Royal Maid Service
About us
We aim to provide a high standard of service that includes reliability. When we make an appointment to clean your home we keep it. We aim to provide peace of mind. When you let strangers into your home you want to be sure that they are honest and trustworthy. The Royal Maids are supervised throughout the time spent in your home and we use a key security system for the times we are not there. We aim to provide quality. All The Royal Maids carry specially formulated industrial strength cleaning products, provided at no extra cost, that are safe for use in your home as well as being kind to the environment. Whilst we are happy to use cleaning products provided by our customers we do not accept responsibility for those products. The Royal Maid Service is covered by Workers Compensation where required, and carries general liability insurance. There is no contract to sign. Your cleaning appointment will be reserved especially for you. After experiencing The Royal Maids professional cleaning service we are sure that you will want to tell all your friends and neighbors about it. When they use The Royal Maid service you will receive a gift voucher worth $10.00. If you are ever less than completely satisfied with The Royal Maid Service call us within 24 hours and we will gladly remedy the situation FREE OF CHARGE.
Business highlights
Services we offer
Residential & commercial house cleaning.
Amenities
Free Estimates
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Accepted Payment Methods
- CreditCard
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We hired Royal Maid service to clean our offices in Boca Raton. Sarah was very professional and pleasant to deal with. The cleaning crew that came was Shawn and Douglas. They cleaned our office two or three times, were always on time, professional, and happy to accommodate when we requested a double-rinse on floor mopping or other small detail. Bottom line, they were all a pleasure to deal with. We thought we had found (finally) a good cleaning crew for the long-haul.
Then things got weird?
I called Sarah and asked her if she could accommodate a client of ours who needed a move-out/move-in cleaning on two apartments in Delray Beach. Apparently, Royal Maid Service is a franchise and they are strictly limited geographically. So, Sarah would not be able to accommodate the request. She directed me to the franchisee for that region- Malcom (Delray Beach).
I spoke w Malcom, who was very short-tempered on the phone. I asked if I should call at another time. He just seemed bothered to have to talk to me. He said it is fine. I explained the scope of the job and we agreed on a price and time for the work to be completed. I explained the exact condition of the apartments. They were broom-swept out, but needed a thorough bath and kitchen cleaning; all floors mopped; window sills wiped, etc. Your basic move-in/move-out cleaning. From my experience, I thought they needed an hour each. I've been a property manager for 15 years and have seen units in better shape, and in far worse shape in terms of cleanliness.
The day the work was to be done, the cleaning crew called me about 2 hours after the time they were scheduled to be there. The woman I spoke with was short and irritated that I was not there. As I explained, she continually interrupted and spoke over me. Rather than get nasty back (tempting) I explained where I had hidden a key so they could access the apartments. She said she would call me back. 30 minutes later, she called and burst, "we aren't going to do this." I was shocked. I asked why. She said it would take them hours and hours to clean the units and she had only an hour total. I reminded her that I told Malcom they needed about an hour per unit based on my experience. She went on to say I was dishonest and trying to get them to work for free because the units were so disgusting?
Is $50 an hour slave labour?? Not last I checked...
I wish I could post pictures here. Seriously, the apartments needed cleaned, but were by no means disgusting or even close to it.
So, I asked our cleaning crew if they are allowed to do side jobs. Our cleaning person said yes and gave me her number. No work has been scheduled or done yet as we haven't been able to coordinate schedules?
Fast forward to today...
tAn angry man showed up at my office this afternoon, all red in the face and presented me with an invoice. He did not introduce himself. I looked at the invoice and saw Royal Maid Service. I said, "OK, I will get this to the right person, thank you." Of course, I found it odd for them to present an invoice in person, but though "oh well."
He demanded, "can't you write a check now?" I was really weirded out? I mean, I didn't know this person, why he was here, why he wanted a check?. So, I said, "no, sir, I'm not the person who does the book keeping or writes checks." He got really agitated and he said they no longer want to do business with us, that we tried to cheat the company. I asked if he knows Sarah (still trying to piece it together) He said his name is Glenn, and he is her partner. (I later found out it is Sarah's husband.)
I asked him to what he was referring and he went on some tirade about how the owner of the company (no idea who that is) had seen these filthy apartments and how the whole thing was terribly insulting to the company?. and on and on?. A verbal blasting in the lobby of my office mid-day. I hope for their sake this is a sick man getting some help.
He said we were trying to cheat them over and over. I asked what this was about? was it about the franchise in Deerfield refusing to do the job? He started saying over and over, "we won't work with people like you."
When he left I called our cleaning person, Shawn. She said she had gone to them for permission to do a side job. Noble, I thought. Not only did they tell her no, but this whole drama unfolded up to and including the co-owner getting in his car, driving 20 mins to my office, and causing a scene in my office lobby.
Malcom, Sarah, Glenn, and the rude cleaning crew woman from the apartment phone call all have sort-of cockney brittish accents? I don't know if they are all related or what, but my advice: avoid these people like the plague. I don't know where they learned to deal with customers, but everyone except for Sarah has been loud, demanding, talking over me when in conversation, interrupting, and raising their voices? Just not pleasant at all.
PLUS- when there was a misunderstanding, nobody made a phone call to the customer (me) to resolve it. Nobody gave the customer (me) the opportunity to explain. I actually wanted to give these people MORE of my business. Shame on me, I guess.
Hopefully, I can find a reliable and non-mentally-ill cleaning crew for my office and properties we manage.
"Dear Member, We appreciate your feedback on our company because all constructive feedback helps us grow as a company. However, we feel you have misread our interactions or have mistaken our sister franchise for being the same company under the same ownership/management. We pride ourselves on customer service and would have loved to help you with your additional properties, but could not legally do so as your second property was outside of our franchise zone. Had we agreed to clean that property for you, our license and business with Royal Maid Service would have been revoked permanently. Glyn tried to explain this to your office manager when he visited to give you your final invoice for the first property we cleaned for you. We apologize if a miscommunication happened and would be happy to help you in the future in any way possible within our franchise area. Again, thank you for the feedback and please let us know if we can do anything for you. We’re happy to help! Sincerely, Sarah Hazell – Owner, Royal Maid Service [Delray Beach]"
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