UNIT 1 LINEN ROOM (A) ACTIVITIES OF LINEN ROOM

 LINEN ROOM

Linen: The word linen is used collectively to describe all the launderable items maintained, stored & issued for guest use by the housekeeping department.

Linen room: It is a central depot for all hotel linen. This is the place from where clean articles of linen are distributed throughout the establishment. The bulk of clean linen & uniforms waiting for re-use are stored here.

Types of Linen Rooms:

1. Centralized linen room: In this system, linen from all floors is collected & stored in one central area. The linen supervisor has complete control over the linen room. All the linen issues & receipts go out from here.
2. De-centralized linen room: In this system, each floor maintains its own par stock of linen. As & when necessary these are replenished from the main linen room. The linen par is stored on floors and the floor supervisor is responsible for the maintenance of the par level. This system works well in hotels having a large number of flowers.

Activities in the linen room:

1. Collection of soiled linen.
2. Counting & sorting of soiled linen.
3. Packing of soiled linen for laundering.
4. Dispatch of soiled linen to laundry.
5. Checking & sorting of the fresh linen.
6. Storage of the fresh linen.
7. Distribution of fresh linen to floors & other areas.
8. Stocktaking of linen & maintenance records.
9. Reprinting, monogramming & stitching the hotel linen & uniforms.
10. Uniform selection, storage & issue.
11. Discarding of the unusable.

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