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How Hotels Keep Their Sheets White

• October 01, 2020
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• Linen
• Superior Linen Services

Do you ever wonder how hotel sheets stay so enviably and glowingly white? With their frequent usage, it is curious how hotels can maintain the appearance of their sheets.

Well, wonder no more: we are spilling the beans on how hotels keep their sheets white:

Spot Cleaning

Hotel or not, spot cleaning is essential in preventing the permanent staining of sheets – especially white sheets. No amount of professional equipment or detergent can remove stains as effectively as spot cleaning. That is why hotel laundry personnel take the time to inspect and separate stained sheets for spot cleaning. Instead of simply dumping them in with the rest of the laundry, this gives them specific attention.

Professional Equipment

Commercial-use linens are, naturally, more battered than home-use linens. Plus, the volume is also way bigger. That is why hotels invest in large-capacity, professional laundry equipment that can keep up with demand and cleanliness standards.

Bleach and Peroxide Detergent Usage

One of the most well-known secrets of the hotel industry in keeping their sheets enviably is peroxide-based detergents. Bleach is also added to the mix. While these chemicals are truly effective in preventing white linens from greying or turning yellow, they do require some level of expertise. They can have adverse effects on your linens when misused. Bleach is especially tricky to use because it’s rather harsh. Used improperly, it can weaken the fibers of your sheets and make your linens vulnerable to tearing and ripping.

Proper Drying and Storage

Far too many amateur launderers forget the important role that proper drying plays in keeping sheets white and clean. Any trace of leftover moisture on linens in storage are a surprising source of yellowing and staining. Professional hotel laundry methods include a careful textile-drying formula so they go into storage neither damp nor overheated or overdried, which can affect the integrity of the sheets’ fibers.

They Hire a Professional Hotel Linen Service Provider

Not all hotels can afford the cost of running an in-house, professional-level laundry facility that can accomplish the best results. Others want to free themselves from the burden of doing their bulk of laundry by entrusting their most precious linens to the true experts: hotel linen service providers!

Hotel linen service providers – the good ones, at least – have the facility, the manpower, and the expertise to tackle the hardest and most challenging aspects of hotel linen maintenance.  

Get Better Laundry Results for Your Business Today with Superior Linen!

Businesses, no matter the size or capacity, can use a little help and boost from a professional linen and laundry service provider – like Superior Linen Service. With our high-tech facilities and top-notch textile care team, we keep your whites clean, soft, durable, and always ready to use!

Learn more about our services today. Call us for more information at (253) 383-2636 or drop us a line here!