# Accommodation

# Room Checks

<p class="callout info">Rooms checks should be carried out before the arrival of students to ensure bedrooms are ready and fit for purpose</p>

<p class="callout info">Room checks are typically carried out by the Activity team with supervision from the AM, PM and SWO</p>

Our guests are expecting their bedrooms to be clean, tidy, presentable and without obvious damage (as if they were arriving at a hotel). To this end, we do inspections of all bedrooms. This guide explains how to do so.

##### Procedure Overview

1. Prepare pen &amp; paper or the notes app on your phone
2. Collect room keys from PM/AM/SWO
3. Enter the block, enter the flat you have the keys for
4. Unlock all the bedroom doors
5. For each flat: check the kitchen and check each bedroom
6. Write and photograph any damage you find, noting the flat/room number each time
7. Leave the rooms unlocked (unless your PM/AM/SWO has instructed otherwise)
8. Recount the keys in your possession before you leave the building
9. Return the keys and give your paper / send your notes to your PM/AM/SWO

##### Checking for Damage / Cleanliness

<p class="callout info">A good rule of thumb is that each bedroom should look like what you would want to see when looking for a new place to live</p>

<table border="1" id="bkmrk-%F0%9F%93%9D-checklist-%E2%9A%A0%EF%B8%8F-need-" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; border-width: 1px; border-color: rgb(29, 87, 51); height: 328.344px;"><colgroup><col style="width: 50.0596%;"></col><col style="width: 50.0596%;"></col></colgroup><thead><tr style="height: 29.7969px;"><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(29, 87, 51); height: 29.7969px;">📝 CHECKLIST</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(29, 87, 51); height: 29.7969px;">⚠️ NEED REPORTING (Note &amp; Photo)</td></tr></thead><tbody><tr style="height: 171.266px;"><td rowspan="3" style="border-color: rgb(29, 87, 51); height: 298.547px;">✅ Door lock works  
✅ Bed is made  
✅ Linen is present (towels)  
✅ Main light and bedside lamp work  
✅ Window open and close mechanism works

IN THE BATHROOM:

✅ Toilet roll is present

✅ Shower turns on and off

✅ Toilet flushes

✅ Sink tap works/isn't dripping

IN THE KITCHEN:

✅ No awful smells (empty the fridges)

✅ Bins are empty

✅ Floor and surfaces are clean

</td><td style="border-color: rgb(29, 87, 51); height: 171.266px;">❌ Anything you can't check off the checklist

❌ Obvious damage

❌ Missing/broken handles on drawers / wardrobes / doors

❌ Things you wouldn't be happy to see in your own room

</td></tr><tr style="height: 63.625px;"><td style="border-color: rgb(29, 87, 51); height: 63.625px;">**🆗 DON'T NEED REPORTING**

</td></tr><tr style="height: 63.6562px;"><td style="border-color: rgb(29, 87, 51); height: 63.6562px;">Minor scratches on the wall akin to typical wear and tear

</td></tr></tbody></table>

<p class="callout warning">If you find damage, report it! That way we have a written report and we can't be charged for damage we didn't cause</p>

# Problems With Bedrooms

Students are able to report any maintenance/cleanliness issues they have with their bedrooms via their [Student Hub](https://docs.anglo.uk.com/books/resources/page/resources "Resources").

Staff are encouraged to [do the same indicating 'STAFF' as the group leader name](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdqhK04-DrZDpfQYAGI81jjjAEqnqeSatZeuziNPxgpljnnIw/viewform?usp=pp_url&entry.562748855=STAFF). Centre managers (PM/SWO) need to have problems with bedrooms reported electronically in order to communicate these problems efficiently to the host university.