Napkins, Table Cloths & Hospitality
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Find it. Love it. Keep it. Custom napkins, tablecloths and hospitality linen are where a brand meets the guest at the table — the monogram under the water glass, the debossed cocktail napkin at the welcome drinks, the runner that frames a signature dish for…
Find it. Love it. Keep it. Custom napkins, tablecloths and hospitality linen are where a brand meets the guest at the table — the monogram under the water glass, the debossed cocktail napkin at the welcome drinks, the runner that frames a signature dish for the camera. Sense2 has been briefing hospitality merchandise for Australian hotels, restaurants, venues and private clubs for 30 years, with thousands of 5-star Google reviews for bringing brand thinking and beautifully finished detail to every service.
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- Typical MOQ:
- 100-500 for printed cocktail napkins; 50-250 for woven or embroidered table linen; 25 for luxury damask runs
- Lead time:
- 10-18 business days standard; 5-7 business days express on stocked white linen with embroidered monogram
- Branding:
- woven-in jacquard, tone-on-tone embroidery, screen print, digital full-colour, debossed paper napkin print
- Materials:
- 100% cotton (200-300gsm), linen-cotton blend, damask, polyester banquet cloth, 3-ply printed paper, GOTS organic cotton
- Price range (100qty):
- cocktail napkins AU$1.20-$4.50, dinner napkins AU$4-$14, tablecloths AU$22-$95, runners AU$14-$48
- Free samples Australia-wide, dispatched in 48 hours from our Sydney warehouse
Best for
Choose napkins, table cloths & hospitality if your moment is hotel f&b and guest turndown, restaurant and bar openings or wedding and private event venues.
Hotel F&B and guest turndown
Classic white cotton or damask napkins with tone-on-tone embroidered monogram read as quiet luxury on every cover. Pair with matching runners and turndown cloths for a coherent guest-facing linen story.
Restaurant and bar openings
Printed 3-ply cocktail napkins with a single-colour wordmark at a practical entry-level budget carry the brand through every welcome drink. Add debossed coasters for the opening week press dinners.
Wedding and private event venues
House-branded banquet cloths and overlays in a signature colour become the photograph. Digital full-colour print handles seasonal florals, botanicals and custom motifs without screen setup fees.
Conference, gala and awards dinners
Polyester banquet cloths to the floor, woven napkins with event monogram, and runners in the sponsor's colour palette. We kit per table count and drop-ship to the venue timed to the run sheet.
Café and quick-service brand activations
Printed paper napkins and tea towels with a line of copy that makes someone pause — the moment that gets photographed and posted without being asked.
“The embroidered monograms on our dinner napkins are exactly the tone we wanted — quiet, considered, and guests comment on them at almost every service. The team understood our brand codes beautifully from the first proof.”
“Our opening-night cocktail napkins arrived a few days ahead of when we needed them, beautifully packed by the case. The wordmark printed crisper than the digital proof suggested, which is always the best kind of surprise.”
“We reorder our table linen with Sense2 every season — they remember our weave, our thread colour and our laundering tolerances, which makes the whole process feel effortless.”
Compare your options
| Use case | Our recommendation |
|---|---|
| Hotel F&B and guest turndown | Classic white cotton or damask napkins with tone-on-tone embroidered monogram read as quiet luxury on every cover. Pair with matching runners and turndown cloths for a coherent guest-facing linen story. |
| Restaurant and bar openings | Printed 3-ply cocktail napkins with a single-colour wordmark at a practical entry-level budget carry the brand through every welcome drink. Add debossed coasters for the opening week press dinners. |
| Wedding and private event venues | House-branded banquet cloths and overlays in a signature colour become the photograph. Digital full-colour print handles seasonal florals, botanicals and custom motifs without screen setup fees. |
| Conference, gala and awards dinners | Polyester banquet cloths to the floor, woven napkins with event monogram, and runners in the sponsor's colour palette. We kit per table count and drop-ship to the venue timed to the run sheet. |
| Café and quick-service brand activations | Printed paper napkins and tea towels with a line of copy that makes someone pause — the moment that gets photographed and posted without being asked. |
Make it a Brand Kit
Pair these together for a coordinated rollout — we’ll kit, brand and deliver everything together.
Opening Night Bar Kit
2,000 printed 3-ply cocktail napkins with brand wordmark, 500 debossed pulpboard coasters and 200 branded matchboxes, kitted by the case and delivered to the venue loading dock
Best for: Restaurant, bar and hotel F&B launches
From AU$3,200
Signature Table Set
100 cotton dinner napkins with tone-on-tone embroidered monogram, 20 matching runners and 10 polyester banquet overlays in the house colour, laundered and pressed
Best for: Signature dining rooms, private dining and tasting menu covers
From AU$2,400
Event Floor Package
80 floor-length polyester tablecloths, 800 woven cotton napkins with event monogram and 80 centre runners in the sponsor colour, kitted per table and drop-shipped to the venue
Best for: Galas, conference dinners and awards nights
From AU$6,800
Find it. Love it. Kit it.
