BED & BEDING

Beds, mattresses, and bedding are an essential

part of hotel accommodation. Beds and mattress
are of great importance for sleeping in comfort.
The term bedding may be applied to all the bed
cloths place on the bed, such as blanket, quilts
and eiderdowns, pillows and all other bed linen,
such as sheets and bedspread.

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 BEDS
• CONSTRUCTION OF BEDS
• FRAME:-ON WHICH THE SPRINGS AND
MATTRESSES REST-THIS IS USUALLY A
RECTANGULAR METAL ON WOODEN FRAME
WORK.
• BASE:-WHICH MAY BE MADE OF OPEN COILED
SPRINGS, WIRE MESH, LAMINATED WOOD STRIPS
TO PROVIDE RESILIENCE AND SUPPORT.

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 BEDS
• HEADBOARD:-MADE OF PAINTED OR VARNISHED
WOOD OR AN UPHELSTERED TYPE. IN MOST
HOTELS ,HEADBOARDS ARE NOT PART OF THE
BEDS. THEY ARE TYPICALLY MOUNTED ON THE
WALLS BEHIND THE BEDS AND NOT ON THE
FRAMES.
• FOOTBOARD:-USUALLY MADE OF WOOD OR
METAL AND LOWER IS HEIGHT THAN THE
HEADBOARD.

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 BASE SPRINGS
1-BOX SPRING:-THE COILS FOR THESE ARE MADE OF
HEAVY GAUGE STEEL. BOX SPRING ARE MOUNTED
ON A WOOD FRAME AND COVERED WITH A PAD.
2-METAL-COIL SPRINGS:-THERE MAY BE ARRANGE
IN TWO LAYERS. THE SPRINGS ARE LOOSELY
COILED FOR RESILIENCE

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 BASE SPRINGS
3-FLAT BED SPRINGS:-THESE ARE STRIPS OF METAL
ATTACHED LENGTHWISE TO A FRAME WITH
HELICAL HOOK. THESE HOOKS ARE SMALL COILS
WITH HOOKS AT BOTH ENDS.
4STRETCHED SPRINGS:-THESE ARE IN THE FORM
OF HIGHLY COILED SPRINGS ATTACHED TO THE
FRAME ON ONE SIDE AND RESILIENT THICK
METAL WIRES ON THE OTHER SIDE.

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 BEDS
• MATTRESS:-WHICH LIES ON TOP OF THE
SPRINGS AND PROVIDES EXTRA PADDING.

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 Material of mattresses
• Many mattresses are produced from polyvinyl
chloride covered with cotton or polyester layers.
• Organic wool, organic cotton and pure latex are
used to make natural mattresses.
• Because of fire, dust and mold resistance
organic wool is excellent choice.
• Natural latex is a new product in bedding
industry. Latex is resistant to bacteria, dust and
mold. Latex covered with wool is fire resident.

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 TYPES OF BED
AIRBED An airbed uses an air-inflated
mattress(es), sometimes connected to an electric
air pump and having variable, firmness controls.
The portable version of an air bed can also be
rolled up and packed, so is meant for travel or
temporary guest use.

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 BASSINET
A bassinet is a bed specifically for newborn
infants.

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 Bunker
A bunker is two or more beds one atop the
other.

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 Camp bed
A camp bed (also cot) is a simple, temporary,
portable bed used by armies and large
organizations in times of crisis.

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 Brass bed
A brass bed constructed from brass

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 PILLOWS AND BOLSTERS
The best and the most expensive pillows are
filled with down. Other have a mixture of
down and feathers and some are filled with
man made fiber. Form pillow are suitable for
people allergic to dust and feather

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 BLANKETS
These are available in different sizes to fit all the
standard bed. Wool blankets are soft, warm and
wear well they should be treated with moth-
resistant finishes cotton blankets give less warm
but are easy to wash and ideal for children's
cost.

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 ELECTRIC BLANKETS
Electric blankets are primarily three type of
electric blanket
1. Over blanket
2. Preheat under blanket

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 BEDSPREADS

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 QUILTS
• THESE SHOULD BE LIGHT WEIGHT FOR
COMFORT BUT AT THE SAME TIME ACT AS A
TERMAL INSULATOR. THE CHOICE OF COLOUR
QUILTS VARIES FROM HOTEL TO HOTEL. THERE
SHOULD BE A COVER (WHITE) OVER THE
QUILTS.

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 Adjustable Bed

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 Child Bed

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 Iron Bed

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 Sofa Bed

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 Water Bed

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 The Platform Bed

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 The Twin Bed
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 Murphy Bed

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 EXTRA BEDS
• ZED-BEDS:-HAVE A BASE OF STRETCHED
SPRINGS WHICH CAN BE FOLDED UP INTO A
NARROW RECTANGULAR SHAPE, ENCLOSING
A THIN MATTRESS. THEY CAN BE EASILY
MOVED AND STORED.

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 FOLDAWAY BED
• WHEN ROOMS ARE LET MORE THAN ONCE IN 24
HRS, FOR MEETINGS BY DAY AS A BEDROOM AT
NIGHT, A FOLDAWAY BED MAY BE MEAN THAT
STAFF ARE NOT INVOLVED IN HEAVY OR TIME
CONSUMING TASKS IN COVERTING THE ROOM
FROM ONE PURPOSE TO ANOTHER.

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 STANDARD SIZES OF
BED
• SINGLE:-(1)-100cm. 200cm
(2)-85cm.190cm

DOUBLE:-(1)-150cm. 200cm
(2)-135cm. 190cm

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 CARE AND CLEANING OF BEDS:
OPEN SPRING BEDS, AND BRUSH THE OPEN
SPRINGS PERIODICLLY AND WIPE WITH AN OILY
RAG.
• CHECK FOR LOOSE HEADBOARDS AND
FOOTBOARDS REGULARLY. REMOVE DUST, DIRT
BY USING SOFT BRUSH OR VACCUM CLEANER
WITH AN UPHOLSTERY ATTACHMENT.
• PERODICALLY POLLISH THE WOOD OR METAL
AREAS, EXCEPTING THE SPRINGS.
• REMOVE FLUFF AND DUST FROM THE CASTOR
WHEELS, APPLYING A LITTLE OIL WHEN FEEL
STIFF OR SQUEAK.
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 CARE AND CLEANING OF BEDS:
• 1-CHECK FOR LOOSE HEADBOARDS .
• 2-CHECK MATTRESS THAT IT DOES NOT SAG AND
BUTTONS OR OTHER TUFTING ARE NOT MISSING.
• 3-TURN INTERIOR SPRUNG MATTRESSES
OCCASIONALLY, BOTH SIDES AND TOP TO
BUTTOM TO ENSURE EVEN WEAR.
• 4-USE UNDERLAYS ON BASES OF OPEN SPRING
TYPE.
• 5-HAVE VALANCES AND BASE COVERS
LAUNDERED OR DRY CLEANED WHEN NECESSARY.
• 6-SUPPLY WATERPROOF SHEET FOR YOUNG
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