Linen Hire

Hiring linen is uncommon in India, but many hotels in other parts of the world do not purchase linen and prefer to hire laundered linen from a hiring company. Linen hire companies supply clean linen to hotels on a hire basis. Thus it is a contract with a company which rents and launders linen. The system has both advantages and disadvantages.

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Advantages

  • Initial purchase investment is eliminated.
  • No laundering of linen is necessary.
  • Less storage space.
  • Less staff which means fewer salaries to pay.
  • No need to order linen so purchase function is eliminated.
  • No repairing of linen by the hotel.
  • It is ideal for spasmodic trade such as seasonal hotels, by avoiding capital expenditure and the need to store seldom used linen.
  • Linen hire charges may be no greater than the combined depreciation and laundering costs.

Disadvantages

  • No individuality.
  • The choice is limited – the linen specifications, sizes and standards may be different from those required by the hotel.
  • No cut-downs or makeovers possible.
  • Damages have to be paid for, usually at a higher rate. u
  • The hotel is totally dependent on the hiring company.
  • There is no control over the quality of the wash.
  • Linen supply may be affected by bad weather or strikes causing a breakdown in operations.
  • If low occupancy, there is a loss due to unused linen.
  • The excess requirement is charged at the current rate.
  • Guest laundry will have to be dealt with or co-ordinated with a commercial laundry.
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