Showcase your hygiene standards with an independent certification that builds trust and increases bookings.
Independent verification for hotels that want to make cleanliness visible, credible, and commercially relevant. The Hygiëne Certificate was created for hotels that value excellence in presentation, guest confidence, and operational quality. Our role is not to replace your standards, but to verify them and present them in a way that is clear to guests and meaningful to professionals. Hygiëne Certificate brings together operational discipline, independent verification, and commercial visibilty in one.
Every certification is earned through an objective review process. It cannot be purchased, claimed, or self-awarded.
Guests want visible reassurance. A recognised hygiene cerfication helps reduce uncertainty and supports more confident booking decicions.
Hotels benefit form stonger positioning and clearer trust signals. Booking platforms benefit from better-informed guests and stronger quality-led properties.
A clear, four-step process designed to verify hygiene standards with consistency, discretion, and independence. Hygiëne Certificate follows a structured methodology that allows hotels to present hygiene performance with clarity and credibility.
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Hygiene Certification is an independent quality assurance programme designed specifically for hotels, resorts, serviced apartments, holiday parks and other accommodation providers. Through professional audits and structured inspections, we help hospitality businesses demonstrate that their hygiene standards meet independently verified quality requirements.
Our certification is designed for: hotels, hotel groups, hotel chains, resorts, serviced apartments, holiday parks, boutique hotels, bed & breakfast operators and hospitality management companies. In addition, Hygiene Certification creates value for online travel agencies (OTAs), booking platforms, travel buyers and corporate clients seeking greater confidence in hygiene standards.
Cleanliness is one of the most important drivers of guest satisfaction and online reviews. Guests increasingly expect proof that hygiene standards are consistently maintained. Independent certification provides an objective way to demonstrate that commitment and build trust before, during and after a stay.
The processconsists of four key steps: independent on-site inspection, structured hygiene assessment, verification and quality review and certification and reporting. This ensures aconsistent and objective evaluation of hygiene performance. Read more about the process on our how it works page.
Audits are based on structured hygiene frameworks and recognised professional standards, including alignment with NEN 2075 principles. We assess: guest room cleanliness, bathroom hygiene, public areas, housekeeping procedures, operational hygiene processes and consistency of execution.
Unlike self-assessments or internally managed programmes, Hygiene Certification focuses on independent verification. Our audits are performed by trained professionals using a structured methodology, providing hotels and their guests with greater confidence in the results.
Most certification projects are completed within several weeks, depending on the size, number of properties and operational complexity of the accommodation provider.
Certified properties can: strengthen guest trust, improve booking confidence, differentiate from competitors, support brand reputation, demonstrate operational excellence and provide objective proof of hygiene standards.
Yes. We offer certification programmes for individual properties as well as multi-property hotel groups and international hotel chains. Certification can be scaled across regional, national or international portfolios.
Yes. The programme is designed for the international hospitality industry and is suitable for accommodation providers throughout Europe. As Hygiene Certification continues to grow, we are also expanding opportunities with hospitality organisations, hotel groups and booking platforms in North America.
Online travel agencies and booking platforms benefit from greater transparency regarding hotel hygiene performance. Independent certification can help strengthen guest confidence, reduce uncertainty and support quality assurance initiatives across accommodation portfolios.
You can request certification through our request page. Our team will discuss your requirements, explain the audit process and schedule an independent assessment tailored to your organisation.
