{"id":1447,"date":"2018-08-31T09:03:10","date_gmt":"2018-08-31T09:03:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.compareandchoose.com.au\/?p=1447"},"modified":"2018-08-31T09:03:10","modified_gmt":"2018-08-31T09:03:10","slug":"the-care-and-keeping-of-hotel-linens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.compareandchoose.com.au\/news\/the-care-and-keeping-of-hotel-linens","title":{"rendered":"The Care and Keeping of Hotel Linens"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bed linens are the most important aspects of the hotel amenities. Comfortable sleep for the guest is most important as they come to the hotels with a long journey.\u00a0 Good quality bedsheets and pillow will allow them to sleep comfortably. Hotels always seek guest comfort on a priority basis. They make all possible changes in their amenities that the guest demands. Bed sheets and pillows are the two common factors available in the hotel room that a guest should never complain about. So quality bedsheets with soft pillows are the basic need and important factor. For a guest, the bed sheet should be elegant and soft. The thread counts and fibre of the bedsheet decide their quality. This plays a significant role in making a good bedding set. The pillows should be perfect to support the neck and shoulder, neither too soft nor too hard. Thus, it becomes important to clean all the hotel linens to the perfection so that the guests always feel that they are getting the best services.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Here Some Points to Keep in Mind for Taking Good Care of Hotel Linens:<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

#1. Changing Sheets:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

This one of the most important and most confusing tasks to perform. Many times, it happens that you don\u2019t know exactly when to change sheets. It is true that it mainly depends on the policy of the hotel. But the there is an advantage on changing the hotel linens daily and that its cleanliness. Changing Linens on daily basis showcases the hotel policy towards sanitation. One should keep in mind how much does it cost and how much time is needed to change linens every day and then come to a conclusion.<\/span><\/p>\n

#2. Washing Linens:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The health of your hotel linens will depend upon the way you clean and maintain them. There a few points that one should keep in mind which help you in maintain the health of the linens. Always check for the care label on the linens and wash them accordingly. For a new linen use a mild detergent when washing it for the first time. Don\u2019t overcrowd the washing machine with sheets, so that it can provide an easy and free moment for linen to clean up.<\/span><\/p>\n

#3. Cleaning Materials:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Know the right cleaning materials to use and what to avoid when washing your hotel linens. If you\u2019re washing coloured items, use a detergent that\u2019s specifically designed for coloured fabric and avoid those with bleach or colour brightening properties as they can cause discoloration and fading. If you\u2019re trying to get rid of stains on white and light-coloured linens, use oxygenated bleach and steer clear of chlorine bleach. Chlorine bleach can strip colour and is tough on most types of hotel linen<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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#4. Storing:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Make sure that hotel linens are completely dry before you store them in a cool and dry closet. More so, line the cabinet, drawer, or container with acid-free tissue paper to avoid discoloration or yellow stains. Meanwhile, avoid storing linens in plastic, because it can promote the growth of mildew.<\/span><\/p>\n

#5. Drying and Ironing:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

One of the trickiest parts is to dry and ironing the hotel linens. The sheets used in the hotel vary in size and colours and thus one has to take good care of them. The key rule is to never to over dry the linen as they dry up pretty quickly. At the time of washing avoid overstuffing the washing which will safeguard the linens from getting unnecessary creases om it.<\/span><\/p>\n


\nThese points, when kept in mind properly, will sort out the things and will eventually increase the life of your hotel linen.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Bed linens are the most important aspects of the hotel amenities. Comfortable sleep for the guest is most important as they come to the hotels with a long journey.\u00a0 Good…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1449,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[50],"class_list":["post-1447","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-travel","tag-hotel-linen"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.compareandchoose.com.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1447","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.compareandchoose.com.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.compareandchoose.com.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.compareandchoose.com.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.compareandchoose.com.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1447"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.compareandchoose.com.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1447\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.compareandchoose.com.au\/news\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.compareandchoose.com.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1447"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.compareandchoose.com.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1447"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.compareandchoose.com.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1447"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}