Our Hospitality Brokers Explain How to Maintain Your Pool

Everyone loves when their hotel has a pool they can enjoy. In fact, sometimes a person will make a decision on where they stay based on whether or not the hotel has a pool. It’s easy to see the benefits of adding a pool to your hotel, but it’s also easy to forget the downsides that come with it. These downsides aren’t usually enough to offset the benefits, but it’s important to remember to do proper maintenance and keep it usable for your guests. Today in the Southeast International blog, our hospitality brokers break down the upkeep and maintenance you need to do for your pool.

What Can I Expect from Pool Maintenance?

The most important part of pool maintenance is keeping it balanced and clean. If your pool has unbalanced levels of alkalinity and pH, it could irritate the skin and eyes of your guests. Also, your pool water could look dirty, sometimes even turning green. Other things you’ll need to monitor are the chlorine levels, the cyanuric acid, calcium hardness, and total dissolved solids levels. Luckily, it’s fairly easy to test the levels of these chemicals. You just need to use a strip test, which is something you dip into the pool to give you a measure of those previously mentioned factors. They’re color-coded so you can easily see if any adjustments need to be made. You’ll also need to make sure to clean your filters and use a quality filtration system. If you have an outdoor pool, be sure to run the surface often with a net to pick up debris.

Remember, if you have a saltwater pool, you won’t have to worry about chlorine levels. However, they’re more expensive to install. Typically, our hospitality brokers only see saltwater pools in higher end hotels. If it makes sense for your hotel brand, they’re definitely worth looking into, as general maintenance tends to be easier.

Do I Need Special Pool Staff?

For the most part, you don’t really need special staff members to take care of your pool. Typically, you don’t even need to have lifeguards on duty. Of course, if you decide to not employ lifeguards, make sure guests are well aware of this fact. There needs to be plenty of notice and signage so they know. If you don’t properly notify your guests, you open yourself up to liability issues. Our hospitality brokers recommend putting up signage in several locations in the pool area and on the entrance gates.

As far as employing staff for maintenance, usually your current hotel maintenance or cleaning staff can handle this responsibility. They just need some basic training on adding the chemicals and safety. Once you give them the proper training, they should be more than capable of making sure your pool stays clean and balanced.

Choose the Hospitality Brokers at Southeast International

If you’re in the market to buy or sell a hotel, the hospitality brokers at Southeast Internationa Hotel Brokers can help. We have the experience you need to get your hotel sold, or we can help you find the right hotel for your needs. Continue browsing our website to see hotels for sale, or contact us today to speak with a member of our hospitality brokers team.