What are some unacceptable characteristics for top coverings on beds in a Best Western guest room?
Best_Western Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Bedding must comply with the following:
- Top coverings must be coordinated to guest room decor and be free of snags, tears, holes and frays.
- Untucked bed coverings must have finished edges.
- Heatset quilting (polyester fabrics melted together with dots) is not acceptable.
- Faded, worn or stained bed coverings may not be kept in service.
- Undersides of decorative bed coverings (e.g., throws, duvets or coverlets) must be of equal or better quality than the face.
- The length of the bedcovering must allow at least one inch overhang past the top of the foundation or box spring.
- Triple sheeting (bed made with bottom sheet, top sheet covered by blanket or duvet, and third sheet covering the blanket or duvet) is an acceptable alternative to decorative coverings if the ensemble includes a decorative top sheet and another decorative element (scarf or coordinated decorative pillows). If exposed, the top sheet must have a tone on tone damask pattern (stripe, block, or similar), decorative piping, or another enhancement, unless it is a solid color other than white or is patterned.
- The foundation or box spring may not be visible to the guest when the bed is made up.
900.10 Effective January 1, 2010, all beds with foundations or box springs must have a decorative covering to conceal the foundation or box spring. Bed frames and legs or bed base must also be concealed unless they are decorative and coordinated with the room furnishings. Acceptable methods of concealment include, but are not limited to, bed skirts/dust ruffles or box spring covers/ huggers. All coverings must coordinate with
the overall design of the bed covering and room décor.
Source: Item 23 — Receipts (FDD pages 108–413)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Best Western's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, top coverings on beds must adhere to specific standards to ensure guest satisfaction and maintain brand consistency. Top coverings should be coordinated with the guest room decor and must be free of snags, tears, holes, and frayed edges. Additionally, faded, worn, or stained bed coverings are not acceptable for use in Best Western guest rooms.
Heatset quilting, which involves melting polyester fabrics together with dots, is specifically disallowed for top coverings. For decorative bed coverings like throws, duvets, or coverlets, the undersides must be of equal or better quality than the face. The length of the bedcovering must also allow for at least one inch of overhang past the top of the foundation or box spring.
Alternatively, Best Western allows triple sheeting as an acceptable alternative to decorative coverings, provided that the ensemble includes a decorative top sheet and another decorative element such as a scarf or coordinated decorative pillows. If the top sheet is exposed, it must have a tone-on-tone damask pattern, decorative piping, or another enhancement, unless it is a solid color other than white or is patterned. Furthermore, the foundation or box spring must not be visible to the guest when the bed is made up, and effective January 1, 2010, all beds with foundations or box springs must have a decorative covering to conceal them, with bed frames and legs or bed bases also concealed unless they are decorative and coordinated with the room furnishings.