For that quantity of duvet cover I would look at Hotel Register. OR, Overstock.com. You can get non-down duvets that you can wash. Much better than trying to wash down duvets. Avoid dark colors as they show every stinkin' stain and will fade if in the sunlight. White ones can be bleached just like the sheets. Zippered bottoms will look better and be easier on your housekeepers than buttons.
Find a video that shows how to put the cover on quickly. (Essentially, you turn it inside out, grab the duvet at the corners and flip the cover right side out and shake.)
Because these will end up replacing your blankets, you'll want to change the covers after every guest. So, you need to calculate that into the budget.
Look at spending $50/each for the covers and another $50 for the duvet itself (if you get the non-down or down alternative). Another option if you want the down duvets is Cuddledown. Shop in their sale section..
It's weird and I know it, but the end of the duvet, the button or zipper) is actually supposed to go under the flat sheet fold. Hidden in plain sight.
Silk duvets are hypoallergenic and last a long time, but I don't buy anything that I would make me cry to throw out. Guests can really give things a beating. If you do buy down, dryer balls or tennis balls are essential when drying them, to get the loft back.
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This explains SO much. We stayed at a place in NM and they kept flipping the duvet around so the buttons were poking me in the eye every night. The duvet was NOT tucked under the top fold of the sheet but just on top of the bed.
I put the zipper/buttons at the bottom of the bed, but this is on top of the sheet and blanket.
What's the reason for putting the open end at the top of the bed?
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The basic reason.... If you do it right, folded under the top sheet, there is no trace of the end at all. The bottom looks perfect and the opening is hidden.
If you have a French fold and the buttons are hidden about 20 cm up on one side, you put that down at the bottom. But when the opening is at the end, you hide it, in plain sight at the top.
People forget that you are actually supposed to fold down part of the duvet with the top sheet. This prevents people from having to pull up the covers to cover themselves. There is enough fabric for them to cover their shoulders... since they are 3 dimensional. I lay the top sheet as high as possible, the cover over it, parallel to the top of the bed, but a few cm lower. Then pull back both to make the fold. Stops people from pulling from the bottom.
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