Linen guides, written from the workshop floor
You can’t touch fabric through a screen — so we publish everything that can be verified: GSM weights, weaves, sizes, care protocols, real price ranges on the Moroccan market. No-fluff guides with tables and figures, by the people who sew the linen.
Stuck on a technical word? TheLinen glossarydefines percale, pocket depth, GSM and 19 more terms.
Choosing well (fabrics & quality)
- Polycotton or 100% Cotton: The No-Taboo Comparison50/50 polycotton vs 100% cotton sheets: lifespan, drying, ironing, feel, price — plus the truth about 'Egyptian cotton' in Morocco. Hotels decided long ago.
- Percale, Cotton Sateen or Washed Cotton: The Weave Match-UpPercale vs cotton sateen vs washed cotton sheets: three weaves, three feels, three uses. The full comparison to choose by bed, climate and washing rotation.
- Thread Count: How to Read the Numbers (and Not Get Played)57 or 80 threads/cm², 200 or 1000 TC: what thread count really says about sheet quality, the EU vs US equivalences, and the marketing traps to dodge.
- Towel GSM from 350 to 700: Why Hotel Quality Towels Are 550 GSMWhat GSM for bath towels? 400, 500, 550, 600 and 700 g/m² compared: absorbency, drying, durability, hotel use — and why hotel quality towels are 550 GSM.
- Textile Labels and Certifications Decoded: Oeko-Tex, GOTS and the RestOeko-Tex Standard 100, GOTS, ISO 9001, “hypoallergenic”: what each label really certifies, how to check a certificate, and the claims that mean nothing.
Sizes & bed pieces
- Size guide: which sheet for which bed? (interactive tool)Interactive tool: quelle taille de drap housse pour matelas 160x200.
- Fitted Sheet Pocket Depth: The Guide to a Sheet That Stays Put25, 30 or 35 cm pocket depth: how to measure your mattress, pick the right pocket and stop the fitted sheet popping off — made for thick Moroccan mattresses.
- Flat sheet or fitted sheet: the difference, and why hotels use bothFlat sheet versus fitted sheet: the exact difference, what each one does in the bed, the hotel method, and how to choose (or combine) them for your use.
The hotel standard
- What sheets do hotels use? (And why they are always white)White 50/50 polycotton percale, tucked flat sheets: what hotel sheets really are, why they are white, and how to get the same bed at home or in your rental.
- How to make a bed like a hotel, from hospital corners to the final touchThe hotel bed in 7 moves: the right layers, hospital corners, the pillows, the finishing touch. A head housekeeper's method, for your home or your rental.
Care & whitening
- Whiten Sheets and Towels Like a Hotel (and Rescue Dingy Whites)How hotels keep sheets and towels brilliant white: oxygen bleach, temperatures, an anti-yellowing protocol, and stain care for henna, argan oil and make-up.
- Bed and Bath Linen Care: the Good-Practice GuideWhat temperature to wash sheets at, how often, how to store them and how many washes a sheet lasts: the complete care guide for homes and rentals.
Short-term rentals
- Airbnb Linen Checklist: Everything Your Rental Needs, from Bed to BathroomAre sheets required in an Airbnb? How many sets, which towels, what budget? The complete linen checklist to equip a short-term rental in Morocco, room by room.
- Managing Your Airbnb Linen: Rotation, Washing, Laundry Service — the Full SystemHow to run linen for a short-term rental: the 3-set rotation, washing in-house vs outsourcing (compared in figures), check-out process, inventory and renewal.
Prices & buying in Morocco
- Bed linen prices in Morocco: real ranges and honest maths (2026)What do sheets, duvet covers and full bedding sets cost in Morocco? Real ranges by channel, cost per wash, and budgets by use case. Updated September 2026.
- Bath linen prices in Morocco: towels, bath sheets, mats (2026)What does a bath towel cost in Morocco? Ranges by GSM and by channel, bath sheet and mat prices, and the 25 MAD 'cotton' trap. Updated September 2026.
- Where to buy bed linen in Morocco: the complete tour of the channelsSouks, Derb Omar, supermarkets, Avito, e-commerce: where to buy bed linen in Morocco, what each channel is really worth, and how to dodge COD scams.
- Where to Buy Bed Sheets and Home Linen in Marrakech: Souks, Sidi Ghanem, WorkshopsSouks, Sidi Ghanem, medina shops, supermarkets, workshops: where to buy sheets and towels in Marrakech by need and budget — a comparison with no sales talk.