Hotel "linen room", what does this "linen room" mean? How did this word come from?

"linen" belongs to the professional language of the hotel, which is the general term for towels, tablecloths, sheets, pillowcases and so on. It is arranged in the room by the hotel housekeeping department.

Hotel linen generally refers to almost everything related to "cloth" in modern hotels, including bedding such as quilt cover, quilt core, bedspread, pillowcase pillow core, bed skirt, bed tail pad, pad, and towel products such as face towel, square towel, bath towel, floor towel and bathrobe. There are tablecloths, napkins, chair covers, skirts, shower curtains and so on.

Word source:

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.

Extended data:

Hotel linen classification:

1, room linen:

Bedding, bed sheets, bed skirts, bedspreads, mattresses, quilt covers, quilt cores, pillow cores, pillowcases, pillows, cushions, bed end pads and bed end towels, good night towels, down bedding, bedspreads, blankets, comfort pads, bed caps, etc.

2, catering linen:

Mouth cloth, tablecloth and tablecloth, chair cover, western food cushion, tray cushion, table skirt, stage skirt, cup wiping cloth, coaster, etc.

3. Bathroom linen

Square towel, face towel and towel, bath towel, floor towel, bathrobe and bathrobe, shower curtain, laundry bag, hair dryer bag, headscarf, sauna suit, beach towel, etc.

Step 4 meet Bucao

Table, tablecloth, table skirt, etc.

5. Curtains

Inner gauze curtain, shading curtain, outer curtain, etc.

References:

Baidu encyclopedia-bucao