Comforters in rentals

[Sheila]

I bet you are talking about Easter weekend? Planning to be at my parents in MS and then go to New Orleans for a couple of days for Cale's Spring break but maybe we will get back and get a day at Grayton. Cale and I have neither one been to New Orleans so we thought maybe his spring break would be a good chance. We could go out on a limb and get together in Atlanta! Anyway, we'll catch up sometime! Give Evan a smooch.

I am indeed going to be there Easter weekend. New Orleans with Cale sounds like so much fun! What a great trip. If we can't hook up in SoWal, we really should meet up in ATL. We have been promising Camden a trip to the Aquarium, he loves it there. I know his mommy and baby Evan would enjoy an outing as well. I will smooch Evan for you later today.

 

[Rather B Paddlin]

Someone told me today that the comforters in their rentals are being washed once or twice a year. I'm wondering how many other rentals in this area are washing the comforters once or twice a year? I also am wondering who has set that standard. The vacationers that rent these units, are they aware of this practice or are they just assuming that the condo they are renting is following the hotel type standards. This would require the comforters to be washed each time the room is turned over.



What is your opinion on this?

Again, back to your original post that got this all started. You believe condo's should follow "hotel type standards". That is a very valid point. Please answer two questions.

What is the hotel standard?

Do hotels wash their comforters in hot water after each guest?

I have never seen comforters on the houskeeping carts in hotels, which leads believe they do not get washed after each turn. I may be incorrect. But, I am unsure how the hotel staff is able to sneak the comforters in and out of the rooms every day.

Could someone who has worked in the hotel industry please chime in with some facts.

 

[Matt J]

Well I hate to knock you off the three legged horse you rode in on, but...

Well, Well, now, now even you have gotten up on your high horse. I don't care to take a cold bath so you can believe that my hot water tank is turned up.

Oh as for you knocking me off of my three legged horse, you my friend are not even close. If this thread can make all of you figure something out then it served its purpose.

If you or anyone else feels the need to hate me for it then so be it. I'm sure you all will come up with a better solution to the current problem at hand. I'm not the one renting condo's out with comforters that are not been washed but once a year that is some of you.

I have only brought it out into the public eye. Once a month would be better than once a year wouldn't it. Question: Have you ever sat your bare aXX down on a comforter before. Now do you see its a little different than people sitting in a movie theater. Please

Address the problem at hand and stop trying to shot the messager. This is not about me its about you.

Again. you just don't get it. I don't like to take cold showers either, however if your water heater in a rental is turned above 120 degrees and someone scalds themselves you are liable. More than likely you would be personally liable since an insurance company would claim negligence on the owner.

Further, get ready for an onslaught of PM's from pissed off owners who have now gotten a call from a renter wanting to know when the last time a comforter was cleaned. You don't seem to understand that washing an entire rentals stock of comforters after every stay, whether they are clean or not, will double, triple, or in some cases quadruple cleaning fees? Most owners don't have 2 or 3 sets of comforters and that again is a cost most owners cannot incur right now. The average cleaning fee is around $100.00. Do you really think that guests will happily fork over 2, 3, or 4 times that because the comforters are now cleaned after each stay? The answer is yes, less than 1% of them.

Go ahead and continue your rant, if you need a job contact florida girl.

 

[Matt J]

A little disinfectant.

 

[Rather B Paddlin]

Again, back to your original post that got this all started. You believe condo's should follow "hotel type standards". That is a very valid point. Please answer two questions.

What is the hotel standard?

Do hotels wash their comforters in hot water after each guest?

I have never seen comforters on the houskeeping carts in hotels, which leads believe they do not get washed after each turn. I may be incorrect. But, I am unsure how the hotel staff is able to sneak the comforters in and out of the rooms every day.

Could someone who has worked in the hotel industry please chime in with some facts.

Ladyinspector,

Since you did not answer the questions, I will.

Hotels do not wash their comforters after every turn. In fact the "hotel type standard " is anywhere from 1 to 4 times a year, average is 2 times per year. If an average hotel room is occupied 70% of a year with a guest staying an average of 2.5 nights(information easily found), that is about 102 turns a year. Best possible case hotels wash their comforters once every 26 turns, the worst case once every 102 turns, and the average is once every 51 turns.

