This document discusses different types of hotel rooms, beds, bed linens, and uniforms. It describes single, double, twin, and suite rooms. It provides a history of beds from ancient Egypt and Rome to modern times. It details types of beds, bed springs, bed frames, and bed maintenance. It also covers linens including sheets, blankets, materials, sizing, care, and selection considerations. Finally, it mentions different hotel staff uniforms.

1. Beds, Linens
and Uniform
Group : The Ordinary
Chapter
11

2. Different types of
Room & Bed
Single Rooms: A room designed for a
single traveler.
Double Rooms: A room with two
double beds. Doubles beds size is
usually 54 × 75 in (4’6″ × 6’3″) or 137 ×
191 cm.
Twin Rooms: A room with two single
beds. Single bed size is usually 39 ×
75 in (3’3" × 6’3″) or 97 × 191 cm
Suite Rooms: A complete room usually
with a foyer that connects to one or
more bedrooms. Usually, these are the
most expensive rooms in the hotel

3. History of Beds
Earliest Beds
Our earliest ancestors simply slept on the ground.
Egyptian Beds
Piled palm leaves in their houses and slept on them,
while the pharaohs slept on flat pallets made of hard
materials such as gold.
Roman Beds
The Romans invented the mattress, making beds that
were comfortable as well as decorative.

4. History of Beds
• Renaissance Beds: Roughly 1400 to 1600, beds were
located in every room of the house, doubling as couches
during the day.
• Mattress History: Renaissance mattresses were filled
with straw and bound with rope. Only in the late 1700s
were softer cotton mattresses introduced.
• Modern Beds: The 20th century saw the evolution of
comfortable mattresses, including foam mattresses,
waterbeds and the queen-size mattress.

5. Guestroom beds
Bed Type US Size European Size
Single 39 × 75 in (97 × 191 cm) 35 × 79 in (90 × 200 cm)
Double 54 × 75 in (137 × 191 cm) 55 × 79 in (140 × 200 cm)
Queen 60 × 80 in (152 × 203 cm) 63 × 79 in (160 × 200 cm)
King 76 × 80 in (193 × 203 cm) 71 × 79 in (180 × 200 cm)

6. Beds
Beds, as a class, include
conventional guestroom beds,
cribs and rollaway. Most beds
consist of spring, which
provide resiliency and
support; the mattress, which
lies on top of the spring and
provide extra padding and the
frame on which the spring
and mattress rest.

7. Springs
Springs add resiliency and durability to the bed.
In general, springs are made by joining wire
spring or coils together and covering them with
padding. There are three basic types of spring
Construction.
 Box spring
 Metal coil spring
 Flat bed springs

8. Three types springs
Flat Bed spring
Metal Spring
Box Spring

9. Frames
The bed frame supports the springs and
mattress. The frame consists of four metal bars
joined at the corners to make a rectangular
frame that the box spring and mattress sit in. An
extra bar is placed in the center of queen and
king size mattresses for added support.

10. Maintenance of Beds
Turning a mattress and springs is a simple
maintenance task that can add as many as three
years to the useful life of the bed. Many
properties recommend turning the mattress
four times per year. Mattress can also be
cleaned with a hand-held vacuum attachment
when turned.

11. Linens
Linens can be classified by where
they are used: on beds, in bathrooms,
or in dining rooms. Many properties
use plain white sheets and
pillowcases. Blankets need to look
clean and new and feel good.
Blankets may also add to the
elegance of the property. Mattress
pads protect mattresses. They may
be made of a woven, quilted fabric or
of felt. Pillows can be feather, acrylic
fibers, or hypoallergenic foam.

12. Types of Linens
Sheets, blankets, tablecloths, etc., have to be
sized according to the sizes of the mattresses
and tables. The careful selection of standard
sizes makes purchasing, counting, storing, and
maintaining inventories much easier.

13. Linen care, Reuse and Replacement
Because linen is a major investment, it is particularly
important to minimize its disappearance or shrink as it
is sometimes called. Shrink may occur from wear,
improper use, and theft. Housekeeping staff may repair
linens that are not beyond repair. Blankets and bath
mats, for example, can often be patched. Linen reuse or
recycling can save properties a great deal of money.
Turning discarded items into rag is probably the
simplest and most common type of recycling.

14. Linen Selection and Considerations
Getting linens to the hotel is a long process.
American Standard Association has developed and
issued Minimum Performance Requirements for
Institutional Textile since 1956.
The standard covers:
breaking strength
Shrinkage
Colorfastness
Chlorine retention
Thickness and resiliency of blankets etc.

15. Fabric Materials
All fabric begin with raw materials that are spun
into long strands of fibers called yarns that are
woven or knitted into cloth.

16. Fibers
Natural Fibers: Linens generally
come in one of three natural fibers:
cotton, wool or linen. Cotton is by
far the most common of these
fibers.
Synthetics: Blankets, bedspreads
and shower curtain are most
frequently made from all synthetic
fabrics. Synthetics may be less
absorbent than cotton or actually
moisture repellent.

17. Dyeing
Color coordinating linens
with a guestroom or
dining room’s décor often
seems like a good way to
enhance the appearance
of the property. However,
colored linens complicate
purchasing, laundering,
and inventory procedures.

18. Uniforms
Hotel staff may use many different types of
uniforms. Door attendants, Parking attendants,
guest hosts and hostesses, male or female front
desk personnel, bell attendants, chefs and
kitchen personnel, wait staff, laundry workers
and others may have their own special uniforms.