frequency and soiling. Good luck ------------- 
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Posted By: h8z2luze
Date Posted: 09/April/2008 at 10:48pm
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Well i think your talking in canadian money but in UDS We do all the motel 6, best westerns, and a few others in northern and centeral california a couple times a year thats what our business survives on. We are way below what other people charge because my boss is 74 and still lives in the 50's lol. Around where I live we charge about $10.00 USD per roomand depending on how long the halls are $40-$60-$80 Most of the people that own hotels and motels around here are east indian and they DO NOT want to spend money. We have been doing them for upwards of 10 years now though so we do have a good history. HOWEVER on the coast we charge about $18 USD per room because all the carpet cleaners over there charge upwards of $25 per room. Guess who gets the business :) I work with about 600PSI at about 200degrees Works great with the right chemicals. If your doing a 8 story hotel you better have ALOT of hose or a protable. |
Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 10/April/2008 at 12:17am
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get a signed P.O. or you may work and never get paid.
Motels are a P.I.T.A. you need a good 5 star hotel.....where you do everything in a room. 200 to 300 per room is what you are looking for... that consists of carpet furniture drapes mattress the works.
forget about sh*tty motels..
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Posted By: h8z2luze
Date Posted: 10/April/2008 at 1:23am
| ya its not much money i agree We usually make about 300 a day |
Posted By: CCandmore
Date Posted: 10/April/2008 at 7:37pm
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Got in touch with the guy today. Quoted 4 big hallways at .25 per sqft. Told him that was the lowest price we quote. I was a little surprised that he went with it, since I'm pretty sure he was expecting less. I will get paid when we finish. I'm not sure if I'll get any more work from him, but I'm not convinced whether I want the $10 room deal anyway. Got to estimate how many I can finish an hour before getting involved with that.
Anyway, thanks for all the input. It kept me from bidding too low and pissing away a Saturday.
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Posted By: h8z2luze
Date Posted: 10/April/2008 at 7:53pm
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Depending on how big the room I can finish 30 rooms in 3-5 hours |
Posted By: nightrider
Date Posted: 10/April/2008 at 8:21pm
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10 rooms/hour...............wow..........wish I can work that fast
Nightrider
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Posted By: John L
Date Posted: 11/April/2008 at 12:29am
You can nightrider with a Cimex. 
Anyways CC you should negotiate a 1-2yr signed contract contingent on the thumbs up on your first clean.. Well, thats how i operate with payment due on receipt! If that dont fly with'em.. Ostilla vista baby! NEXT......
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Posted By: nightrider
Date Posted: 11/April/2008 at 1:20am
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A " Cimex " machine reminds me of buttering my toast in the morning, just smearing it all around nice and even
Nightrider
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Posted By: cmaster
Date Posted: 11/April/2008 at 1:43am
Toast with smeared butter is great -------------
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Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 11/April/2008 at 8:22am
so I say extra butter anyone!
I wanna marry my cimex!
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nightrider wrote:Posted By: CCandmore
Date Posted: 11/April/2008 at 9:20am
Thanks for the advice.
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Posted By: CCandmore
Date Posted: 11/April/2008 at 9:25am
| If you Cimex a commercial account, how often should the carpet be HWE, or can you just keep using the Cimex? |
Posted By: nightrider
Date Posted: 11/April/2008 at 11:08am
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Don"t be fooled by a fool.................a Cimex is only good for cleaning clean carpets................something like a vacuum cleaner would do
This is what seperates the men from the boys.....The pro's from the amatures...............you are being paid to clean a customers carpet in good faith and TRUST.................if you merely made their carpet look clean ...........then what you did was dishonest , fraudulant , and unprofessional.
Unless you give the customer the option, the explaination of the 2 different systems and perhaps a lower price for the cheaper method..............................you're just a thief
Nightrider
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Posted By: cmaster
Date Posted: 11/April/2008 at 12:08pm
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Most hotels don't care about how clean their carpets really are, just how clean they look.
Do you disagree with the statement that most people clean for appearance??????  -------------
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Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 11/April/2008 at 12:19pm
you clean with your Honesty NR and I'll clean with my cimex and at the end of the day we'll see who the customer wants
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Posted By: John L
Date Posted: 11/April/2008 at 12:39pm
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It's the Crystal Polymer secret nightrider..!!