The condo owners that you are questioning turn between 10 to 20 bookings a year. Even at 20 turns per year, washing the comforters in these units once or twice a year exceeds the 'hotel type standard" you claim that they should follow.

I am not saying that this is right or wrong, but just trying to compare to the "hotel type standard". You did say that these owners should follow "hotel type standards".

 

[steele mama]

Ladyinspector,

Since you did not answer the questions, I will.

Hotels do not wash their comforters after every turn. In fact the "hotel type standard " is anywhere from 1 to 4 times a year, average is 2 times per year. If an average hotel room is occupied 70% of a year with a guest staying an average of 2.5 nights(information easily found), that is about 102 turns a year. Best possible case hotels wash their comforters once every 26 turns, the worst case once every 102 turns, and the average is once every 51 turns.

The condo owners that you are questioning turn between 10 to 20 bookings a year. Even at 20 turns per year, washing the comforters in theses units once or twice a year exceeds the 'hotel type standard" you claim that they should follow.

I am not saying that this is right or wrong, but just trying to compare to the "hotel type standard". You did say that these owners should follow "hotel type standards".

I don't think she really wants to talk about hotel standards.

 

[Beach Runner]

I am drive-by posting because I am at a conference in Chattanooga and need to get ready for dinner at the Tennessee Aquarium. I am staying at the hotel that RO recommended (thank you, RO). This hotel has exactly what Rapunzel mentioned -- a duvet in a plain white cover which obviously would need laundering after every guest because IT'S PLAIN WHITE, a patterned bedcover folded down at the end of the bed so that the room doesn't look so stark, and some patterned pillows at the headboard which are obviously not meant for personal use.

It works!

Later.

 

[Rudyjohn]

I am drive-by posting because I am at a conference in Chattanooga and need to get ready for dinner at the Tennessee Aquarium. I am staying at the hotel that RO recommended (thank you, RO). This hotel has exactly what Rapunzel mentioned -- a duvet in a plain white cover which obviously would need laundering after every guest because IT'S PLAIN WHITE, a patterned bedcover folded down at the end of the bed so that the room doesn't look so stark, and some patterned pillows at the headboard which are obviously not meant for personal use.

It works!

Later.

this is true at the hotels where we've stayed over the past 18 months. Exactly as you describe.

 

[Matt J]

I am drive-by posting because I am at a conference in Chattanooga and need to get ready for dinner at the Tennessee Aquarium. I am staying at the hotel that RO recommended (thank you, RO). This hotel has exactly what Rapunzel mentioned -- a duvet in a plain white cover which obviously would need laundering after every guest because IT'S PLAIN WHITE, a patterned bedcover folded down at the end of the bed so that the room doesn't look so stark, and some patterned pillows at the headboard which are obviously not meant for personal use.

It works!

Later.

this is true at the hotels where we've stayed over the past 18 months. Exactly as you describe.

I'm not disagreeing with either of you or trying to counter your points, but the reason that I rent a condo or house is so that I don't feel like I am in a hotel/motel. I feel like I am in a home. Like most homes they are not kept to surgery room standards.

Just an FYI, if you require a sterile environment upon check in then you can always request a deep clean and pay the extra for it. It's going to delay your check in and most likely not available on a holiday weekend, but you should be able to get one otherwise.

 

[Beach Runner]

I'm not disagreeing with either of you or trying to counter your points, but the reason that I rent a condo or house is so that I don't feel like I am in a hotel/motel. I feel like I am in a home. Like most homes they are not kept to surgery room standards.

Just an FYI, if you require a sterile environment upon check in then you can always request a deep clean and pay the extra for it. It's going to delay your check in and most likely not available on a holiday weekend, but you should be able to get one otherwise.

Good points. I am trying to be open-minded.

BTW this thread has warned me to not go barefoot in the hotel room, to Purell all of the handles in the room and the remote, etc. And I thought I used to be paranoid. Thanks to this thread, I'm worse.