What duvets do hotels use?

What duvets do hotels use?

Most hotels use a natural filled 10.5 tog duvet to get the right weight, look and feel for their hotel and to create a fabulous night's sleep for their guests.

How often should you change your duvet?

As your duvet rests on top of you at night, rather than taking any of your weight, it should last longer than your pillows. The Sleep Council suggest that a duvet should last at least 5 years, but a good quality duvet, with high quality filling should last at least twice that.

What is the maximum tog for a duvet?

Duvets come with their own scale of warmth called a 'tog' rating, and thicker doesn't necessarily mean warmer. The tog rating refers to effectiveness of a material's thermal insulation, using an ascending scale ranging from cool and lightweight low tog duvets at 1.5 and 3 tog, up to the extra cosy 15 tog duvet.

What tog duvet for all year round?

While there is no set rule for identifying the best Tog rating for you, as a general guide we recommend a 13.5 Tog for winter use, a 4.5 Tog for summer use and a 10.5 Tog as the best all-round duvet. It is recommended that quilts for babies and young children above one year should be no more than 4.5 Tog.

What size duvet is best for a double bed?

Choose a single duvet, which measures 135cm x 200cm (4ft 5" x 6ft 7"). Choose a double duvet measuring in at 200cm x 200cm (6ft 7" x 6ft 7") . If you share your bed then consider a king size duvet which measures 230cm x 220cm (7ft 7" x 7ft 3").

What are duvet togs?

The tog is a measure of thermal insulance of a unit area, also known as thermal resistance. It is commonly used in the textile industry and often seen quoted on, for example, duvets and carpet underlay. … British duvets are sold in steps of 1.5 tog from 4.5 tog (summer) to 16.5 tog (extra-warm).

Is a 13.5 tog duvet too warm?

Although the 13.5 tog duvets are available, some people find them too warm and stuffy, although if you get the brand right, this isn't a problem as such, but opting for a lower tog might be an option if you tend to overheat at night.

Do duvets lose their tog value?

Yes, duvets can lose their warmth if the filling starts to lose its fluffiness and ability to trap air.