Why do hotels put blankets under mattresses? Experts explain, not just for neatness
I’ve been wondering for a long time, why do hotels have to put blankets under the mattress? Experts have come to explain. There are reasons other than neatness.
When you’re on business or traveling and check into a hotel, a bed with clean white sheets always makes you feel better.
Many people have noticed that the edges of the blankets on hotel beds are often tucked tightly under the mattress. Some people may not like it, but some find that tucking the blankets into the seam helps them sleep better.
On the X platform, a user named “もくもく” posted a complaint about why blankets in ทางเข้า UFABET สำหรับสมาชิกใหม่ สมัครวันนี้ รับโบนัสฟรี hotels are often stuffed so tightly that they don’t like it, and that pulling them out requires a lot of force. He asked other users, “Does anyone else feel the same way?”
Since this post was shared, it has been viewed more than 3.17 million times and liked by 14,000 people, with Japanese netizens commenting in response:
- “I get it! When I’m really drunk, I don’t have the strength to pull the covers off, so I end up sleeping on them.”
- “Just pulling the blanket off makes me sweat.”
- “No matter how cold it is, I’m used to taking my feet out of the blanket. If I don’t, I can’t sleep. So I understand this feeling. Every time I have to pull the blanket off, it’s tiring.”
But there are still some netizens who feel that
- “It feels good to climb into the blanket and sleep.”
- “It’s like sleeping in an envelope. It feels new.”
According to Japanese media outlet TRILL News, the hotel’s bed arrangement has several reasons, including making guests feel that the blankets and sheets are completely clean, not leftovers from previous guests, and creating a sense of cleanliness and order.
Those who have experience making beds in Japanese hotels say that if the bed sheet is wrinkled, there may be complaints, so they want it to be flat. It also helps prevent the blanket from falling off while you sleep.
Another belief is that doing so increases warmth. In cold countries, people often stuff their blankets tightly to increase their heat retention. This became standard practice in Western hotels and has been adopted by hotels all over the world, and is still practiced today.