Why are most hotel bed sheets white?
Ever wondered why bed sheets are white in most hotels? We almost never buy white bed linen for home but it charms us at hotels, right? Talking about this on our visit to Tree House Jaipur, Abhinav and I have been curious to find out. The black and white of it seems obvious: white stands for cleanliness. But is there more to it? We asked people from hospitality industry & here’s what we got:
1. White is bright: Change your bedroom linen to white and notice the difference. White makes everything in the room look more bright. Designs and patterns become more visible against white than any other colour. “White as a colour enhances both natural and artificial light in a room. Since different colours are incorporated in the curtains and upholstery, beds with white linens are placed in the centre of the room to break the colour scheme,” avers Shilpa Kosambia– Executive Housekeeper, Sofitel Mumbai BKC.
2. The Colour Psychology: According to colour psychology, white stands for purity and perfection. Imagine a clean room but with red or blue bed linen. Can you be sure of its cleanliness? Abhinav and I will certainly be suspicious (well, we are paranoiacs anyway!). Other colours can mask dirt, white is pure. There you go. “White symbolizes purity. It is clean and untouched. Also, the sight of a clean bed, to a tired traveller, adds to the visual appeal,” says Aashu Bhatnagar, Senior Director of Sales at Nidra Hospitality. Agrees kosambia, “White symbolizes purity and also marks new beginnings, hence is the ideal choice of colour for most hotel beds..
3. Maintenance: Geetha Sudesh, Director of Service, Hyderabad Marriott Hotel & Convention Centre and Courtyard by Marriott Hyderabad explains this point in detail. She says, “The quality of linen we use for hotels and the multi-prong step that we use for maintenance is the reason for the crisp white bed sheets at hotels. We use standard 300 thread count bed sheet, a cotton and polyester blend (50:50). The reason hotels use a blend of cotton and polyester is because it combines the best of both fabrics: while cotton is a water-loving fabric and absorbs up to a third of a gallon of water per pound when wet while Polyester is called ‘scavenger fabric’ as it easily picks up and holds on to dyes and soils. The strict process that we as hotels adopt, help maintain our linen in top condition.
4. Replacement: Other colour shades may vary but white is the easiest colour to replace. Well, black too but then black linen wouldn’t be so appeasing, right?
Did you enjoy reading this post? Are you curious about any such questions related to food, travel or hospitality? Leave a comment below and watch this space for more. Good night! Â
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Purva Bhatia
Purva is the co-founder of Blue Sky Dreamers. A journalist with 11 years of experience, she also freelances as a content writer & editor.
29 Comments
Jinlongheng
Thanks for your post. The best quality hotel bed linen is pure white, made with a high thread count. These fabrics are also very durable and are generally cheap. High thread counts are important in hotel linens as they are easier to clean. Similarly, the higher the thread count, the more luxurious the sheets will feel.
Namrita Panwar
Nice post. I was checking constantly this blog and I am impressed! Extremely helpful information. I never know the reason behind why are most hotel bed sheets white? This blog post clears many doubts about it.
Amrit kaur
Yes, i also have been curious for this but I got to know what’s the reason behind hotels having white bedsheets in the rooms.
AnukritiLovesReading
I have always wondered why they are white 😂I remember my friend and I having a conversation of why they are white and we couldn’t come to a conclusion. now i know why
Gunjan Upadhyay
I agree the white is hotels looks so welcoming, pure and cosy. Along with that it is earlier to clean and maintain them
Manjusha
This question crossed my mind many a times in all these years, I always thought it’s so difficult to maintain white bedsheets then how come all hotels choose to keep it white. But as you said there are various good reasons:)
Snigdha
Even i always wonder regarding the same white bedsheet concept.. You are right ,white brings the brightness and peace too.
Mrinal Kiran
This is really interesting! I wonder how I never thought about this before! White is definitely pleasing and creates a happy feeling!
Read.dream.repeat
This is such a common thing and I still never questioned it! Your article is quite interesting, thanks for sharing this with us 😅
Purva Bhatia
Most welcome 🙂
ShilpisWorld
White is indeed most soothing color and loved all your tips to incorporate it in life. Very helpful post
megha811
Wow such an informative article. I agree white instantly refreshes our mood and makes up feel happy
Paresh Godhwani
Never thought about the reason behind the white bedsheets in the hotel room. These are interesting facts and reasons behind using white bedsheets.
Purva Bhatia
Food for thought 🙂
Amrita
This was such an interesting post.I had no idea white sheets in hotels have so much thought in this.
Bushra
Never know the reason behind white bedsheets in hotel. This post clears many doubts about it.
vijvihaar
Very interesting topic….just loved it….Before going through your post, i was thinking that hotel use white bedsheet to know that how much travellers going to make it dirty & they have employ to wash it, make it white again…. But never ever thought or came to know this side of the story of using white bedsheet.
Siddhi Palande aka book_gobbler
And this is such a hatake topic I have come across. I never knew or even fleetingly thot abt why white is the first choice in hospitality industry. Now I know. Perhaps I can flaunt my knowledge now 😉
Noor Anand Chawla
That is an interesting post! I always figured white sheets look the most professional- crisp and clean.
Ritu Kalra
Though I always wondered about the reasons behind hotels using white bed sheets but I never gave it a deep thought.. thanx for sharing these logical reasons behind this..
Ruchie
Wow!!! this is actually so true…I once asked my sister too who did her hotel management why only white she said because it’s easy maintenance…now I got other reasons too!!
earnest y
Using a white bed sheets for your sleeping will give holiness. white is a symbol of holy and pure that make customers sleep well and comfortable. most of the hotels are using linen bed sheets that will be more soft, smooth and durable than other bed sheets.
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vikramjit singh bhatia
Very Interesting to read. Come to know the reason behind the beauty of white colour.
Hospitality industry is truely looking into each aspects of satisfaction of its clients, its maintenance aspects plus the beauty behind every object they put up in room.
purvabhatia
Thank you Vikramjit!
Nidhi KM
Solves a lot of curiosity. Well written!
purvabhatia
thank you Nidhi!
mommy_insight
Never thought this reason behind hotel industry, glad to read it, I so agree white is classic and eye Sothing too.
purvabhatia
Thanks Nidhi!
ghazala786
Interesting post , I had thought about it before and was not knowing details , Thanks for sharing , now could understand the logic of using white bedsheets in hotels 🙂