5. Analysis and Discussions
Guests’ satisfaction on the cleaning service differed owing to the perceived gaps of the guests and service gaps of the housekeeping employees. The results of the study explain that the guests perceived difference on the satisfaction on the cleaning service. Such gaps refers to gaps five (Parasurarman et al., 1985) or service gaps (Hoffman and Bateson, 2008). Continuation of the service gaps between the housekeeping employees and the guests on the room and bathroom cleaning made the hotel guests dissatisfied. Variance on the cleaning procedure and cleaning activities of the hotel room caused the difference on the satisfaction of the guests on the room and bathroom cleaning. In order to solve the service gaps, few potential principles applied in the sharia based hotels or halal tourism can assist in making the housekeeping service standardized or more standardized.
5.1 Islamic Principles Based Housekeeping Management
The observation shows a housekeeping employee gets 20 minutes to clean a dirty room and 10 minutes for a stay over room. The allotted time seems to be adequate for preparing a room. However, the western management is very strict to time, and productivity of the housekeeping personnel is measured as per the allotted labor hour. The observation shows that the housekeeping employees feel mental pressure of completing 3 fully dirty rooms per hour.
If target per hour is not achieved, the responsible employees are criticized. In the glorious Quran, Allah says, “And indeed We have honoured the Children of Adam” (Al Quran, 17:70). Therefore, sharia based hotels shall comply with the principles of Islam and not to criticize the housekeeping person. Since the personnel feel shame at the time of being criticized due to failure of the target fulfilment however, the employees should be motivated to cope with the given target as per their ability. The Nobel Quran encourages right work load to the right people and discourage overload upon the workers. Allah says, “Allah burdens not a person beyond his scope” (Al Quran, 2:286). Thus, a housekeeping manager in the sharia based hotels has to follow the mentioned verse to manage the housekeeping employees.