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Top Sheets: The Classic Hotel Sheet

Top Sheets: The Classic Hotel Sheet

  • Luxuriously crisp-and-fresh cotton hotel bedding from Europe.
  • Nothing regulates temperature better. 100% cotton percale: natural, open, light and airy.
  • Our most popular sheet. Not sold in shops, beware of imitations.

TOP SHEET: 1x TOP SHEET

Low stock: 3-5 working days typical

Regular price $178.00 NZD
Regular price $0.00 NZD Sale price $178.00 NZD
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  • Free NZ Shipping, 3-5 working days usual.
  • 60-Night guarantee, return if not happy.
  • 100% Cotton, made in Portugal.

Cooling - Tested By Hot Sleepers

  • After testing almost every type of sheet, one thing is clear; retailers don't sleep-test their sheets or if they do, they're not hot sleepers.
  • If you sleep with a foot hanging out, are a “young lady of a certain age” (LOL), or just run hot (most men do), this basket-weave percale sheet stays cooler and is perfect for hot sleepers.
  • Tested against: Tencel®, lyocel, bamboo, Naia™, Mynt, poly/cotton, bamboo/cotton, linen, and most styles of cotton from 150TC to 1000TC in a temperature controlled bedroom. Bamboo is just rayon BTW.
  • Nothing is a miracle cure but our sheets consistently trapped the least heat of any sheets tested.
  • To get the most from them, use with our Sleep Layers™ guide, emailed free with every purchase.

What Should I Expect?

Fresh n' crisp and light n' airy. Durable for weight (light = cool).

What not to expect?
Heavy, thick, warm, silky, soft and quick to pill like many high TC retail sheets (thick = warm).

Features

  • Most popular, loved by thousands of kiwis
  • Top sheet only
  • 100% medium-staple, combed cotton
  • Fresh n' crisp hotel feel from percale weave
  • Hypoallergenic, airy and breathable
  • Pre-shrunk, just 4% shrinkage
  • Easily identify sheets with size labels
  • Open, light, and classic 250 thread count
  • OEKO-TEX 100 Class II certified, tested for 1000+ harmful chemicals
  • Genuine European hotel cloth (verified)
  • Woven, sewn and made in Portugal

What's Included?

  • 1x Top Sheet
  • Sleep Layers™ email guide

Available in:   Full Sets   Flat Sets   Split Sets (For Split Beds)   Fitted Sheets   Flat Sheets   Top Sheets   Duvet Covers   Pillowcases

Free NZ Shipping

Free NZ shipping including rural delivery. Usually 3-5 working days to most urban areas, longer for rural. We're a New Zealand company and all items ship from Auckland. Free shipping does not apply to shipping outside of New Zealand.

60-Night Guarantee

Our 60-night trial allows you to buy, use and test our sheets for up 60-nights and return for a refund if not happy. All returns are donated. Conditions apply.

Size Guide

  • Modern mattresses vary in height, and bed (and pillow) sizes vary hugely around the world.
  • If you constantly have trouble finding the right size, measure your mattress and note it in your phone (along with unusual pillowcase sizes). Measurements are only needed occasionally. But these days, knowing your measurements is vital for getting the right fit.
  • We cut to standard New Zealand sizes and use pre-shrunk yarn, with just 4% typical shrinkage over the life of the bedding.

STANDARD
40cm fits mattresses up to 32cm high

  • Single: Top: 190cm W x 250cm L
  • King Single: Top: 210cm W x 275cm L
  • Double: Top: 245cm W x 250cm L
  • Queen: Top: 255cm W x 275cm L
  • King: Top: 275cm W x 275cm L
  • Super King: Top: 285cm W x 275cm L
  • California King: Top: 305cm W x 275cm L

DEEPBASE
50cm fits mattresses up to 42cm high

  • Double: Top: 255cm W x 270cm L
  • Queen: Top: 270cm W x 285cm L
  • King: Top: 285cm W x 285cm L
  • Super King: Top: 305cm W x 285cm L
  • California King: Top: 320cm W x 285cm L
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★★★★★

Have purchased before ,and have come back for more 🤗These sheets offer comfort like no other. Several years later they are still my go to choice .

