Hotel Uniforms: Looking Sharp, looking professional

Hotels are special places. They become our homes for a few days or a week- perhaps longer depending on how long our vacations tend to be. They are our home, but they are much grander, more efficient, and filled with people who are there to make our time away from our jobs and everyday lives comfortable and fun. It would kill the effect of the great, open lobbies, hotel bars and restaurants if the hotel staff was attired as casually as many of the guests are nowadays. Hotel uniforms give the staff of these homes away from homes a spiffiness, an elegance that befits the surroundings. At the same time, the uniforms donned by hotel staff are functional.

The garments worn by the various members of a hotel’s staff vary considerably. The staff at the reservations and concierge desk tends to be less fancifully attired than the employees who work in the hotel’s restaurants and bar. The men who welcome guests tend to wear a suit and tie. However, they do not have a choice of color and design. To make hotel desk people immediately identifiable and to create and maintain a distinct company look, desk employees must wear hotel uniforms. The men’s suits and ties are of the same color and design. The jackets always include a pin or name tag that includes the name of the hotel as well as the individual’s name.  Women who work the reservation desk or serve as concierges also have a uniform. Usually, there are two basic ensembles offered to women. One features a skirt; the other is a pants suit. Like the men’s suits, the women ensembles are simple and clean look.   Hotels order their men’s and women’s desk wear from general clothing manufacturers or stores, ones, that is, that can provide customization options for the hotel uniforms they sell.

Bellboys have a very distinctive look. Indeed, when people think of hotel staff, the bellboy, clad in his short jacket and signature hat with strap, probably first comes to mind. Part of the reason for the uniform, including its often red color, is to make the bellboys easy to spot. But again, the whole hotel experience, the whole sense of being in a spacious, elegant place that caters to your needs, is enhanced by having a staff distinctively clad. Certainly, the bellboy look makes the desired impression.

The maitre' d and wait-staff of hotel restaurants wear hotel uniforms befitting the work they do. They, as well bartenders, wear a jacket and pants combination. The short jacket can be worn with a cumber bund. The shirt can be frilled or a more simple white shirt. Bowties or regular ties can be worn. The idea of these garments is to create a presence and convey a sense of efficiency.

Hotels can order the different components of their uniforms from manufactures and whole sellers who specialize in such garments, or from companies who make a variety of uniforms. Today, establishments in search of reasonable prices for hotel uniforms can also search the internet. Many bargains are available as well as a host of companies that can fill custom orders.