What his layout may lack in square footage, Bishop has made up in creativity. Bishop believes quality is important to keep all the stars in any resort's crown in place, but so is taking care of other Phoenician employees. Laundry Fit for a King For properties with more than 1,000 guest rooms, sheer size may dictate different specifications in laundry equipment, layout and personnel. But meeting laundry demands at larger high-end resorts requires no less attention to quality. Only valet orders are sent out.
Linens are batch-sorted on the third floor, and then conveyed to the preprogrammed tunnel washer.
Towels and other no-iron items return to service by cart, while sheets and table linens proceed to the flatwork ironer before folding and stacking. A catcher moves finished goods into carts for redistribution. Crosstraining also reduces worker fatigue. By controlling the production rate on the floor, everything else falls in place, Griffin said. If not, I need to look at our equipment and procedures.