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WHAT IS A LINEN?
1)IT IS A TERM USED FOR ALL LAUNDERABLE FABRICS THAT ARE USED IN A HOTEL .
2) IT IS ALSO A TYPE OF A FIBRE WHICH HAS GOT A NATURAL ORIGIN
WHAT IS LINEN?
TYPES OF LINENHOTEL LINEN
AND
GUEST LINEN
HOTEL LINEN HAS GOT
TWO DIVISION
HOTEL LINEN INCLUDES :
F& B LINEN
AND
HOUSE KEEPING LINEN
F&B LINENCONSISTSOF:TABLE CLOTHNAPRONFRILLSBUFFET RUNNERTEA COZYBEIZE CLOTHSSERVIETTESCHAIR COVERSCUSHIONS COVERSSLIP CLOTHS
HOUSE-KEEPING LINEN CONSISTS OF:
BATH LINENBED SHEETS
BED SPREADS
DUVET
DUVET COVERS
BLANKETS
CUSHION
CUSHION COVERS
MATTRESS PROTECTORS
MATTRESS
HEAVY CURTINS
SHEER CURTAINS
BATH TOWELS
BATH SHEETS
HAND TOWELS
BATH MAT
SHOWER CURTAINS
FACE TOWEL
BATHROBE
BED LINEN
TYPES OF LINEN ROOM
CENTRALIZED LINEN ROOM – LINEN DISTRIBUTED FROM ONE PARTICULAR PLACE- A CENTRAL DEPOT.
DE-CENTRALIZED LINEN ROOM- EACH FLOOR MAINTAINS ITS OWN PAR STOCK,THESE ARE REPLENISHED FROM ONE MAIN LINEN ROOM.
ACTIVITIES OF A LINEN ROOM
COLLECTION OF SOILED LINEN
COUNTING AND SORTING OF SOILED LINEN
PACKING & DESPATCHING OF SOILED LINEN FOR LAUNDRY
RECEIPT OF FRESH LINEN FROM LAUNDRY
CHECKING & SORTING OF FRESH LINEN
STORAGE OF FRESH LINEN
DISTRIBUTION TO FLOORS & OTHER AREAS
STOCKTAKING FOR LINEN
STICHING , REPAIRING, & MONOGRAMMING OF ALL HOTEL LINEN
DISCARDING
PLANING THE LINEN & UNIFORM ROOM
LOCATION SPACE ENTRANCE FLOORS AND WALLS LIGHTING & VENTILATION STORAGE SOILED LINEN AREA LINEN EXCHANGE COUNTER INSPECTION AREA UNIFORM STORAGE AREA GUEST LAUNDRY AREA LINEN ROOM SUPERVISOR DESK
STORAGE OF LINEN
LINEN MUST BE FREE FROM DUST. IT SHOULD BE ALWAYS BE COVERED. THEY SHOULD BE STORED IN CUP-BOARDS
WITH SLIDING DOORS . ARTICALS THAT ARE NOT IN FREQUENT USE
SHOULD BE COVERED WITH DUST SHEETS. LINEN SHUOLD BE ROTATED ON ‘FIRST-IN’
‘FIRST-OUT’BASIS. LINEN ON SHELVES SHOULD HAVE FOLD
FACES OUTWARDS. HEAVIER LINEN SHOULD BE PLACED ON
LOWER SHELVES
LINEN EXCHANGE
1. FRESH FOR SOILED/ ONE FOR ONE
2. SET- AMOUNT
3. REQUISITION
4. TOPPING UP
5. ONE- FOR- ONE
1.TOPPI
ROOM LINEN EXCHANGE PROCEDURES
1) FIRST LINEN IS COLLECTED FROM FLOORS-EITHER BY LINEN CHUTE OR BY THE TROLLEYS FROM FLOORS BY THE ATTENDENTS, IT IS SEND VIA LINEN ROOM TO LAUNDRY OR DIRECTLY TO LAUNDRY
2) ROOM LINEN COUNT SHEET IS FILLED UP BY FLOOR SUPERVISOR & MADE INTO 2 COPIES
3) THE LINEN ROOM SUPERVISOR ISSUES FRESH LINEN ON A ONE –FOR – ONE BASIS
4) IF THE LINEN ROOM FALLS SHORT OF LINEN , THE BALANCE AMOUNT IS ADJUSTED INWITH THE NEXT LOT
SAMPLE LINEN CONTROL FORM
RESTAURANT LINEN EXCHANGE
HERE LINEN IS EXCHANGED AT STIPULATED TIME.
F&B SOILED LINENCOMES TO LINEN ROOM WHERE THE STAFF CHECKS AND RECEIVESTHE LINEN.
THE COUNT IS ENTERED IN THE LINEN EXCHANGE REGISTER.
FRESH LINEN IS ISSUED ON THE BASIS OF SOILED- TO- CLEAN.
LINEN CONTROL
THIS IS CARRIED OUT IN 4 PHASES: A) ROUTINE CHECK OF LINEN B) QUALITY CONTROL OF THE DAILY
FLOWOF LINEN STOCK C) PHYSICAL INVENTORY OF LINEN D) PROPER DOCUMENTATON THROUGH
LINEN INVENTORY CONTROL SHEETS
PAR STOCK
THIS REFERS TO ALL TYPE OF LINEN REQUIRED TO MAKE UP ALL GUEST ROOMS OF THE HOTEL AT A GIVEN TIME, ALSO KNOWN AS “HOUSE SET-UP
• FOUR OR FIVE PAR OF EACH TYPE OF LINEN IS MAINTAINED IN LINEN ROOM
HOW TO ESTABLISH A PAR STOCK?
SUPPOSE A HOTEL HAS 300 ROOMS WHICH USES 2 BED SHEETS FOR KING SIZE BED.
300 KING-SIZE BEDS X 2 BED SHEETS PER BED= 600 PER PAR NUMBER
ONE PAR IN GUESTROOMS 1X600=600 ONE PAR IN FLOOR LINEN CLOSETS 1x 600= 600 ONE PAR SOILED IN THE LAUNDRY 1X600 = 600 ONE PAR REPLACEMENT STOCK 1 X 600 = 600 ONE PAR FOR EMERGENCIES 1X 600=600 TOTAL NUMBER 3000
3000/ 600 SHEETS =5 PAR
FORMAT FOR MASTER LINEN INVENTORY CONTROL CHART
DISCARDING OF LINEN
DISCARD / CONDEMNEDLINEN CUTTING DOWN LINEN RECYCLING OF DISCARDS ARE DONE BY TURNING IT
INTO RAGS OTHER USES OF DISCARDS ARE:1. As crib sheets2. Aprons3. Sometimes sold to hotel employees4. Given to charities
Discard committee comprises of the EHK , Laundry Manager , Linen Room Supervisor
Discarding of linen is done half yearly or quarterly or whenever required
DESINGED BY
Sunil KumarResearch Scholar/ Food Production FacultyInstitute of Hotel and Tourism Management,MAHARSHI DAYANAND UNIVERSITY, ROHTAKHaryana- 124001 INDIA Ph. No. 09996000499email: [email protected] , [email protected] linkedin:- in.linkedin.com/in/ihmsunilkumarfacebook: www.facebook.com/ihmsunilkumar webpage: chefsunilkumar.tripod.com