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It does not matter what grade, star or rating your property has, every establishment that rents out a room for the night is fundamentally selling a good nights sleep on a clean mattress. The decor, linens, service and spanish donkey will count for nothing if your guests do not receive this basic component.
Whether you are proprietor of a hotel, guest house or B & B, there is absolutely no reason to pay over the odds for a mattress. It is acceptable practice to quantify the cost of your mattress to the 'price per night principle'.
For example At a five star hotel with the most impeccable standards, they will usually allocate just £3 towards the cost of a mattress out of the room revenue taken for that night This means that they will have an annual budget of around £1000+ towards the cost of the mattress. If their room occupancy is above 75% then they will be looking to change the mattress at around the six month time. With the principle being The newer the mattress the better.
In short, for the above average establishment a cost of £1 per night will get you an extremely good quality mattress, looked after and replaced once a year will ensure your guests have a comfortable and clean sleeping environment. How many establishments do you know that make the claim - Our mattresses are replaced every 6 months? and judging by this article in The guardian it would make vast commercial sense if they did!
| How often should you change the mattress |
Your room occupancy will dictate the frequency of how often you change the mattress. The low average is once per year, taking in one busy season and a quiet season representing an average 75% occupancy rate. |
| What about fire regulations re: mattresses? |
All mattresses used by the contract industry (medium risk) should conform to the Furniture and Furnishings (Fire Safety) Regulations 1988. The relevant standard is BS7177 - 2008. This replaces BS7177 - 1996 which is now withdrawn. This is indicated by a Blue Tag stitched directly on to the mattress and should never be removed. This medium hazard rating is deemed quite sufficient providing additional and supplementary fire precautions are in place. This blue tag is the manufacturers guarantee that all relevant components used in the manufacture of the mattress are compliant to this British Standard. This standard is broken down into three individual tests: This standard does not mean the mattress is fire proof!. This standard means it will not EASILY catch light from matches or cigarettes. GUARANTEE: All mattresses sold on this site conform to this standard. Some establishments may require the mattresses have additional Crib 5 standard - If this standard is part of your regulations then please phone me direct before ordering. I will confirm if the model you choose is up to Crib 5. CRIB 5 - British Standard - 6807 (Flame Retardant) |
| Mattress care.. |
Knowing this, it does make commercial sense that your mattress should be spotlessly clean and comfortable. All hotels should have at the very least a mattress protector of some sort - preferably, the most absorbent . I also recommend that an additional soft layer of absorbent material such as a blanket is used beneath a mattress protector. This can act as a final vapour barrier. We all sweat about ..loads, each night. The ultimate aim for the hotelier is to keep the guests bodily fluids away from the actual mattress as much as you can whilst ensuring it is also comfortable. |
Discounts: To save embarrassment on either side, I do not offer discounts on any of the mattresses on this site. I feel that my prices are fair as well as extremely competitive. Coupled with this, the service and after service I provide will more than justify a few quid a competitor may offer you.