Housekeeping staff at Fairmont Dubai have been crowned the region’s finest after taking home the gold medal at the debut Middle East Housekeepers League of Champions.

In what was a first for the region, the competition pitted teams from resorts across the Middle East against one another at last week’s The Hotel Show Dubai, tasking them with sprucing-up ransacked hotel rooms against the clock.

In total, 26 different hotels took part, with Fairmont Dubai coming out on top after a nail-biting final battle with neighboring Rose Rayhaan by Rotana, watched by hundreds of excited spectators.