4 Awesome Types of Cotton Used in Hospitality Towels

Every property has their own views and opinions on what makes a towel worth purchasing. They are an essential product for the hospitality industry and for everyday use in the home, so it is important to be knowledgeable of their qualities and uniqueness when making a purchase. There are many different types of hospitality towels available including bath, hand, wash, tub mats, and bath sheets. Cotton is a common ingredient and there is a large selection of cotton to choose from when deciding what hospitality towel is the best fit for your property. This blog will explain the differences and benefits of certain types of cotton including Turkish, Egyptian, Pima, and Supima Cotton.

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Terry Towels are Important for the Hospitality

Towels are arguably the most important linen to a property manager that doesn’t belong on the bed. Finding the right terry towel for your property doesn’t have to be difficult. There is a wide selection of towels to choose from to best fit the needs of your property. There is quite an extensive process involved in making high-quality towels. One of the most common construction designs of a towel is with terry fabric. This blog will explain what a terry towel is, how it is made, and how to properly care for towels.

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4 Simple Ways to Care for and Clean of Pool Towels

Pool towels are exposed to a wide range of substances and liquids like sand, salt water, chlorine, sunscreen, sweat, and grass. Sand can get caught in the pool towels, and grass and other liquids like spilled drinks can cause stains. That is why the pool towel laundering process is so important. This blog will explain the proper steps to launder pool towels and the impact chlorine can have on the quality and durability of them. The following is a list of steps to properly wash pool towels.

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3 Qualities that Make a Great Hospitality Towel

Property managers and innkeepers constantly need to order supplies to keep their guests satisfied and their properties running smoothly. One of the most popular products that customers contact InnStyle about is hospitality towels. Properties make it a top priority to offer guests high-quality, plush towels to help make their stay more enjoyable. This blog will highlight important information about hospitality towels to help you make the best decision when purchasing. The main areas of focus will be on the density of towels, how they are developed, and the materials they are designed with.

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6 Helpful Tips for Towel Washing

Towels are essential in making your guests feel comfortable with their stay, and they want their towels to feel as fresh and clean as possible. Have you given any thought to how you have been washing your towels? There are many different ways people go about washing them, but there are some helpful tips that can help you. You may already be using these, but maybe there are a few extra ideas included here that you can use for the next time you go to the laundry room. Proper washing is important to keeping your hospitality towels fresh and making them last longer.

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6 Important Decisions for Choosing the Best Beach Towel

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.

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How to Buy the Best Bath Towel

Here’s a point that has been made before, and will most likely make again.

That’s because it’s an important one: Guests want three things from their stay with you — a clean room, clean bedding, and clean bath towels.

But that’s the bare minimum. Of course, the towels should be clean, but they should leave your guests feeling warm, dry and comforted. Here’s some advice on how to buy the best bath towel.

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Comparing 2 Great Towels- Egyptian and MicroCotton

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Guests Want Clean Sheets and Towels (And No Bed Bugs)

After almost 30 years of serving the hospitality industry, I have seen many changes, but one thing has remained the same:

Whether people are on vacation or traveling for business, they want to stay in a clean room with clean sheets, clean towels and clean bedding.

Guests have become even more conscious of room cleanliness in recent years thanks to some high-profile and widespread beg bug invasions.

InnStyler has written blog posts in the past about protecting a room and a bed against bed bugs. If a guest finds – or worse, is bitten by – a bed bug, it can be an expensive proposition.

That’s why protection is your best prevention. Be vigilant in checking your room each time a guest checks in our checks out.

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The Difference Between Bath Rugs and Bath Mats

Q. How does a bath rug differ from a tub/bath mat?

A. A tub mat or bath mat is usually an extension of a towel program, and used specifically right outside the tub to absorb water following a shower or bath.

A bath rug, however, serves multiple purposes. From a design standpoint, a bath rug can make a significant difference in the look of your bathroom. It can complement the overall color scheme of the bathroom or coordinate with the bath towels.

Available in various colors, textures and sizes, you have the option of changing out the bath rug when you need a new look.

Functionally, a bath rug, like a tub mat, helps absorb water from your body when you are stepping out of the shower or bath—it keeps excess water off the floor and prevents slipping on wet tiles. A 100% cotton bath rug is the best alternative, as cotton absorbs many times its weight in water and dries fast.

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