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Benefits of a High-Quality Guest Laundry
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Does your hotel/resort offer a beautiful and modern guest laundry? If not, you’re likely missing out on extended-stay and athletic-team bookings that bring in major revenue. These guests seek out hotels with high-quality guest laundries. In this article, we offer suggestions for creating a guest laundry that attracts guests and satisfies their need for clean clothes during their stay.
Laundry Design
Whether you are planning a guest laundry at a new property yet to be developed, or carving out space at an existing property, it’s important to start at square one. A well-planned guest laundry is essential. So be sure to reach out to CG West early on. We are laundry experts and will assist you and your architects with laundry design, equipment selection, financing/leasing options, payment system options and ancillary items. CG West can also assist with training staff and providing technical service after the sale.
Choosing a Location for the Laundry
Start by choosing a location on-site with access to utilities — water lines and electricity. CG West will help guide you by providing an on-site assessment and recommendations. If this is a new property development, we will work with architects to ensure proper utilities, space and venting.
Choosing Equipment
Hotels and resorts often select high-performance, soft-mount washers and dryers for their guest laundries to ensure the quietest operation. These machines do not require bolt-down thanks to an advanced suspension system. They reach up to 400 G-force extract speeds for more moisture removal than slower speed models and are highly efficient — using less gas, electricity and water. offer a modern look, easy operation, LG Commercial front-load washers and dryers soft-mount design and high spin speeds for superior performance. They also work seamlessly with most electronic and web-based payment systems.
Lease or Buy
CG West offers an array of leasing options for hotels that do not want to own equipment. Typically, this involves sharing the revenue generated by the guest laundry. Of course, purchase options and financing are also available.
Additional Revenue Stream
A guest laundry benefits properties through revenue generation, in addition to more bookings. A quality guest laundry not only appeals to guests it keeps hotels competitive and generates revenue.