NRV Runner said:
We are full on the weekends and mostly empty during the weeks (for now). We're looking to stock up on bath towels to have lots of spares. What brand/kind do you use in your B&B's?
Sounds familiar, we are often a weekend vacation area, busy weekends and a sprinkling of folks during the week except for a few peak times, just my view, but after a lot of years it isn't a bad thing to have some free time for yourself, stops burnout.
My idea on towels and linens are a set in the rooms, a set on the shelf and some spares. Last towels (and linen) we purchased came from Amtex https://www.myamtex.com/piano-c-4120.aspx and our guests seem to like them. Look at the size and weight, I think we chose a medium weight, heavy is nice, but then fewer can be washed in a load, strike a balance that works for you.
Here is my thinking on ordering from a supply house, bath towels are about the same cost as purchasing at a local store for similar weight and quality, the big difference is in the cost of wash cloths, in quantity you can order a dozen wash cloths for the cost of one wash cloth at the local store and when a guest ruins a wash cloth (which they will) it is a lot easier to just throw it in the rag bag and put a new one on the shelf. Now yes true, I bought a large supply, but considering the price difference the total cost was about the same..