Jean N.
  • They'll fit, and won't shrink

    Top sheets are designed to fold over at the top. Wanting to use as a flat sheet? See our flat sheets or flat sets which are designed to tuck end-to-end. And they'll always fit with pre-shrunk European quality.

  • Nothing's cooler (almost)

    After sleep testing cotton, linen, bamboo (rayon), high thread count, low thread count and everything in between, the only bedding that breathed better, was our top of the line Egyptian cotton.

  • That classic, crisp hotel feel

    Ever wondered why hotel sheets have that beautifully crisp feel? 10% is the laundry but the rest is the low thread count recipe hotels use. It delivers quality over quantity, and that beautifully crisp feel.

  • Size labels

    Our bedding comes with an extra size label so you can identify sizes. Tip: Rotate your fitted for more life. Our fitted labels are bottom right, next time you make the bed, rotate it top left for more wear.

★★★★★

The lightness and soft fabric has spoilt us! Would love a sarong in the same fabric.. luxurious.

May B.

Don't let heat ruin your sleep

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"After years of testing, I learned two things: sleep is complex, and temperature will ruin it. I fix the bedding layers, and help you balance the rest."

Tested by actual hot, and menopausal sleepers against: Tencel®, lyocel, bamboo, Naia™, Mynt, poly/cotton, bamboo/cotton, linen, and cotton from 150TC to 1000TC

Free Sleep Layers™ guide emailed with every order

No miracle cures, just sleep-tested advice

100% Natural, no bamboo (which is rayon!)

Light n' airy weight, breathable, strong weave

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The Hotel Sheet

Big Box Retailers

Real Commercial Cloth From Europe

100% Cotton

60-Night Trial

Pre-shrunk, Just 4% Shrinkage

Standard & Deepbase Heights

Deepbase Top Sheets Also Larger

Large 20cm Pillowcase Flaps

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★★★★★

We love the crispy feel of it. It is always a pleasure to deal with Christina. 😀👍

Ingrid T.
  • Avoid bamboo (it's rayon)

    Bamboo bedding isn't natural, it's rayon. But for hot sleepers, it's much hotter, even when blended. Natural fibres win every time so settle for nothing less. Your sleep deserves better.

  • Avoid higher thread counts

    High thread count is thicker and hotter. Thread count also has nothing to do with quality at the price most pay. But after sleep testing, high thread counts were as hot as poly/cotton. Avoid.

  • Avoid sateen

    Sateen isn't a finish, it's a closed weave that traps heat. It's generally used for higher thread counts, making their thickness even hotter. Yes, they're silky but they trap heat.

  • Linen is good, but still hotter

    Linen is natural with an open weave. The trouble is thickness, which is hotter. We only use linen in winter now. If linen works for you, it's a good choice but it isn't the coolest.

★★★★

Really good size with plenty of tuck in. Good quality. Cool.

Jan D.
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All natural fibres (not just ours) need at least three days’ rest after washing. Putting sheets straight back on the bed weakens and shortens their life. This is why most people go one week on, one week off. To get the most life from any natural sheet, not just ours (including linen), add new sheets to your existing rotation.

★★★★★

Best service Best sheets. Excellent customer service and beautiful bedding. And such good information shared for how to take the best care of them.

Kerry S.

Direct to consumers

Direct from the hospitality arm of one of Europe’s largest bed-and-bath textile mills, The Classic Hotel Sheet cloth is fresh 'n' crisp, and light 'n' airy. It uses an open weave (percale) in the more airy thread count used by the majority of hotels: 250TC. We've been selling direct to consumers since 2010, so you won't find us in shops. Beware of imitations.

★★★★★

Returning customer. In my business the returning customer is Gold, and a measure of the health of your business. I am a serial returning customer at The Hotel Sheet. The sheets are all they promise and super comfortable. Treat the sheets right and they will return the love for years.

Rob B.
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All items ship from Auckland, free to anywhere in NZ including rural delivery. We also offer a 60-night bedding guarantee: buy, sleep, and send it back if unhappy. All returns are donated to families in need.