A category of blog articles that are specifically created to instruct and provide industry-specific solutions to innkeepers
A few years ago, weighted blankets were just a fad item. Now, they’re everywhere, with more than two dozen companies manufacturing them.
These blankets are typically weighted with plastic pellets or grains of rice or buckwheat and can weigh anywhere from four to 25 pounds.
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Accidents happen.
As an innkeeper, it’s a fact of life.
Drinks get spilled, kids get nosebleeds, and every so often, you find yourself having to figure out how to get urine out of a mattress.
We owe it to our guests to respect their privacy, but we also owe it to ourselves – and more importantly, to future guests – to make sure our rooms are cleaned properly.
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Beds come in all shapes and sizes, but they all have the same job: giving you – and your guests – a good night’s sleep.
But beds can only truly be comfortable when they’re outfitted with the right bedding, as anyone who’s ever wrestled with a too-small sheet can tell you.
That’s why we’ve put together this guide to standard mattress sizes and standard sheet sizes. Read on to learn how to measure bedding and mattresses to ensure a comfortable rest for you and your guests.
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How long have you had the pillow you sleep on every night?
Two years? Four years? Six?
When you check into a hotel, the pillows you sleep on will likely be much newer, as hotels replace pillows fairly frequently.
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Sometimes all it takes to tie a room together is a good rug. Or a piece of artwork, or a smartly-chosen throw pillow.
Whatever the case, smaller items can make a huge difference to the overall look and feel of the décor.
Continue reading How to Decorate the Bathroom with the Right Bath Accessories →
There are some things you’ll expect to find in a hotel room, no matter where you travel.
Fluffy towels. A comfortable bed with clean sheets. A TV with a whole host of cable channels.
Continue reading 8 Unique and Unusual Guest Room Amenities →
As stains go, blood is one of the worst.
It’s easy to see a blood stain and feel like Shakespeare’s Lady Macbeth, driven to the brink of madness by that spot that…just…won’t…come…out.
But getting blood stains out of hotel bed sheets doesn’t have to feel like an impossible task. Whether the stain is fresh or has had time to soak in overnight, there are numerous methods for restoring your sheets to pristine condition.
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You pride yourself on having a neat, well-organized linen closet, with all your towels, washcloths, sheets and pillowcases cleanly squared away.
Then it comes time to fold a fitted sheet, and all bets are off.
As housekeeping chores go, this one can feel like a wrestling match, only your opponent is a squid, or a puff of smoke.
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There are the towels you use to dry off with after your shower, and the towels you take to the pool or the beach.
In theory, there really shouldn’t be much difference. After all, a towel is a towel, right?
But you wouldn’t want to bring the plain old, worn out beige towels you use at home on your trip to the beach. Your beach towels shouldn’t be bland, they should be big and bold.
Read on to find out how you can choose the best possible beach towel.
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Your hotel might have a James Beard Award-winning chef working in its kitchen.
Guests might be able to look out on a gorgeous view that lets them see for miles.
You might employ the most responsive housekeepers and the city’s most knowledgeable concierge.
But none of that will matter if your guests spend the night on a lackluster mattress.
Continue reading How Often Do Hotels and Inns Replace Mattresses? →