[March 2020] Spring Greeting Edition

This year’s onset of spring, also known as “ipchun,” has passed and it’s already getting warmer. ALL THAT HOTEL, a premium hotel select shop service by LOTTE HOTELS & RESORTS, presents “Spring Greeting Edition'' for the month of March. Renew your bathroom decoration with SIGNIEL towels in this new season.

Must-have Item for Seasonal Change

The time has come for the annual house cleaning to get rid of old dust that has settled in and around your place during the winter. In the grand scheme of cleaning, what would you do first? Above all, manage the items that are not being used or in need of replacement. Pay special attention to towels. They are one of the items many households forget to change in time. The lifespan of a towel depends on the laundering method or frequency of use, but experts recommend towels be replaced every two years. Even when they appear okay to you, old towels should be thrown away for the sake of your skin.
Bathroom items need a spring-time checkup as they are used on our body everyday. ALL THAT HOTEL offers a set of products that will add freshness to your bathroom for the new season. “Spring Greeting Edition” for March consists of bath towels and face towels used at SIGNIEL SEOUL guest rooms. The price is 200,000 won. To make the whole house more refreshing, you can additionally purchase a set of SIGNIEL Diffuser.
※ ALL THAT HOTEL Spring Greeting Edition will be available for a limited time from March 1 to 31, 2020.

Spring Greeting Edition Set

SIGNIEL Bath Towel(2 Sheets) + SIGNIEL Face Towel(10 Sheets) / PRICE: 200,000 won (Optional SIGNIEL Diffuser 88,000 won)

※ ALL THAT HOTEL selections are only available for purchase and delivery in Korea. Inquiry: allthathotel@lotte.net. Customer service center phone number: +82-2-759-7700, Customer service center business hours: Mon-Fri 10:00-17:00 (Closed on weekends & holidays and between 12:00-13:30 daily)

SIGNIEL Bath Towel(2 Sheets)

[SIGNIEL Bath Towel]
• Fiber Content & Composition: Cotton 100%, Zero twist yarn
• Size: 75 x 160cm
• Weight: 620g
• Color: White

“A towel that embraces your body”

One of the ways to tend to your daily life and raise its quality is to fill your house with high-quality items. Bathroom towels that directly touch the skin are no exceptions. You shouldn’t buy them randomly, either. Towels used at SIGNIEL SEOUL rooms are thicker and snugger compared to the run-of-the-mill products used at households. The SIGNIEL Bath Towel is also large enough to be wrapped around a body for extra comfort after a shower.

SIGNIEL Face Towel(10 Sheets)

[SIGNIEL Face Towel]
• Fiber Content & Composition: Cotton 100%, Zero twist yarn
• Size: 50 x 90cm
• Weight: 210g
• Color: White

“A towel that touches your face first after cleansing”

The SIGNIEL Face Towel, the main feature of “Spring Greeting Edition” is also made of 100% cotton. Its high absorption function allows your skin to be softer after the water is patted away. Its thick and fluffy texture feels pleasant on your hands as well. By using premium bath and face towels everyday, you can make your daily life richer and more polished.

Optional Purchase Option - SIGNIEL Diffuser W.I.Wood

[SIGNIEL Diffuser W.I.Wood]
• Type: Main floral scent, Sub woody scent
• Top note: Calabria Bergamot(pear-shaped orange grown in the Mediterranean), Lemon from the Mediterranean
• Middle note: Jasmine
• Base note: White amber, Blonde wood, Musk
• Volume: 200ml
• Set: Diffuser bottle, Refill container, Reeds, Envelope for reeds, Case

“A moment the scent of trees, fruits, and flowers spreads”

Named “A Walk in the Woods,” the SIGNIEL Diffuser offers a unique and luxurious scent that blends the delicate aroma of trees, refreshing scent of fruits, and fragrant flower scent. It is used in the lobby, lounge, and rooms of SIGNIEL SEOUL, and with the diffuser set, you can also experience the same luxurious relaxation at your own place.
※ The SIGNIEL Diffuser can be separately purchased at the SIGNIEL SEOUL Lounge on the 79th floor.

Interview

Spring Cleaning Know-How by SIGNIEL SEOUL Housekeeping Team

What’s the secret behind maintaining the perfectly-folded sheets and speckless bathrooms in hotel rooms? SIGNIEL SEOUL is a luxury six-star hotel with 235 rooms sitting between the 76th and 101st floor of Korea’s tallest LOTTE WORLD TOWER, offering an extraordinary view of the city. We asked its housekeeping team for tips on home management and their know-how on keeping a hotel-like atmosphere at home.

Q. How long does it take to prepare a room?
A. At SIGNIEL SEOUL, a housekeeper generally cleans a guest room for an hour, and a floor manager checks the room again for 20 minutes. Overall, for a room to be ready for the next guest, it takes an hour and 20 minutes. For a suite, a housekeeper spends an hour and 20 minutes cleaning and a floor manager double-checks for 30 minutes. So the total time for preparation is about two hours.

Q. What’s the order of cleaning and tidying?
A. After a checkout, we make sure there’s no missing item in the room, and collect linens(towels, sheets, etc.) and trash cans. Then we dust off the headboard of the bed and start making the bed with clean linens. We wait until the dust from bedmaking settles and begin cleaning the bathroom with the bathroom kit. We wash the consumable supplies like the kettle and wine glasses and replace them. For dusting, we use a vacuum cleaner, wet mop, and 3M sanitizer to make sure not a spot is forgotten. Lastly, we spray SIGNIEL SEOUL’s “A Walk in the Wood” scent for a perfect finish.

Q. Recently there is a growing interest in fine dust indoors. Do you use a special method to get rid of fine dust in the room?
A. Being in the upper part of a ultra-high building, SIGNIEL SEOUL does not have windows in the room that open. That’s why we pay extra attention to cleaning the fine dust indoors. Along with air purifiers, we use specialized vacuums to manage the carpet and 3M sanitizer solution to sterilize every nook and cranny that hands could touch.

Q. Towels in SIGNIEL bathrooms feel super soft. How are they different from ordinary household products?
A. SIGNIEL Seoul uses 40s cotton towels. Towels are usually made of 20s, 30s, or 40s yarns, with the higher number indicating that more threads are used to weave the fabric. So 40s towels are softer, less abrasive, and more absorbent. Regular households use 30s and hotels 40s products in general. Being thick and soft, however, means a tricky laundering and drying process.

Q. How should we manage hotel towels at home?
A. We recommend several, rather challenging ways to maintain your towels clean and soft like hotel towels. First, you should be bold enough to throw away towels that you’ve used for over two years, or repurpose them for other uses. Due to frequent use and washing, towel fibers become damaged fast. Stiff and rough towels are neither absorbent nor good for your skin.
The most basic and important rule in washing towels is separating them from colored clothing. Hotel towels use hot air drying for softness. For a similar effect, you can choose the silk course and apply neutral detergent. After running the course and drying, store them in a dry, well-ventilated space.

Q. Do you have tips for spring house cleaning?
A. First check the level of fine dust outside. If the air quality is bad, opening windows for air circulation can let the outside air in and make the house dusty. Next, before you start cleaning, plan your path to maximize efficiency. Generally, you can shorten the cleaning time by starting at the innermost area and moving outward(from the master bedroom to the entrance) and by working on tall furniture first and coming downward(from light fixtures to the floor).
Separately, you can clean the electric kettle with apple vinegar. Hotels use citric acid but it can be replaced with apple vinegar most houses have in their stocks for a sparkly electric kettle.

March 2020	Editor:Kim Hyewon
Photographer:Park Sungyoung

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