Type of linen

1. LINEN
Definition Linen
1) IT IS A TERM USED
FOR ALL
LAUNDERABLE
FABRICS THAT ARE
USED IN A HOTEL .
 2) IT IS ALSO A TYPE
OF A FIBRE WHICH
HAS GOT A NATURAL
ORIGIN
Type of Linen in Hotel
 Hotel Linen
- F & B Linen
- HSK Linens
-
 Guest Linen

2. Hotel Linen
F&B Linen
 TABLE CLOTH
 NAPRON
 FRILLS
 BUFFET RUNNER
 TEA COZY
 BEIZE CLOTHS
 SERVIETTES
 CHAIR COVERS
 CUSHIONS COVERS
 SLIP CLOTHS
Housekeeping Linen
BED LINEN
 BED SHEETS
 BED SPREADS
 DUVET
 DUVET COVERS
 BLANKETS
 CUSHION
 CUSHION
COVERS
 MATTRESS
PROTECTORS
 MATTRESS
 HEAVY CURTINS
 SHEER
CURTAINS
BATH LINEN
o BATH TOWELS
oBATH SHEETS
oHAND TOWELS
oBATH MAT
oSHOWER CURTAINS
oFACE TOWEL
oBATHROBE

4. TYPES OF LINEN ROOM
CENTRALIZED LINEN ROOM
LINEN DISTRIBUTED FROM ONE PARTICULAR PLACE- A
CENTRAL DEPOT.
DE-CENTRALIZED LINEN ROOM
EACH FLOOR MAINTAINS ITS OWN PAR STOCK,THESE ARE
REPLENISHED FROM ONE MAIN LINEN ROOM.

5. ACTIVITIES OF A LINEN ROOM
1. COLLECTION OF SOILED LINEN
2. COUNTING AND SORTING OF SOILED LINEN
3. PACKING & DESPATCHING OF SOILED LINEN FOR LAUNDRY
4. RECEIPT OF FRESH LINEN FROM LAUNDRY
5. CHECKING & SORTING OF FRESH LINEN
6. STORAGE OF FRESH LINEN
7. DISTRIBUTION TO FLOORS & OTHER AREAS
8. STOCKTAKING FOR LINEN
9. STICHING , REPAIRING, & MONOGRAMMING OF ALL HOTEL
LINEN
10. DISCARDING

6. PLANING THE LINEN & UNIFORM ROOM
 LOCATION
 SPACE
 ENTRANCE
 FLOORS AND WALLS
 LIGHTING & VENTILATION
 STORAGE
 SOILED LINEN AREA
 LINEN EXCHANGE COUNTER
 INSPECTION AREA
 UNIFORM STORAGE AREA
 GUEST LAUNDRY AREA
 LINEN ROOM SUPERVISOR DESK

7. STORAGE OF LINEN
 LINEN MUST BE FREE FROM DUST.
 IT SHOULD BE ALWAYS BE COVERED.
 THEY SHOULD BE STORED IN CUP-BOARDS
WITH SLIDING DOORS .
 ARTICALS THAT ARE NOT IN FREQUENT USE
SHOULD
 BE COVERED WITH DUST SHEETS.
 LINEN SHUOLD BE ROTATED ON ‘FIRST-IN’
‘FIRST-OUT’BASIS.
 LINEN ON SHELVES SHOULD HAVE FOLD
FACES OUTWARDS.
 HEAVIER LINEN SHOULD BE PLACED ON
LOWER SHELVES

8. LINEN EXCHANGE
1. FRESH FOR SOILED/ ONE FOR ONE
2. SET- AMOUNT
3. REQUISITION
4. TOPPING UP
5. ONE- FOR- ONE

9. ROOM LINEN EXCHANGE PROCEDURES
1) FIRST LINEN IS COLLECTED FROM FLOORS-
EITHER BY LINEN CHUTE OR BY THE TROLLEYS
FROM FLOORS BY THE ATTENDENTS, IT IS SEND
VIA LINEN ROOM TO LAUNDRY OR DIRECTLY TO
LAUNDRY
2) ROOM LINEN COUNT SHEET IS FILLED UP BY
FLOOR SUPERVISOR & MADE INTO 2 COPIES
3) THE LINEN ROOM SUPERVISOR ISSUES FRESH
LINEN ON A ONE –FOR – ONE BASIS
4) IF THE LINEN ROOM FALLS SHORT OF LINEN ,
THE BALANCE AMOUNT IS ADJUSTED INWITH
THE NEXT LOT

10. SAMPLE LINEN CONTROL FORM

11. RESTAURANT LINEN EXCHANGE
 HERE LINEN IS EXCHANGED AT
STIPULATED TIME.
 F&B SOILED LINENCOMES TO LINEN
ROOM WHERE THE STAFF CHECKS
AND RECEIVESTHE LINEN.
 THE COUNT IS ENTERED IN THE LINEN
EXCHANGE REGISTER.
 FRESH LINEN IS ISSUED ON THE BASIS
OF SOILED- TO- CLEAN.

12. LINEN CONTROL
 THIS IS CARRIED OUT IN 4 PHASES:
A) ROUTINE CHECK OF LINEN
B) QUALITY CONTROL OF THE DAILY FLOWOF
LINEN STOCK
C) PHYSICAL INVENTORY OF LINEN
D) PROPER DOCUMENTATON THROUGH LINEN
INVENTORY CONTROL SHEETS

13. PAR STOCK
 THIS REFERS TO ALL TYPE OF LINEN REQUIRED TO MAKE
UP ALL GUEST ROOMS OF THE HOTEL AT A GIVEN TIME,
ALSO KNOWN AS “HOUSE SET-UP
 FOUR OR FIVE PAR OF EACH TYPE OF LINEN IS
MAINTAINED IN LINEN ROOM

14. HOW TO ESTABLISH A PAR STOCK?
 SUPPOSE A HOTEL HAS 300 ROOMS WHICH USES
2 BED SHEETS FOR KING SIZE BED.
 300 KING-SIZE BEDS X 2 BED SHEETS PER BED= 600 PER PAR NUMBER
 ONE PAR IN GUESTROOMS 1X600=600
 ONE PAR IN FLOOR LINEN CLOSETS 1x 600= 600
 ONE PAR SOILED IN THE LAUNDRY 1X600 = 600
 ONE PAR REPLACEMENT STOCK 1 X 600 = 600
 ONE PAR FOR EMERGENCIES 1X 600=600
 TOTAL NUMBER 3000
 3000/ 600 SHEETS =5 PAR

16. FORMAT FOR MASTER LINEN
INVENTORY CONTROL CHART

17. DISCARDING OF LINEN
 DISCARD / CONDEMNEDLINEN
 CUTTING DOWN LINEN
 RECYCLING OF DISCARDS ARE DONE BY TURNING IT
INTO RAGS
 OTHER USES OF DISCARDS ARE:
1. As crib sheets
2. Aprons
3. Sometimes sold to hotel employees
4. Given to charities
 Discard committee comprises of the EHK , Laundry
Manager , Linen Room Supervisor
 Discarding of linen is done half yearly or quarterly or
whenever required