Hotels require a great deal of linen to cater to the massive influx of visitors they accommodate daily. Here are a few tips on how to make your linen last as long as possible.
Purchasing and maintaining linen for hotels and other establishments that have a high usage rate can be quite costly. You need to invest in products of high and durable quality and, as such, want to ensure that they last as long as possible while retaining their brand new, clean appearance. Here are a few tips to take care of your linen and get the most extended lifespan from them:
- Always Stock Sufficient Extras
Hotels have a high turnover rate when it comes to guests arriving and leaving daily, which means a lot of beds need to be remade with fresh linen daily. Ensuring that your hotel has a stockpile of linen will prevent issues such as running out of linen for guests, either due to shortage of fresh linen or due to unforeseen but occasional incidents where they are not laundered and ready for use within the expected time frame. Surplus linen also ensures that there won’t be a constant urgency to get linen washed and prepared for use in time – something which will weigh quite heavily on hotels that make use of internal staff to wash, dry and maintain laundry, as it will require more workforce and cost the hotel more.
- Maintain Consistency With Linen
This is not only important for the sake of creating a uniform appearance of linen throughout your hotel but being particular about purchasing linen of the same materials, thread count and recommended washing instructions. Keeping all of the linen uniform will ensure that there are no unexpected accidents or damage to it during the laundry phase, as all of the linen can be washed and maintained through the same processes in terms of water temperature, wash type and acceptable detergents.
- Making Use Of Superior Equipment And Detergents
Linens can become worn out or damage long before their expected lifespan if you’re making use of older washing machines which are not maintained properly, or if your detergents and other cleaning materials are not suited for more delicate fabrics such as those found in premium quality linen. Ensure that you treat your linen with the same amount of consideration as you did when selecting them and you’ll be able to keep them looking and feeling like new for months or years to come.
These tips will go a long way in keeping your establishment's laundry impeccable. Give a call, and our team will handle all these for you.
