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B&B/Chambres d'Hôtes Owners
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 20/01/2008, 16:14
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Clair
 
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I buy bedding and towels in bulk from La Redoute during the sales. For instance, I have just bought some of these bath towels.
I never buy patterned sheets or duvet covers, but do not spend a fortune on them. I find hotel suppliers pricey as I do not want to buy in the large quantities which offer the discounts.
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21/01/2008, 8:38
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Quillan
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People sweating is only a minor problem which is countered by having the fleece covering. The good protectors also 'breath' allowing air to pass out of the matres but stop water from passing downwards in to the mattress. To be quite honest sweat is not a problem it's more like body fluids (people don't stop making loves just because they are on holiday), diarrhoea, vomiting (with red wine is always a good one), hot and cold drinks etc. It also stops skin flakes from getting in the mattress.
Obviously we change the protector if it gets soiled but other than that it gets changed every 4 weeks when we do a complete room strip which includes curtains, bed valance, under the bed, mattress turn, lamp shades, pictures etc which seems (what with the lack of information as to when to change the protectors normally) to be about right. We also have an anti-allergenic quilt protector on top of the waterproof one and this gets washed with the sheets at change over or every three days.
White bedding, without question, is definitely the way to go. Good quality is essential as we boil wash ours every time. This is not so much of a cleaning thing as a germ killing thing. Bit like using the dishwasher on a boil wash. This dramatically reduces the chance of any guest catching something nasty off another.
Towels, we have bought towels from many places over the years and have found that whilst the hotel ones are expensive they far out perform domestic towels in both quality and length of service. This may be because they are designed to be washed by commercial laundry companies which are renown for being a bit 'harsh'. It's things like seams and like some of ours have a band going across. These seem to shrink in respect to the rest of the towel and makes them look out of shape. This is time consuming as you have to pull and stretch them to get the right shape for 'laying out'.You don't get this problem with hotel towels. Something we are talking about is to rent our sheets and towels as here is a hotel 4km down the road (and about 3 more within 8km) that rents so we may be able to do a deal with the service company.
http://www.chambresdhote.com
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21/01/2008, 8:50
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Clair
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I think the washing point highlighted by Quillan above is certainly one to consider when running a CdH/B&B, when you take the frequency of the changeovers.
With a gite, I do a thorough bed-clean whenever guests leave and the sheets/towels once a week, but as some guests stay for 2 weeks, the underlay/protectors get changed and washed when they leave.
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21/01/2008, 13:23
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opas
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Cotes du Roussillon.........or red wine to you!
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21/01/2008, 13:26
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Russethouse
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21/01/2008, 14:36
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Gardian
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Gay is right - what else but Cotes du Rhone in this neck of the woods?
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