top sheet under duvet? or just duvet?

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top sheet under duvet? or just duvet?

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I'll be laundering my own bedding from Sep, having had a laundry for the past year (two diff laundries actually both of whom lost around £100 of my stuff grr) so - do I just provide a duvet (with cover obvs) and change the cover every time, or do I provide a top sheet with duvet and cover on top, so that I change the sheet each time and the duvet cover about once a week?
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Top sheet with duvet cover is the way we have been for many years.
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Post by Mouse »

Just duvet cover...why make extra work for yourself? If you also did a sheet then the duvet would end up creased anyway and not looking pristine, so you'd end up washing both.
Only Americans expect a top sheet.

If you're starting with new bedding, I know it seems more expensive but have a look at linen or linen/cotton mix. The reason I say is that they don't need ironing as the style is for them to look a little crumpled (because of the texture). It's also extremely hard wearing.

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Post by Ecosse »

Duvet only - less work and as a guest I hate the faff of a top sheet (usually tucked in... argh !) which I remove immediately and throw in a corner. I also makes me wonder whenever I stay in a place with one... does this establishment change the duvet covers between guests? How clean is the bed??
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Post by e-richard »

A top sheet defeats all the benefits of a Duvet.

If I found one on the bed, it would be off within seconds, and to "punish the owner or whoever put it on", I'd just ball it up and throw in a corner so that it would still require washing.

Apologies if this sounds a bit strong, but we're all allowed our little foibles - aren't we? :wink:
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Post by apexblue »

In heat I'd do away with duvet and keep top sheet. Always disappoints when hotels do not offer one.
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e-richard wrote:A top sheet defeats all the benefits of a Duvet.

If I found one on the bed, it would be off within seconds, and to "punish the owner or whoever put it on", I'd just ball it up and throw in a corner so that it would still require washing.

Apologies if this sounds a bit strong, but we're all allowed our little foibles - aren't we? :wink:
Makes note in case it’s useful at some point: Richard is a self-confessed sheet-abuser... ;-)

But to stick with the thread - why would you provide a top sheet as well as a duvet? More work, more expense, more storage, guests won’t expect one, many will actively object to it. Lose-lose?
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apexblue wrote:In heat I'd do away with duvet and keep top sheet. Always disappoints when hotels do not offer one.
I take your point, but wouldn't you just remove the cover off the duvet and sleep under that instead?
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Post by carolinec »

Thanks everybody, and you confirmed my own preference - I dislike sheet plus duvet, and yes, I would be suspicious that the duvet cover wasn't changed much.
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Post by Moliere »

We always did duvet only. But on some occasions we found guests wriggled under the (fitted) bottom sheet. Couldn't understand it, so I guess it's just a case of be prepared for anything in this business!
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Post by Pendragon »

Just a small point if you have American guests. They tend not to have duvets that take a duvet cover but quilts and a top sheet. The quilts cannot be washed with the same degree of frequency as a duvet cover, so they are suspicious of beds without a top sheet, thinking that the duvet/cover isn't washed between guests. A short explanation of the differences should suffice if necessary for some American guests.
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Post by aasta »

Duvets in covers only...
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Post by yer tis »

Duvets in covers only :)
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