One property, one coordinated look
Guests meet a dozen members of your team in a single stay, and every one of them shapes how the property feels. Well-designed hotel uniforms share a clear design language, with the same colours, details and branding, while giving each department garments that suit its work.
We start by walking through your departments and service style, then build a range in which front office looks polished, F&B looks smart but practical, housekeeping can move freely, and engineering is protected. Department heads review samples before anything goes into production.
Department-by-department garment guide
Every property is different, but most hotel ranges cover the departments below. We use this as a checklist during the first walkthrough, then adapt it to your service style and brand.
- Front office, concierge and guest relations: tailored jacket or waistcoat, shirt or blouse, trousers or skirt, tie or scarf, name badge
- Bell, door and valet: a distinctive jacket or waistcoat, trousers and cap so arrival staff are easy to spot
- Restaurant and F&B service: waiter shirts or blouses, waistcoats, aprons and trousers or skirts
- Bar and lounge: darker shirts or waistcoats and bistro aprons that hide marks
- Banqueting: smart, interchangeable pieces that can be shared across large event teams
- Kitchen: chef coats, chef trousers, aprons and caps, with role shown through colour, piping or embroidery
- Stewarding and kitchen porters: durable workwear and waterproof aprons
- Housekeeping room attendants: tunics or dresses with stretch, trousers and practical pockets
- Public areas and laundry: hard-wearing tunics, polos and trousers in darker shades
- Spa and wellness: soft tunics and trousers in calm colours
- Recreation, pool, beach and kids' club: breathable polos, shorts and caps
- Engineering and maintenance: work shirts, cargo trousers and coveralls
- Security: guard uniforms that coordinate with the property's colours
- Back office and administration: corporate shirts and blouses in the same palette
Built for heat, laundry and long shifts
Hotel uniforms are washed far more often than everyday clothing, and outdoor teams work in strong sun and humidity. We recommend colour-fast, easy-care fabrics that hold their shape through commercial laundering, breathable materials for pool, beach and recreation staff, and reinforced stitching on high-wear areas such as pockets and cuffs.
Fabric choices by department
We bring swatches for each department to the walkthrough, so department heads can compare them in their own spaces and lighting.
- Front office: polyester-viscose suiting for jackets, waistcoats and trousers, because it holds its shape and resists creasing through long shifts
- F&B service: poly-cotton shirting with an easy-care or stain-release finish, so shirts look fresh after frequent washing
- Kitchen: cotton or poly-cotton chef coats; cotton is cooler, while poly-cotton holds its colour and shape better in daily laundry
- Housekeeping: poly-cotton with a little stretch for bending and reaching, in shades that hide marks
- Spa: soft, lightweight fabrics that feel calm and comfortable in treatment rooms
- Recreation and beach: moisture-wicking polyester knits that dry quickly in sun and humidity
- Engineering: cotton-rich twill for breathability, or poly-cotton twill for durability in industrial washing
Logos, names and placement
Hotel branding is usually quiet: the property logo embroidered small on the left chest or collar, with tone-on-tone thread for a more refined look in luxury properties. Names can be embroidered under the logo, or supplied as badges if staff move between roles. Aprons, caps and recreation polos can carry the logo more visibly. Every placement and thread colour is approved on a stitched sample before production.
Pre-openings, rebrands and annual refreshes
For pre-opening projects we plan design, sampling, measurement and delivery around your opening date. For established properties we handle rebrands, seasonal refreshes and steady top-ups for new joiners. Approved designs stay on file, so pieces ordered a year apart still match. We can also supply bed sheets, curtains, napkins and table and chair covers alongside your uniforms.
Pre-opening, step by step
Pre-opening uniforms are usually planned backwards from the opening date. We agree each milestone with you at the start and confirm the delivery date in the quotation.
- Brief and concept: brand standards, interior palette, service style and department list
- Walkthrough and roles: headcount per department and the garments each role needs
- Design and swatches: a range proposal with fabrics and branding for every department
- Samples: one sample per style for department heads to approve
- Size collection: measurement sessions as staff are hired, or size sets left at the property
- Production: made and branded in batches, starting with the departments that are hired first
- Delivery: packed by department and employee name for easy handover
- After opening: top-ups, alterations and name embroidery for late hires
How many sets per person
The number of sets each person needs depends on how quickly your laundry turns uniforms around. Many hotels plan around one set being worn, one in the laundry and one in reserve, then add more for roles that get dirty quickly, such as kitchen, stewarding and engineering. Garments that are cleaned less often, such as jackets and waistcoats, usually need fewer pieces.
It also helps to hold a small reserve of the most common sizes for new joiners, so they can start in uniform while their own set is embroidered. We can help you work out quantities per department from your headcount.
Laundry and care
If your laundry is outsourced, share the care labels with your laundry partner. We can provide care details for each fabric we supply.
- Follow the temperature on each garment's care label; whites and coloured garments usually need different programmes
- Wash whites and colours separately, and keep chef whites apart from F&B colours
- Treat food and oil stains promptly, before the garment goes through a hot dryer
- Avoid overloading tumble dryers, which sets creases and wears fabric faster
- Hang jackets and waistcoats, and press them on a medium setting
- Press embroidered logos from the reverse side
Hotel uniform planning checklist
- Department list with headcount per role
- Brand standards, logo files and interior colour palette
- Who approves samples in each department
- Number of sets per person and a reserve for new joiners
- Laundry arrangements: in-house or outsourced
- Name embroidery or badges
- Opening, relaunch or refresh date
- Linen and textiles to order alongside the uniforms