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Welcome Your Customer and Clients into a Clean and Tidy Reception Area

The reception area of a business is the very first place that your client or customer sees the moment they arrive in your premises. This is also the spot where they may spend some time first before they go about with their business in your office. As they do so, they also form opinions about you and your business as a whole.

It is for this very reason why keeping a clean and tidy reception area is a must to boost the appeal and credibility of your business and make your visitors feel more welcomed. Here are a few simple tips that can help you ensure that your reception area stays in tiptop shape to welcome all visiting guests:

Keep the Area Open

Nothing can be as displeasing to the eyes as an overcrowded and cramped reception area. This can be very distressful for employers with visitors forming a wrong impression about your business.

Having an open and organized reception will give off a well-maintained and clean impression. If you have a small reception area, you might want to use less furniture and streamline the set up. Minimalist and sleek chairs will occupy lesser space and cleaning them is also easier compared to sofas.

Walkways leading to exits and entrances must be free of any obstacles. It will help make everything feel free flowing and feel open. If your reception area is also used as storage area, you can use storage solutions to keep everything neat. Lessen the magazines or other clutter and settle for only some current subscriptions. Your reception area will look cleaner if it is less crowded.

Focus on Your Floors

Your reception area gets the most volume of foot traffic in your premises. Employees walk through there every single day and this is where guests enter and exit. Dirty carpets will not just prevent the rooms from looking beauty and appealing as it can also pose a safety and health hazard.

Try to go for flooring that can endure high traffic. During cleaning this part of your business, make sure you pay more attention to it and let professionals clean it often. Dirty carpets may make your guests question if other places were also neglected, turning them off from exploring your premises.

Pay Attention to Smells

While it is great to have open floor plans, this can make smells easily waft through the entire building and that includes your reception area. The last thing you want is for your customers to smell strong odors like old coffee or break room lunch. There are also employees or visitors who may have smell sensitivities.

The best practice to reduce smell is to put up screens or structural blockades between the places where smells often occur and your reception area. You can also set rules to ban perfumes, food, or other substances with strong smells in your reception area. This rule might be critical than  others depending on the specific type of business you have.

You don’t need rocket science to keep your reception area clean and tidy. The team at Courtesy Building Services, Inc. has long years of experience to help ensure that your reception area will pleasantly and warmly welcome your employees, clients, customers, and guests!