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Post by auntiepeas on Jan 25, 2023 23:46:16 GMT
I would be completely grossed out. The first thing I do at hotels or Airbnbs is take blankets, comforters, etc. and throw them in a corner or somewhere out of the way because they never get washed and I am completely icked out by them. Thankfully I’ve never been to a hotel without a top sheet in the US. If I couldn’t trust the bedding had been washed I’m not sure I’d feel comfortable sleeping on the mattress either.🤔
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Post by maryland on Jan 25, 2023 23:49:47 GMT
I didn't realize until recently that so many people don't use a top sheet. We have always used a top sheet, so I don't know how my kids learned that many don't. So I just buy them a bottom sheet and a comforter that can be washed a lot. I think for my kids, it's less work to make the bed and that's why they don't use it.
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Post by RedSquirrelUK on Jan 25, 2023 23:50:00 GMT
We use, from bottom to top: electric blanket (winter only) mattress protector fitted bottom sheet duvet inside cover fleece blanket (winter only)
That's it. No top sheet. I don't have any trouble washing the bottom sheet, mattress protector and duvet cover every couple of weeks. The electric blanket gets washed when we take it off for the warmer weather, and the fleece blanket when needed.
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Post by myshelly on Jan 25, 2023 23:58:57 GMT
I would be completely grossed out. The first thing I do at hotels or Airbnbs is take blankets, comforters, etc. and throw them in a corner or somewhere out of the way because they never get washed and I am completely icked out by them. Thankfully I’ve never been to a hotel without a top sheet in the US. If I couldn’t trust the bedding had been washed I’m not sure I’d feel comfortable sleeping on the mattress either.🤔 I mean…newsflash, the comforter hasn’t been washed even in the nicest of hotels. They only change the sheets.
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Post by auntiepeas on Jan 26, 2023 0:05:28 GMT
If I couldn’t trust the bedding had been washed I’m not sure I’d feel comfortable sleeping on the mattress either.🤔 I mean…newsflash, the comforter hasn’t been washed even in the nicest of hotels. They only change the sheets. I don’t know what else to tell you. If I’m otherwise happy with the hotel and everything looks clean (including the duvet cover, regardless of whether there’s a top sheet) then I’m good. 🤷♀️
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Post by lisacharlotte on Jan 26, 2023 0:17:28 GMT
My experience as an American is that we use blankets and comforters (without duvet covers) so top sheets are necessary. Obviously, some people do things differently, but that’s my experience and I’m 57. So, we are not washing blankets and comforters with the sheets.
Regarding hotel bedding. I can only address my personal experience. Where I worked we owned a Hilton Garden Inn. We stripped the beds and washed sheets, comforters, and duvet covers. It was back breaking. When we purchased the hotel we decided to keep it flagged as a Hilton and had to adhere to Hilton’s standards. We lost a lot of employees that worked for the previous owner so it was all hands on deck to get laundry done. My favorite task was putting the pillow cases through the mangler.
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Post by myshelly on Jan 26, 2023 0:24:00 GMT
I mean…newsflash, the comforter hasn’t been washed even in the nicest of hotels. They only change the sheets. I don’t know what else to tell you. If I’m otherwise happy with the hotel and everything looks clean (including the duvet cover, regardless of whether there’s a top sheet) then I’m good. 🤷♀️ If you watch any travel tips from people who travel a lot (flight attendants, for example), that’s what every single one of them tells you to do - don’t use the blankets, decorative pillows, etc. in the room. None of that gets washed or changed between guests. The mattresses are usually in a protective cover.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Jan 26, 2023 3:06:55 GMT
It occurs to me that if we were to ditch the top sheet w e'd need multiple duvet covers all of the time Yes! Because one of the great joys in life is buying more doona covers! How you have just one? That's not normal. I have about 10, a flannel one for winter, one with flowers for spring, a cute cat one for when I'm single, and more sophisticated grown up one for when I'm seeing someone. A purple one because I like the colour, a green one because it looks good with my wall colour, another green one to match the new green blanket I bought blanket, a grey one because I liked it...you get the idea. But back to the top sheets...never use them. I have a feather doona because I like light weight bedding, and I hate anything that gets tangled...I never wear PJ pants or a nightie for that reason. I wash my doona cover and my sheets at the same time. I don't understand why people think washing the covers is a big deal, and it literally only takes me 1-2 minutes to put the cover back on. Yup, I have two for DD’s bed because hers have to be washed weekly and it’s just easier to be able to strip the bed and then immediately remake it with another set of sheets and the other duvet cover so it’s ready to go. I don’t use duvet covers on my bed but I do have three comforters that I switch out to wash but not weekly. I do put the top sheet on our bed though.
