The short answer
Three sets per bed — one on, one clean, one in the wash — is the level that survives a same-day changeover.
Short-let operators run out of linen on the day two bookings meet. Par levels are the arithmetic that prevents it.
How it is done
- Three sets per bed as the working standard
- Two sets only where same-day turnarounds never happen
- Count linen in and out at every changeover
- Pull stained or damaged items rather than returning them
Why it matters
A guest arriving to a bed made with the previous guest's spare set is the single most common short-let complaint, and it is a stock problem rather than a cleaning one.
questions
Asked about this
On site, in the property, so a changeover never waits on a delivery.
The same arithmetic, and usually a slightly higher par because towels turn over faster than bedding.
references
Background reading
- Housekeeping — Wikipedia
- Linen — Wikipedia