Hotel
supplies can be classified into Hotel Equipment, In-room Amenities, Luggage
Handling, Hotel Furniture, Bath Supplies, Bedding Supplies, Restaurant &
Banquet Supplies, Housekeeping Supplies and Office Supplies.
Hotel Equipment
Based
on the various applications, areas, capacities and cooking methods, Hotel
Kitchen Equipment should be handpicked. Because of the various types involved, Hotel
Kitchen Equipment can be sub-classified into Cooking Equipment, Kitchen
Accessories, Storage Racks, Food Preservation, Heating and Cooling Systems,
Dining Furniture, Food Pick-up Stall, Service Area Equipment, Bakery Equipment,
Wash Area Equipment and Kitchen Working Platforms.
In-room Amenities
Beverage
supplies, food serving trays, coffee makers, glassware, stationery, TV remote
controls, telephones, TV sets, Air conditioners, mini refrigerators, trash bins
and suchitems fall in this category.
Luggage Handling
As
the guests arrive, trolleys are needed in the hotel check-in area to handle and
carry their usually heavy baggage into the lifts and rooms. Those luggage
trolleys are also called Hotel Luggage Carts or Carriers. Apart from the
luggage trolleys, luggage racks, room hangers, garment racks and wall racks are
necessary to place the luggage and luggage items inside hotel rooms.
Hotel Furniture
Hotel
furniture include in-room furniture like cots, chairs, wardrobes, dressing
tables, work tables and coffee tables; hotel lobby, reception and office
furniture like reception desk, lobby chairs, sofas, office tables, computer
desks, file racks, conference hall tables, office chairs, etc; dining and
coffee shop furniture like dining tables,, chairs and eatery chat tables.
Bath Supplies
All
those items required for bath and restrooms like bath towels, toiletries, shower
curtains, sanitary tissue papers, odour control and hygiene care products, bath
mats, various bathroom stands and holders, bath fittings come under the
category Bath Supplies.
Bedding Supplies
These
constitute all the sleep related supplies like mattresses, pillows, pillow
covers, bed spreads, rollaways, blankets, mattress pads, sheets and linen
items.
Restaurant & Banquet Supplies
The
visible areas that get much of the public glare in a hotel are the Restaurant
Area and the Banquet Hall. Everything that shows and moves here get noticed and
makes an impression – for good or bad. So, whatever items used here in these
areas have to be chosen with all care and importance because each item
represents itself and speaks much about the hotel’s standard, reputation and
vibrancy. Supplies to these sections include crockery, cutlery, utensils, table
covers, display boards, screens, bain marie, table tops, wall papers, wall
paintings, decorative boards and panels, sign boards, floor mats and food
serving accessories.
Housekeeping Supplies
One
of those very important functions in a hotel is Housekeeping. Maybe it is the
centrality of the hospitality industry. Because the very quality of
housekeeping in a hotel determines the quality of the hotel itself,
Housekeeping assumes all the more significance. After all, it is all about
cleanliness and hygiene. Housekeeping is that one service which is responsible
for the entire hotel’s tidiness, appearance and neatness. There are several
products and items that make housekeeping function effective and complete. They
are vacuum cleaners, mopping equipment and accessories, cleaning/chemical
agents, brooms, housekeeping implements, cleaning cloth and wipers, brushes,
spray guns, glass cleaning liquids, cleaning carts, cleaning staff uniforms, odour
control agents, polishing agents, etc.,
Office Supplies
Hotel
reception and office staff have several functions and to fulfill their duties,
they need several products and items such as room booking forms, lobby signs,
locks, key hangers/boxes, cash registers, printers, print stationery, time
clocks, safes, First Aid kits and give-away gifts.
Courtesy:
The Arcadia Hotel Supplies
Coimbatore, INDIA
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