Bed linen 155 × 220: why hotels use the longer size
If you sleep in a good hotel, you often only notice it in the morning: the duvet was never too short, your feet never stuck out. That is usually down to the size. In many 5-star hotels, the duvet measures 155 × 220 cm – not 135 × 200 cm as in most German bedrooms.
You will find everything for the hotel size in one place in our bed linen 155x220 collection.
155 × 220 or 135 × 200 – the difference
The comfort size is 20 cm wider and 20 cm longer than the German standard size. That doesn't sound like much, but it makes a clear difference in bed:
- More length: even people over 1.80 m can pull the duvet up to their chin without their feet being uncovered.
- More width: the duvet falls over the edge of the mattress at the sides. This looks neater and keeps the warmth in the bed better.
- The hotel look: only with an overhang does a bed look "made" – just as you know it from a hotel.
Who is 155 × 220 worth it for?
- For anyone taller than about 1.75 m.
- For beds from 90 cm wide, so that the duvet hangs over the sides.
- For couples with two single duvets on a 180 or 200 cm bed.
- For anyone who turns a lot at night and would otherwise lose the duvet.
Important: duvet and cover must match. A 155 × 220 cover also needs a 155 × 220 duvet – otherwise the duvet slips inside the cover.
Size chart: duvets and covers
| Size | Name | Typical for |
|---|---|---|
| 135 × 200 cm | Standard Germany | single duvet, people up to approx. 1.75 m |
| 140 × 200 cm | Standard Austria | single duvet |
| 155 × 220 cm | Comfort size / hotel size | single duvet with extra length and width |
| 200 × 220 cm | Small double | shared duvet on 140 to 160 cm beds |
| 240 × 220 cm | Large double | shared duvet on 180 and 200 cm beds |
Which pillows go with it?
In hotels, there are usually two pillow sizes on the bed: the large 80 × 80 cm for leaning against and reading, and the narrow 40 × 80 cm for sleeping. Which suits whom is explained in the guide Pillowcase 80 × 80 or 40 × 80?
And the flat sheet?
Many hotels use large flat sheets without elastic, tucked in under the mattress. For this to work, the sheet needs plenty of extra size – which is why our flat sheets come in 280 × 280 and 300 × 320 cm.
For the bed underneath, our First Class mattress with a pocket-spring core, cashmere and silk comes in sizes from 90 × 200 to 200 × 200 cm and in 100 × 210 cm.
Cottonbabe in 155 × 220
- Duvet cover 155 × 220 in cotton sateen, a true 300 TC, with piping in Anthracite, Bronze or White
- Bed linen set 500 TC in the Cottonbabe box, also in 155 × 220
- Down duvet 155 × 220 as a summer, all-season or winter duvet
Good to know: our bed linen is pre-washed and therefore does not shrink.
Jens Liebhauser – founder of Cottonbabe, 5-star hotelier and interior designer, among other things a master upholsterer/interior decorator with a certified examination in textile science
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