comforters

Are Blankets or Comforters Better for Your Hospitality Property?

Did you grow up as child sleeping on the same type of bedding your whole life? Can you recall what kind of bedding you slept with? Did the top of the bed have a really cool color like bright red or have a particular pattern that made it stand out? Maybe you had a comforter, a blanket, a duvet cover, or a top sheet. If you are like most people who have never had any exposure to hospitality, you may have never thought twice about the different styles of bedding. The great news is that there are so many options available to make the sleeping experience more pleasant. Two important components of bedding are blankets and comforters which are both great options but have some differences.

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What is the Ideal Room Temperature for Your Property?

One of the primary goals for the hospitality industry is to make sure guests are comfortable, relaxed, and feeling at home. An overlooked area that can dictate how comfortable a guest feels is room temperature. This can be challenging because everyone has different opinions on what is the ideal room temperature. Ultimately, guests should not feel too hot or too cold during their stay. This blog will explain the ideal room temperature for properties, how men and women prefer room temperatures, and recommend bed linens to help with temperature control.

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When is It Time to Replace Your Bedding?

Often, property managers think of the bedroom as to where their housekeeping staff spends a large portion of their time cleaning and maintaining. Think about how much work is involved with cleaning out a bedroom between each guest stay. The bedding is laundered, bathrooms are cleaned, trash gets emptied, floors are vacuumed, and furniture gets dusted or sanitized. Sheets, blankets, pillows, duvet covers, and comforters are just a few of the many types of bedding that you might offer that needs to get laundered. With this process occurring so frequently, have you pondered how long each piece of bedding should last? This blog will explain when a property should replace its bedding.

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Why You Should Use Comforters and Duvet Covers

We have been in business since 1952, and needless to say, trends in bedding have changed many times since then.

For example, there was a time when down comforters (also called duvet inserts) were very popular in Europe, but hadn’t yet caught on here in the United States. They were expensive, and weren’t machine washable. We realize that a good comforter filled with premium white goose down can be an investment, but it’s one that will last a long time with proper care. But, as mentioned, because of price and washability, we only sold a limited number at InnStyle.

After the advent of more affordable polyester-filled comforters, customers came to realize that they had a good top-of-bed addition to their bedrooms, using a comforter with a duvet cover. There are many very good polyester-filled comforters that are long-lasting, washable and less expensive. Comforters filled with goose, duck and polyester are available with many different weights of fill.

We realize that a good comforter filled with premium white goose down can be an investment, but it’s one that will last a long time with proper care.

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