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Post by auntiepeas on Jan 26, 2023 5:07:57 GMT
I don’t know what else to tell you. If I’m otherwise happy with the hotel and everything looks clean (including the duvet cover, regardless of whether there’s a top sheet) then I’m good. 🤷♀️ If you watch any travel tips from people who travel a lot (flight attendants, for example), that’s what every single one of them tells you to do - don’t use the blankets, decorative pillows, etc. in the room. None of that gets washed or changed between guests. The mattresses are usually in a protective cover. Hmm, decorative pillows I can understand but then, I don’t think they’re meant to be slept on. I wonder if we might be misunderstanding each other. Here’s an image showing the bedding in one of the rooms at the Hilton Queenstown. It looks to me like there might be a top sheet underneath the white duvet (ie, white cover + removable inner) but if there wasn’t then would you not be comfortable using the duvet? https://www.instagram.com/p/Cf-8enjoaOw
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Post by peasapie on Jan 26, 2023 6:53:05 GMT
Yes I use a top sheet and a duvet. I change the sheets weekly, but only monthly change the duvet cover. My duvet is summer weight as I can’t stand being too warm at night.
I doubt hotels change out the duvet cover for each client, but they usually have a sheet and a light blanket underneath, and that’s what I use. I’m still alive after staying in many hotels without being obsessive about germs.
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Post by candygurl on Jan 26, 2023 13:18:29 GMT
No…I dislike top sheets! I never had one growing up and still don’t. I sleep with a quilt and just wash the fitted sheet and quilt weekly.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2023 15:48:35 GMT
I have a top sheet, but I don't have a comforter/duvet/doona now. With this new house, I wanted texture, color, and functionality, so the "bedspread" is an oversized king linen throw. It's not what I would normally consider a throw, but that's what the company I ordered from calls it. It's the same as their duvet covers, so it's two-layered just not open on one end. High-end flannel sheets ordered as separate pieces, not a set, because they're two different colors and if you order king sheet sets you get king pillow cases, but I don't use king pillows. A blanket in between the linen and the flannel top sheet when necessary. Many people don't put a top sheet between themselves and linen, but even as it softens with age, I probably will continue to since that throw is massive and bulky to wash frequently. Time will tell!
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Post by coaliesquirrel on Jan 27, 2023 2:51:23 GMT
DH and I have different ideal temps so right now our bed has, from the bottom up: heated mattress pad bottom sheet top sheet cotton quilt light down duvet in white cotton cover heavy down duvet in decorative cover
We sleep with the room at about 45-50 degrees (in winter at least) and usually prewarm the bed w/ the mattress pad and I sleep under all but the heavy duvet if we're closer to 50, while DH is sheet/quilt only. If we're closer to 40-45, then we each add one layer. In the summer, the best we can do is keep the room at 60-62, so we scrap the heated mattress pad for a regular one, and DH is sheet only, while I'm sheet/quilt or sheet/quilt/light duvet.
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Post by anniefb on Jan 27, 2023 20:41:59 GMT
I always use a top sheet - just because it means I have don't have to wash the duvet cover so frequently.
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