Linen Service Calculator

Linen supply cost and par levels for hospitality.

Inputs

Number of rooms

Occupancy %

%

Par sets per room

Weight per set (lb)

Service cost ($/lb)

Tab to move between fields

Results

Daily linen (lb)

600

Monthly cost ($)$15,300.00

Annual cost ($)$183,600.00

Cost/room night ($)$6.80

Total par sets300

How to Use This Calculator

Enter the total number of rooms and the average occupancy percentage.
Set the number of par linen sets kept per room and the weight of one complete set in pounds.
Input the linen service cost per pound processed.
Review the daily linen weight along with the monthly and annual service costs.
Check the cost per occupied room night and the total par sets needed in inventory.

How the result changes with Number of rooms

Number of rooms	Daily linen (lb)
501	3,008
1,751	10,504
3,250	19,504
4,500	27,000

What each input means

Number of rooms: Total hotel/facility rooms.
Occupancy %: Average occupancy rate.
Par sets per room: Number of linen sets per room in rotation.
Weight per set (lb): Weight of one complete linen set.
Service cost ($/lb): Linen service cost per pound processed.

What each result means

Daily linen (lb): Daily pounds of linen processed.
Monthly cost ($): Monthly linen service cost.
Annual cost ($): Annual linen service cost.
Cost/room night ($): Linen cost per occupied room night.
Total par sets: Total linen sets needed in inventory.

How this is calculated

Worked example, using the default values

Identify Input Parameters
4 parameters
Number of rooms = 100, Occupancy % = 75, Par sets per room = 3, Weight per set (lb) = 8 = 5 input(s) provided
Calculate Daily linen
Daily linen = dailyOccupiedRooms * weightPerSetLb
600 = 600
Calculate Monthly cost
Monthly cost
15300 = $15,300
Calculate Annual cost
Annual cost
183600 = $183,600

Engine last updated August 6, 2026. Checked against 3 independently-derived tests — how we verify calculators.

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