Hotel linen PAR calculator
Enter your room count, what each room actually carries and the PAR level your turnaround supports. You get the units to buy for every item and what the full inventory costs — sheets, pillowcases, bath, hand, washcloths and mats.
Property and PAR level
3 PAR on-premise laundry, 4 PAR or more for off-site or slow turnaround
Items per room and unit cost
total linen pieces — $64,260 at the unit costs entered
| Item | In use | Own | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flat / fitted sheets | 720 | 2,160 | $30,240 |
| Pillowcases | 720 | 2,160 | $8,640 |
| Bath towels | 540 | 1,620 | $14,580 |
| Hand towels | 360 | 1,080 | $4,860 |
| Washcloths | 360 | 1,080 | $2,160 |
| Bath mats | 180 | 540 | $3,780 |
- Pieces per room
- 48
- Inventory value per room
- $357.00
What linen PAR actually means
One PAR is a single full circulation of an item for the whole house: everything the hotel needs on the beds and racks at 100 percent occupancy. PAR level is how many of those circulations you own, so that one can be in use, one moving through the wash and the rest held as shelf or transit stock. The right number is set by turnaround time, not by preference.
PAR, capacity and cost move together
A thin PAR forces the laundry to keep pace with the floors in real time, which shows up as overtime and shorter linen life. Check that the machines can carry that pace in the laundry capacity calculator and price the consequences in the laundry cost calculator.
How this calculator works
| Output | Formula |
|---|---|
| Pieces in circulation | Sellable rooms × pieces per room |
| Pieces to own | Pieces in circulation × PAR level |
| Inventory value | Pieces to own × unit cost |
| Pieces per room | Total pieces owned ÷ sellable rooms |
Assumptions and limits
- Rooms, not occupied rooms. PAR is sized to a sell-out so the house never runs short on its busiest night.
- Unit costs are yours to enter. The starting values are placeholders, not quoted prices. Use your supplier’s current pricing before you build a purchase order.
- Annual rag-out is not included. This is opening inventory. Budget replacement separately — it belongs in the linen replacement line of your cost per pound.
- Mixed bed types need separate runs. King, queen and double-double linens are not interchangeable; run the calculator once per bed configuration if your sheet sizes differ.
Linen PAR questions
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