How Many Sets of Hotel Linen Do You Actually Need?

1. Start with three changes for sheets and towels

For most properties our calculator starts from three changes for every item that is used every day.

• Flat and fitted sheets: three sets per bed.
• Pillowcases: three sets per pillow position.
• Bath towels, hand towels and pool towels: three changes per guest.
• Bath mats: three changes per room.

Three changes cover the set in the room, the set in the laundry and the set waiting in store while the wash cycle runs.

2. Duvet covers depend on your hotel type

This is the item where city hotels and seasonal hotels differ the most.

• City hotels: three changes of duvet covers per bed.
• Seasonal hotels: one change of duvet covers per bed, prepared for the opening.

Duvets themselves are not washed after every guest, so they are counted differently: 1.2 duvets per bed position.

3. Pillows, protectors and bathrobes

• Pillows: 1.2 per pillow position, so a stained or damaged pillow can be replaced straight away.
• Pillow protectors: 1.5 changes per pillow position.
• Mattress protectors: 1.5 changes per bed.
• Bathrobes: two changes per guest where robes are offered.

4. Worked example: a 20-room city hotel

20 rooms, one double bed in each room, two pillows per bed, two guests per room, one bath towel and one hand towel per guest, one bath mat per room.

5. Check the numbers for your own property

• Enter your room count, bed types and pillows per bed.
• Choose city or seasonal, and only the products you actually supply.
• Read the quantity on each line together with the reason shown next to it.
• Send the result as a quote request and we confirm sizes and qualities with you.