How to Manage Linens and Towels in Your AirBnb Business
Managing linens and towels in your AirBnb business is no simple task. It takes planning and if done right, it can set your business up for success. In the same vain, if managed incorrectly, it can hurt your business and critically impact your bottom line.
Below are four tips on how to manage your linens and towels in your AirBnb business:
1. Use White-colored Premium Quality Sheets
You don't get kudos for providing your guests with soft and plush linens and towels, but you are certain to hear from them in person, or worse yet, online, if the quality of the linens is sub-par.
Also, while lower quality sheets are cheaper at the outset, they tend to wither and deteriorate faster than premium quality sheets and replacing becomes necessary; hence costing more dollars in the long run.
Spend the extra buck for premium quality linens and towels; it’s a worthy investment.
2. Keep Enough Stock of Linens & Towels
A coffee shop must have enough coffee, a grocery store must have enough groceries, and an AirBnb must have enough linens and towels.
From our experience with the thousands of orders we’ve processes over the years, having four complete sets of linens per bed and four sets of each towel size per guest is the ideal amount of inventory needed. Anything less than that and you run the risk of running out, and anything more is costly and inefficient. Four sets are the ideal amount.
3. Hire the Right Laundry Company
While you might be inclined to handle your laundry in-house to cut cost, this can be a daunting task that costs more money that it saves; depending on the volume of laundry process.
Doing your laundry in-house can result in higher payroll expense (more employee hours), higher utility bills (energy wasting residential machines), and a possible increase in the number of workers to help wash, fold, and manage stains.
Outsourcing might be the right strategy for your business and hiring the RIGHT laundry company is important for your business success. The right laundry company will help customize the service specifically to your needs, rather than shoehorn your business into a one-size-fits-all, 5-year contractual agreement, where you end up paying for perks you don't use or need.
Very Important: When outsourcing your laundry, ask about order minimums and make sure your orders meet the minimum criteria. This is critical and must be addressed early.
The right laundry company is your partner and your guide to business success.
4. Separate Stained and Damaged Linens & Towels
However time consuming and tedious, taking the stained and damaged sheets and towels out of circulation is critical to your success in the hospitality space. Nothing spells “unprofessional” like stained or damaged linens and towels in guest rooms.
Think about a time when you checked into a room and noticed a stain on a bath towel or holes in your sheets. It certainly wouldn't inspire confidence in the cleanliness and general quality of the AirBnb.
The right laundry company separates stained and damaged linens and gives you the option to decide on how to handle them. This ensures that you don't need to spend extra time unpacking and inspecting sheets and towels before placing them in guest rooms; hence, saving time and a ton of headache.
Take the time to carefully plan how you intend to manage linens and towels in your AirBnb business.
We are happy to provide free consultation and assessment to help guide you through the process of successfully managing your AirBnb laundry.
With decades of experience, and a 100% Happiness Guarantee, OrangeBag®, A Los Angeles based company, helps small to medium-sized businesses solve their laundry problem and, thereby, enabling them to shift their focus onto the more important tasks of running a business.
OrangeBag® specializes in inventory management, stain separation, and rewash treatment, all while utilizing commercial grade, earth friendly, washers and dryers.
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