Reduce housekeeping in the hotel

Save costs, relieve the team, inspire guests & increase sustainability: this is how it works.

Chris Kaiser
10/06/2025

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Imagine reducing room cleaning in your hotel.

As a result:

Save money
Relieve your team and
save resources such as water, energy and cleaning agents.

In addition, every time you save on cleaning, you take plastic out of the ocean and plant trees for climate protection.

Perfect for marketing and, of course, in-house sustainability.

Sounds too good to be true?

But it is not.

Click A Tree makes it possible.

Do you have any questions? Or do you want to start reducing housekeeping in your hotel straight away?

Or do you know someone you should definitely share this article with?

Come on then.

Less is more - rethinking housekeeping

Hotels today are facing ever greater challenges: rising operating costs, a shortage of skilled workers and guests’ growing desire for genuine sustainability.

The classic daily room cleaning seems like a relic from the old days: Inefficient, expensive and no longer up to date.

This is exactly where Click A Tree comes in – with a concept that is as simple as it is effective: instead of lead cleaning, 1 kg of plastic is taken out of the sea.

And the best thing is: your guests really like it.

After all, who wouldn’t be happy to forgo a lead clean-up if plastic is retrieved from the sea and turned into chairs for schools instead?

Why reduce housekeeping in the hotel?

In everyday hotel life, daily room cleaning is a big item – both financially and organizationally.

But is it really still worth it?

Resource consumption at peak level

Every single cleaning means:

Water consumption for shower, toilet, washbasin
Electricity for lighting and cleaning equipment
Cleaning agents that get into waste water
Time spent by the housekeeping team, which is often understaffed and overworked anyway

Relieve the housekeeping team

Your team works hard – and deserves to be relieved.

Fewer cleanings mean:

Less stress
Less overtime
Higher satisfaction

Guests want sustainability

More and more travelers attach importance to environmental protection and you can use this to reduce your housekeeping in the hotel.

Studies show: Many hotel guests find daily cleaning superfluous – especially for short stays.

If they are offered a sensible alternative, such as collecting marine plastic, their willingness to do without is particularly high.

Marine protection also strengthens your CSR profile.

You can track your impact at any time via your Impact Dashboard – and of course share it with your guests.

The innovative solution: clean up the sea instead of your room

What if your guests did without room cleaning – and you not only saved resources, but also protected the ocean?

This makes it doubly worthwhile to reduce housekeeping in the hotel.

Welcome to the simplest sustainability measure your hotel will ever implement.

Reducing housekeeping at the hotel: how to do it

Instead of daily lead cleaning, your hotel offers guests an alternative: For every skipped cleaning, 1 kilogram of plastic is taken from the sea.

The setup is child’s play:

No subscription
No basic fee
No minimum purchase
No obligations
Nothing in small print

Simply the cost per kilogram of plastic.

If not a single guest forgoes cleaning, nothing happens. You have no costs or obligations.

At the end of the month, you simply tell us how many kilograms of plastic should be collected – based on the number of cleanings saved.

Done.

We get to work straight away.

And what happens to the plastic?

The collected marine plastic is recycled and made into chairs for schools

In this way, you not only create impact for the environment and social added value, but you can also reduce your housekeeping at the hotel at the same time

And as a bonus, a mangrove tree is planted for every kilo of plastic collected.

These trees:

store CO?,
provide a habitat for animals,
protect coastal regions,
and symbolize real, tangible commitment.

Of course, you can also primarily communicate“trees instead of housekeeping”.

Whatever suits you and your guests best.

Why your guests will love it

The feedback from participating hotels is clear: guests love this idea.

Because they experience how their renunciation brings concrete benefits.

“Cleaning up the sea instead of the room” – that’s a story that sticks.

A concrete example: The Parkhotel Weingarten

The Parkhotel in Weingarten has 72 rooms.

In summer 2023, they introduced the Click A Tree system.

With resounding success!

Already in November, 719 room cleanings were saved!

This means:

Almost 10 cleanings saved per room – per month
Huge savings on water, electricity and personnel
719 kg less plastic in the ocean
719 more mangrove trees on our planet
Hundreds of guests who feel part of a genuine environmental movement

And that is precisely the key: you turn your guests into co-creators of a better world.

With minimal effort for your team, but maximum impact for the environment, people and the brand.

Click here for the complete case study on how to save costs in the hotel and relieve the team.

Advantages for your hotel

Why the housekeeping reduction model pays off in hotels for you? Quite simply:

Reduce hotel costs: Less cleaning = less staff time, energy, water & resources
Relieve the team: less work pressure, better working conditions, motivated housekeeping
Inspire guests: they join in – and tell others about it
Unique storytelling: from plastic to school chair to happy child – it sticks
Marketing with impact: newsletters, social media, hotel room signs – your guests love it
CO? save & promote biodiversity: Through every tree planted

Anchoring sustainability in everyday hotel life

Make it part of your concept – and your brand.

This is as simple as it is effective:

Communicate clearly: A note on the bed, a display in the bathroom, a notice at check-in. And of course don’t forget the website, social media and newsletter.
Regular feedback to guests: How much plastic was saved? Where are the school chairs? How is the mangrove forest growing?
Long-term thinking: guests like to return when they see that they are part of a meaningful story

Because what could be better than to say:

“Instead of your room, we’d rather clean up the sea.”

Conclusion: Together for a greener future

If you, as a hotel business, reduce housekeeping and collect plastic from the sea instead, you will achieve:

Lower operating costs
A relieved team
Satisfied guests
Real impact for the environment & society

And all without risk, without a basic fee and without obligation. Simply reduce housekeeping

in the hotel

Just a simple email at the end of the month – and a really good feeling on all sides.

Do you also want to make the sea cleaner, your hotel more sustainable and your guests happier?

Then get in touch with us.

FAQ about reducing housekeeping in hotels

Here you will find brief answers to the most frequently asked questions on the topic of “Reducing housekeeping in hotels”.

How can I reduce housekeeping in the hotel without compromising guest satisfaction?

Offer your guests the option to forgo daily room cleaning and link this to a sustainable incentive.

For example: for every clean-up you skip, 1 kg of plastic is removed from the sea and a mangrove tree is planted.

This increases guest satisfaction and at the same time promotes environmental protection.

What are the advantages of reducing housekeeping in a hotel?

The reduction in housekeeping leads to lower operating costs, relieves the team and saves resources such as water, electricity and cleaning agents.

In addition, many guests appreciate sustainable initiatives and feel more connected to the hotel as a result.

How do I communicate the option of waiving room cleaning to guests?

Inform your guests clearly and transparently about the option of foregoing daily cleaning and emphasize the positive environmental effect of this decision.

Use various means of communication such as displays in the room, notices when booking or information at check-in.

Click A Tree is happy to support you with templates, examples and best practices.

Is the implementation of such a sustainability initiative complicated?

No, the implementation is very simple.

At the end of the month, you simply tell us how many kilograms of plastic you want to remove from the sea

There is no subscription, no minimum purchase and no obligations.

Are there examples of hotels that have successfully reduced housekeeping?

Enough!

Our partner hotel in Weingarten with 72 rooms was able to save 719 cleanings in just one month.

This corresponds to almost 10 cleanings per room and shows the enormous potential for savings while protecting the environment at the same time!

Share the idea of reducing housekeeping with other hoteliers!

Together we make an even greater impact.