The Most Used Disposable Items in the Hotel

There are a lot of disposable products in the hotel, including dental appliances, combs, soaps, shampoos, shower gels, etc. But when it comes to the highest usage rate of guests, it is disposable slippers for the hotel.

According to statistics from relevant platforms, the usage rate of hotel disposable slippers exceeds 90%. You can bring your own toothpaste and toothpaste. You can also bring small bottles of shampoo and shower gel with you in a travel bag, but few guests like to bring their own slippers: they are easy to get dirty, occupy space, and are not easy to pack and organize.

Therefore, a pair of lightweight, comfortable, and clean disposable hotel slippers are very popular with guests. Many high-end hotels also use slippers as a symbol of their service quality, using high-quality materials and printing their own brand logo, while giving guests a comfortable experience, and virtually enhancing the brand impression of their hotels.

So, what are the materials of the hotel slipper?

Before answering this question, we must first know the composition of disposable slippers: soles, cover, toe caps, edging

Generally, the material of the toe cap and the cover are similar. The non-woven fabric and plastic edge strips will be used for the edge, and the EVA material is used more for the sole.

The materials that makeup cover are generally non-woven fabric, brushed fabric, real beauty cloth, terry cloth, gold velvet, coral velvet, cut velvet, velvet, waffle, and other materials. As long as it is fabric, it can generally be used as a toe cap and cover for slippers.

Generally speaking, small hotels and hotels mostly use disposable non-woven slippers; mid-end hotels use more velvet, plush, and short plush slippers; and high-end hotels prefer towel cloth (terry, cut velvet), Waffle) and cotton/hemp / satin cloth slippers.

Hotel Slipper

Sole

1

The material of the sole

Most of the shoe soles used in hotels are still mainly made of EVA. Other materials include TPR soles, PVC soles, XPE soles, cloth soles, and dot plastic soles.

EVA bottom

A new environmentally friendly plastic foaming material made by copolymerization of ethylene (E) and vinyl acetate (VA), mainly divided into linen and raw hemp. The advantage of the EVA bottom is that it is relatively strong, easy to wear, and easy to clean, and the price is relatively cheap.

EVA soles can be divided into different thicknesses. Generally, economical hotel soles are thinner, ranging from 3mm to 5mm; the sole thickness of high-end hotels that value the guest experience are all above 6mm, and many are 8mm or 9mm; Some hotels will add a sponge to the sole of the foot to increase the softness of the sole and improve the anti-skid performance.

TPR bottom

TPR is a thermoplastic rubber material. The process is divided into soft bottom, hard bottom, side seam bottom, rubber bottom, tendon bottom, blow molding bottom, adhesive bottom, etc. The advantage of TPR material is that it is soft, waterproof, and has certain wear resistance.

PVC

Hard and brittle material with low impact strength. The advantages are to wear resistance, high strength, and low price. The disadvantages are poor slip resistance, easy breakage, and poor permeability.

XPE

A chemically cross-linked polyethylene foam material. Compared with other materials, it is environmentally friendly, non-toxic, non-odorous, and has good elasticity. It is often used as a baby crawling mat and a car mat.

Cloth bottom

The soles of hotel slippers have cloth soles, such as canvas, mop flannel, suede and so on. This type of sole is suitable for wooden floors, it is soft and comfortable to wear, and it is also relatively easy to clean.

XPE

A chemically cross-linked polyethylene foam material. Compared with other materials, it is environmentally friendly, non-toxic, non-odorous, and has good elasticity. It is often used as a baby crawling mat and a car mat.

Cloth bottom

The soles of hotel slippers have cloth soles, such as canvas, mop flannel, suede, and so on. This type of sole is suitable for wooden floors, it is soft and comfortable to wear, and it is also relatively easy to clean.

Point plastic cloth bottom

Dot cloth is not very popular because many people find it inconvenient and not waterproof. However, this kind of sole has good anti-skid property, soft and light, and good mute effect, which is often used in many high-end hotels and hospitals.

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Sole pattern

The pattern of the sole is generally diamond pattern (grid pattern), willow pattern, water ripple, pineapple pattern, etc., the hotel can choose according to their needs.

How to distinguish the quality of disposable slippers?

1. The smell, the easiest way, good slippers, no pungent odor, nor pungent fragrance;

2. View, good slippers, the fabric color is positive, the embroidery pattern is beautiful and three-dimensional, and the embroidery lines are full;

3. Sling, good quality slippers, the material used is relatively higher in weight, and the thickness of the filled sponge is relatively large.

In summary, although the hotel's disposable slippers look similar, the customers' experience of using different materials for slippers is quite different. Therefore, hotel procurement should choose slippers suitable for your hotel according to the hotel's positioning, budget, and needs. Often, the small details determine the quality difference between your hotel and other hotels.