2. Beds and mattress
Beds mattress and bedding are an essential part of hotel
accommodation.
Beds and mattress are of great important for sleeping in
comfort.
Bedding includes all the articles placed on the bed by
way of bedclothes including bed linen as well as covers,
quilts and pillows.
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3. Guestroom beds
The types of bed generally used in hotel such as cribs, sofa beds, and
rollaway beds.
Construction of beds
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4. A frame
A base
A mattress
A headboard
A footboard
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5. Bed frames
Platform frames/ box frames
Metal frames
Bed base
Base spring
Box spring
Metal coil spring
Flat bedspring
Stretched spring
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6. Platform frames/ box frames
Made from
wood.
It provide the
bed spring and
mattresses with
a platform.
Box frames lie
tight to the floor.
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7. Metal frames
These consist of
four lengths of
angles iron with a
metal legs attached
to each corner.
Larger beds also
have two cross bars
added for extra
support.
The metal legs may
have castors or
furniture glides
attached to them.
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8. Bed base
A bed consist
primarily of a
mattress
supported by a
base.
The base may be
made of open coil
spring, wire mesh,
solid wood or
plywood or slatted
wood.
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9. Base spring
Spring and resiliency
and durability to the
bed.
They are made by
joining wire springs
or coils together and
covering them with
padding.
A firm edge helps
prevent the spring
from sagging when
the bed is sat on.
There are primarily
four types of spring
constructions.
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11. Box springThe coil for these are
made of heavy gauge
steel.
Box spring are
mounted on a wooden
frame and covered
with a pad.
A sturdy fabric called
ticking covers the
spring and pad.
Box spring acts as a
shock absorbers.
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12. Metal coil spring
These may be
arranged in two
layers.
The springs on the
bottom are tightly
coiled for good
support.
The top spring are
loosely coiled for
resilience.
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13. Flat bedspring
These are strips of
metal attached
lengthwise to a frame
with helical hooks.
These hooks are small
coils with hooks at
both ends.
Flat bedspring are
most frequently found
on rollaway beds.
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14. Stretched spring
These are in the
form of highly coiled
spring attached to
the frame on one
side and resilient
thick metal wire on
the other side.
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15. Head board
Most hotels now prefers headboards to be wall-mounted.
The main objective of the headboard is to protect the wall from
developing greasy stains from a guest’s head.
To fulfill this purpose the headboard must raise up to 30-40 cm
above the top the mattress.
Headboard may be made in different shapes using different
materials but should be easy to clean and maintain.
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16. Footboard
Footboard are usually of the same material and colour as the
headboard of the bed.
Most hotel beds have footboard that are at the same level or at the
level slightly higher than that of the mattress.
Footboard
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