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Posted By: nightrider
Date Posted: 11/April/2008 at 2:56pm
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Steamer...........if you ever read my past posts regarding the Cimex you would have seen that I have used it on my restaurant carpets and found it to be amazing........I think I used the words ( " It cleans like magic " ) The problem was that 2 weeks after the carpet looked like crap..........like I never cleaned it for years....................I also used it in my office that was not very dirty................it looked great for months............WONDER WHY. Nightrider |
Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 11/April/2008 at 6:58pm
| traffic! plus I bet you didn't use the good encap juice |
Posted By: Michael
Date Posted: 11/April/2008 at 7:04pm
Of course anyone should be forthcoming about their method. The above is exactly what we do. We offer hwe and encap, and we explain to each customer both options, how they work, the basic pros and cons of each, and our recommendation for them based on their particular needs. We used to charge less for encap, but now we get the Encapulean w/Maxim and charge equally--we include stain guard app as another benefit of the encap service: "comes standard with stain guard." |
Posted By: nightrider
Date Posted: 11/April/2008 at 7:35pm
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Steamer I used a chemical called Vac-Away ( or something like that ) Nightrider |
Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 11/April/2008 at 10:54pm
| no good..LOL |
Posted By: nightrider
Date Posted: 12/April/2008 at 12:36am
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What should I have used. is there anything out there that can clean a greasy restaurant carpet using the " Cimex " method Nightrider |
Posted By: John L
Date Posted: 12/April/2008 at 1:12am
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I'll bet Mr.Steamer uses Releasit..! |
Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 12/April/2008 at 8:02am
| I call it cha ching $$$$$ |
Posted By: CCandmore
Date Posted: 12/April/2008 at 5:56pm
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Just to follow up. Did the job. Got paid in full without TOO much trouble. I did end up throwing in a few small freebies as requested, but the money per hour was still good. Next time, I think I'll get the price agreement signed in advance. |
Posted By: John L
Date Posted: 12/April/2008 at 6:24pm
 Great CC.. What juice did ya use?
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Posted By: CCandmore
Date Posted: 12/April/2008 at 7:02pm
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Not many stains, but a lot of foot traffic dirt and cheap vacuum use on lower 2 floors. Presprayed with Traffic Slam and Citrusolve in a Hydrosrayer, raked it in and rinsed with FabSet to bring the PH back near neutral. Spot treated some chewing gum.
I had a higher PH just in case, but everything cleaned up well. Not nearly as tough to clean as some restaurants and light-colored residential I've had lately
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Posted By: John L
Date Posted: 12/April/2008 at 8:17pm
| OK.. I thought you were going to Encap it.. |
Posted By: h8z2luze
Date Posted: 14/April/2008 at 11:23pm
| I cant believe you guys have to do all that work lol I use a wand only in hotel rooms and no pre spray and i do a fine job. Havent had any complaints at all. |
Posted By: John L
Date Posted: 15/April/2008 at 1:39pm
HUH! The most important cleaning agent and you don't use it..
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Posted By: CCandmore
Date Posted: 15/April/2008 at 7:25pm
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Posted By: h8z2luze
Date Posted: 15/April/2008 at 8:02pm
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Ok here is what i do. I use a wand I use pro chems heatwave I put the solution in the machine i go into the room do it once its clean i go to the next room. I did this along side another carpet cleaner and he couldnt figure out how i could do it and get it so clean. I donno thats just how I was tought to do it. If its really dirty I use pre spray. Or if its a sensitive carpet I will use all fiber rinse. How do you guys put down your pre treat? |
Posted By: John L
Date Posted: 15/April/2008 at 8:13pm
Electric sprayer..
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Posted By: cmaster
Date Posted: 15/April/2008 at 10:46pm
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Hydroforce -------------
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Posted By: h8z2luze
Date Posted: 15/April/2008 at 10:46pm
| When i put down pre treat I use prochem ultrapac traffic clean and I use the TM solution line and a hand spray wand So I get it deep into the carpet I spray at about 600 PSI. Seems to work really well. |
Posted By: cmaster
Date Posted: 15/April/2008 at 10:48pm
Sounds like a hydroforce to me -------------
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Posted By: John L
Date Posted: 15/April/2008 at 10:48pm
| 600psi for prespraying WOOOH! You must be inhaling alot of the mist.. I use 45psi electric sprayer.. |
Posted By: h8z2luze
Date Posted: 15/April/2008 at 10:52pm
| The TM is a Prochem Legend XL and ya sometimes it mists alot but not usually. |
Posted By: John L
Date Posted: 15/April/2008 at 10:53pm
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I almost bought a PCLegendXL a few years back.. |
Posted By: h8z2luze
Date Posted: 15/April/2008 at 10:54pm
| It is awesome. |
Posted By: John L
Date Posted: 15/April/2008 at 11:06pm
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My Recoil can beat your Legend...
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Posted By: cmaster
Date Posted: 15/April/2008 at 11:40pm
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My Rug Doctor will kick all your sorry asses -------------
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Posted By: John L
Date Posted: 15/April/2008 at 11:43pm
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Hahahaha.... |
Posted By: h8z2luze
Date Posted: 16/April/2008 at 10:00pm
| lol good luck with that. |
Posted By: cmaster
Date Posted: 16/April/2008 at 11:02pm
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Maybe I should order a Titan from Kenny??????? I can kick your asses with an imaginary machine -------------
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Posted By: nightrider
Date Posted: 17/April/2008 at 10:28am
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You need imaginary carpets , and get paid in imaginary money to buy imaginary food..............................then again all the work is also imaginary, so not much energy is needed
Nightrider
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Posted By: cmaster
Date Posted: 17/April/2008 at 10:30am
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I've got way more imaginary energy than Kenny -------------
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Posted By: nightrider
Date Posted: 17/April/2008 at 10:32am
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Maybe more energy............................................but NoWay " More Imagination "
Nightrider
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