Hotel Beds

[lankeela]

Why do they have those strips of material laid across the bottom half of the beds in hotel rooms? Do they serve any particular purpose? I can't think of one.

[slinkycat]

To keep your feet warm?!

[Hopkirk]

I've never seen that, but at a guess it protects the bed from dirty suitcases?

[Mosaic]

I think this has been one of those 'design' thingies. It's a bit like a long scarf, isn't it? Utterly useless - perhaps if it is correctly in place it gives anyone checking up a quick visual that the bed's been made up. But really I don't think they serve any purpose.

[Count-A-Strong]

As most hotel bed linen is white nowadays (for ease of cleaning) a white bed can make a room look a little cold therefore these 'throws' as they are called are intended to warm up the room.

[Zeuhl]

I think it's quite common for people to arrive in a hotel room and collapse onto the bed wearing shoes - even when they wouldn't at home.

The covers protect the bed linen from dirty shoes!
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[Prudie]

I think they are designer thing too - they're called bed runners.