Expert advice from Prime Textiles
Is Your Hotel Laundry Ready for the New Season?
As the new tourist season approaches, hotels are preparing to reopen their facilities, refresh their rooms and welcome their first guests. But before restarting your hotel laundry, it is essential to ensure that your equipment and linen are ready for the season.
After a long period of inactivity, washing machines, water pipes and storage systems may accumulate rust, mineral deposits, dirt or mold. When operations resume, these residues can enter the wash cycle, causing unwanted yellow, orange or reddish stains on hotel bed linen, towels and bathrobes. Some stains may be difficult or even impossible to remove.
At Prime Textiles, we believe that prevention is the key to protecting your investment in hotel textiles.
5 Essential Tips Before Restarting Your Hotel Laundry
1. Inspect your equipment and water systems
Ask your laundry technician to check washing machines, water supply pipes, filters, tanks and drainage systems before putting your laundry back into operation.
2. Clean the machines and pipelines
Remove accumulated deposits and check for rust, mold or other contamination that could affect your first wash cycles.
3. Start with old or test linen
Use old towels or textiles that you no longer use for guests for the first 2–3 wash cycles, provided the technician confirms that the equipment is safe to operate. This helps identify potential contamination before your valuable hotel linen is exposed.
4. Check every wash carefully
Inspect the test textiles for yellow, orange or reddish discoloration, unusual odors and other signs of contamination. If any problems appear, stop the process and have the system checked before continuing.
5. Protect your investment in hotel linen
Only return your regular bed linen, towels and bathrobes to the laundry cycle once you are confident that the water supply and equipment are clean and functioning correctly.
A New Season Starts with Proper Preparation
Your hotel linen is an investment in guest comfort, hygiene and the reputation of your property. A few preventive steps before reopening can help reduce textile damage, avoid unnecessary replacement costs and ensure a smooth start to the season.
Prime Textiles — Your partner in professional hotel textiles. We help hospitality businesses protect their linen, maintain high standards and prepare for a successful season.