Traditional Culture Encyclopedia - Hotel accommodation - Hotel "linen room", what does this "linen room" mean? How did you get this word?

Hotel "linen room", what does this "linen room" mean? How did you get this word?

Linen belongs to the professional language of the hotel, which is the general name of towels, tablecloths, sheets and pillowcases placed in the rooms of the hotel housekeeping department.

Cloth grass, the name was first translated by an Englishman, first used by Hong Kong Golden Kirin International Hotel Management Co., Ltd., and later gradually borrowed from mainland hotels. Other similar nouns include: lobby manager, housekeeper, concierge and so on.

Cloth refers to almost everything related to "cloth" in modern hotels, including hotel room bedding, such as sheets, quilt covers, pillowcases, pillow cores, quilt cores and decorative fabrics. Hotel bathroom products: such as square towels, face towels, bath towels, bathrobes, etc. Textiles used in hotel restaurants: such as tablecloths, mouth cloths, chair covers, etc.

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Common sense of linen cleaning:

1. The laundry equipment used in hotels has different models and performances, so it is necessary to formulate corresponding washing processes and procedures. The main technical parameters of washing process are: washing time, temperature, speed, procedure, reasonable dosage and loading capacity of detergent. The washing procedure is related to water quality, clothes condition, washing chemicals, washing equipment and water level selection.

2. The textile raw materials of washing items are different, such as cotton, polyester cotton and polyester. And different washing processes should be made according to different qualities. For example, the washing temperature of cotton and polyester cotton is different, and the main washing temperature of polyester cotton is

3. The quantity of washing items depends on the capacity of washing equipment. In the washing water containing a certain proportion of chemicals, putting too much or too little washing items will affect the washing effect and the fastness of the items.

4. Pay attention to the selection of high-quality and applicable detergents, and make reasonable dosage according to different washing objects and washing environment. If the washing objects are not distinguished, indiscriminate use of detergents will not only affect the washing effect, but also damage textiles in serious cases.