How to Best Care for Your Hotel Sheets
Believe it or not, your hotel sheets matter. Your guests want to sleep on perfect hotel quality sheets. That means freshly washed, luxuriously smooth, and crisp hotel sheets.
So, are you offering your guests super comfortable, squeaky clean, and cosy bed sheets?
And another thing: how do you maintain your hotel sheets’ perfect hygiene week in week out, guest after guest?
Keep reading and you will find out amazing ideas to help you take care of your hotel sheets the easy way.
Firstly, what are hotel quality sheets? Hotel quality sheets are sheets:
With that in mind, how do you select hotel quality sheets? Here are your clues:
Now that you know how to select your hotel quality sheets, let’s help you with some keyword ideas to Google (just to make your search easier):
2.SORT YOUR HOTEL SHEETS BEFORE WASHING
Start by separating your hotel sheets before washing them. Sort your bed linen by the following categories:
Degree of soiling: Dirtier bed sheets should be washed separately on longer heavy duty cycle – separate from the less soiled ones
Colour shades: Deep coloured bed sheets may bleed, therefore, wash them separately from your white and light coloured bed sheets
Fabric type: Finer fabrics like silk should be washed separately from other bed sheets that are made from less sensitive fabrics such as polyester
Item Size: Mix large and small items together for better washing actions. A typical example may include washing your hotel sheets, pillowcases, and mattress pads together
Fabric weight: Heavier beddings like blankets and duvets should be washed separately from lighter fabrics such as bed linen
3.USE THE APPROPRIATE CLEANING DETERGENTS
You know that using the right detergent for your laundry load is important, right? Plus, using that detergent in the right amount?
So how do you determine the amount of detergent to use?
These are the factors that will help you decide:
Before we go to the next point, we’ll take a quick look at the qualities of a good commercial detergent.
Here we go:
3.SELECT THE RIGHT WASH CYCLE
The bed sheet’s care label will help you know the right wash cycle. So be sure to check it first.
Once you sort your bed sheets by colour and fabric type, it will be easy to set the wash cycle.
Check out the table below for more information:
Cycle | Fabric Type | Remarks |
Normal/ Regular Cycle | Best for white sheets or heavily soiled sheets | Uses fast agitation in the wash cycle, and a fast spin cycle |
Delicate Cycle | Best for bed sheets with a “gentle wash” tag. For example, silk sheets | Uses slow agitation in the wash cycle, and a slow rinse cycle |
Permanent Press Cycle | Best for non-cotton bed sheets and synthetic fibres such as rayon and polyester | Uses fast agitation in the wash cycle, and a slow spin cycle |
Along with getting your wash cycle right, you also need to pay attention to the water temperature.
Why? Because the right water temperature helps you to:
The table below helps paint a clearer picture.
Water Temperature | Fabric Type | Purpose |
Cold Setting | · Dark coloured sheets
· Bright coloured sheets that may run or fade · Sheets that may shrink · Lightly soiled sheets |
· Cold water saves energy and is the most gentle on your fabrics |
Warm Setting | · Synthetic bed sheets
· Permanent press fabrics |
· Good cleaning power for preserving colors without much fading or risk of shrinking |
Hot Setting | · White sheets
· Cotton bed sheets · Heavily soiled bed sheets |
Hot water removes the toughest stains and gives your bed sheets a deep clean |
Tip: Wash your hotel sheets with the hottest water temperature listed on the care label. Hot water kills germs and eliminates dust mites that synonymous with bedding.
4.GET RID OF UGLY STAINS
Once you understand how to pre-treat stains, then you will have an easy time keeping your commercial bed sheets stain free.
Keep the following points in mind:
Here are some common stains that you may have to deal with:
We suppose you could use a stain removal cheat sheet. Take a look and don’t forget to pin it.
5.CHANGE YOUR HOTEL SHEETS ACCORDINGLY
How often accommodation properties change their bed sheets largely depends on the quality and integrity of the establishment.
Generally:
Do you agree with the list? If not, how often do you change your hotel sheets?
Here’s the thing:
Whatever your routine is, know that your customers are taking notes. Therefore, change your hotel sheets accordingly.
Read this and this too – customers complaining about poor accommodation services including dirty sheets.
6.CLEAN YOUR HOTEL QUALITY SHEETS THE RIGHT WAY
Different fabrics need different cleaning care. So, the first step towards cleaning your hotel sheets right is knowing your symbols.
And how do you that?
By reading all labels on your bed sheets. And taking note of any specific cleaning requirements.
That includes:
You could be having the best washing machine. And the best laundry detergent. But if you don’t know how to load your washing machine properly, you won’t get the best results.
So how do you load your washing machine the right way?
In order to determine the perfect load size, do this:
Place your hand into the drum. If your hand fits between your laundry and side of the drum, know that you have the perfect load size.
8.PROPERLY DRY YOUR HOTEL QUALITY SHEETS
Now that your hotel sheets are nicely clean and fresh, the next obvious thing is to dry them accordingly.
Therefore, do this:
Tip: If possible, hang your bed sheets to dry outside on a clothesline. Sunshine is a natural disinfectant that also brightens whites.
9.HANDLE HOTEL SHEETS WRINKLES LIKE A PRO
Ironing is by far the most common method used to remove wrinkles from hotel sheets. Plus, ironing helps kill the last of germs and dust mites that may have remained after washing.
By the way, wrinkled hotel sheets look unsightly and feel not-so-good to sleep on. But which guest can resist impossibly smooth bed sheets that feel amazingly good against their skin?
But let’s face it, ironing manually is a time-consuming and costly task. No wonder established accommodation properties stick their bed sheets through a huge machine – straight from the washer. And that huge machine dries and folds their hotel sheets instantly – in about 30 seconds.
So is there any other way to take care of wrinkled bed linen? Some accommodation property owners have handy tips that you can borrow.
10.STORE YOUR HOTEL SHEETS APPROPRIATELY
Keep your freshly laundered hotel sheets and bedding in a cool dry place. And away from direct sunlight to avoid fading.
But before you store your bed linen, you need to fold them appropriately and store them in a way that doesn’t take up much space.
Learn from this video.
11.KNOW WHEN IT IS TIME TO BUY NEW SHEETS
The greatest tip to keeping your commercial linen looking and feeling great is to know when it is time to buy new hotel sheets.
To cut off the guesswork, here are some hints to look out for:
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