How to choose
Start with the moment the napkin belongs to — that's the part we enjoy most about a hospitality brief. Cocktail hour, breakfast service, long-lunch tasting menu and black-tie gala each reward a different weight, weave and finish. Printed 3-ply paper napkins are the right answer for high-volume welcome drinks, bar service and event catering; woven cotton and damask are the right answer for every cover that needs to feel like the venue. For branded napkins in cotton, the weight decides the hand. 200gsm feels crisp and launders beautifully for daily service; 280-300gsm damask feels heirloom and holds a pressed edge for fine-dining covers. Tone-on-tone embroidery (white thread on white cotton, ivory on ivory linen) reads as the most refined monogram treatment — the kind of detail guests notice without being able to name. A contrast satin-stitch logo in the house colour is the next register up in visibility. Tablecloths and runners split by substrate. Polyester banquet cloths (Visa, Majestic, spun poly) are the workhorse for function centres and hired events — wrinkle-resistant, machine-launderable, economical at 50+. Cotton and linen-cotton blends are the right call for signature dining rooms where the cloth is part of the room. Runners are the easiest place to carry a seasonal campaign or sponsor colour without re-outfitting the whole service. Branding method drives price and register. Woven-in jacquard is the heritage choice — the monogram is part of the cloth, not applied to it — and needs 250+ to justify the loom setup. Embroidery suits 25-500 runs and every luxury brief. Screen print is economical for printed cotton napkins and tea towels. Digital full-colour handles photographic artwork on polyester and paper. Deboss and foil are the right answer on thicker paper cocktail napkins. On MOQ: printed paper napkins start at 500-1,000; woven and embroidered linen starts at 25-50 for pilot runs and scales beautifully to 2,000+ for hotel group rollouts. Always order a sample — launder it, fold it, photograph it under your service lighting. Forty-eight hours to your desk, and the decision makes itself.
Pricing guidance
Pricing rule of thumb at 100 units: printed 3-ply cocktail napkins AU$1.20-$2.80; printed dinner paper napkins AU$2.50-$4.50; cotton cocktail napkins with embroidered monogram AU$4-$8; cotton dinner napkins 200-240gsm AU$6-$11; damask or linen-blend dinner napkins AU$9-$14; polyester banquet tablecloths AU$22-$48; cotton tablecloths AU$45-$95; runners AU$14-$48. Embroidery digitising is AU$55 once-off. Screen-print setup AU$40-$85 per colour. Jacquard loom setup is quoted per design and typically justifies at 250+ units.
Delivery across Australia
Delivered Australia-wide in 10-18 business days for custom linen; 5-7 business days on stocked white cotton with embroidered monogram. Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Hobart and Canberra daily. We kit per table count, drop-ship to venues timed to the run sheet, and handle multi-site hotel group rollouts with staggered dispatch. Free shipping on orders over AU$500.
Why Sense2
- ✦30 years supplying Australian hotels, restaurants and venues with branded hospitality linen — trusted by independent hospitality groups, luxury property developers and nationwide member organisations
- ✦In-house design studio for monogram development, jacquard weave setup and tone-on-tone embroidery digitising — beautifully resolved before a single napkin is cut
- ✦thousands of products in the wider Sense2 catalogue — so the napkins coordinate with the branded matches, coasters, menu folders, staff aprons and welcome amenities in one considered service story
- ✦Thousands of 5-star Google reviews — Customers consistently rate Sense2 for clear proofs, gracious service and delivery that lands on time for opening night
Frequently asked questions
What's the minimum order for custom napkins and tablecloths?▾
Printed paper cocktail napkins typically start at 500-1,000. Embroidered cotton napkins and table linen start at 25-50 on pilot runs and scale to 2,000+ for hotel group rollouts. Woven-in jacquard usually justifies at 250+ because of loom setup. We'll suggest the right method for your quantity in the first quote.
How long do branded napkins and tablecloths take to produce and deliver?▾
Standard lead time is 10-18 business days from artwork approval on custom weaves and embroidery. Stocked white cotton napkins with embroidered monogram can turn in 5-7 business days. Printed paper cocktail napkins typically run 7-12 business days. We kit per table count and drop-ship timed to your run sheet.
What branding methods work best on hospitality linen?▾
Tone-on-tone embroidery reads as the most refined monogram treatment for cotton, linen and damask napkins. Woven-in jacquard is the heritage choice on larger runs. Screen print and digital full-colour suit printed cotton napkins, tea towels and runners. Deboss and foil are the right answer for thicker paper cocktail napkins.
Can I see a sample before I commit to a full hotel or restaurant run?▾
Yes — free samples ship Australia-wide, dispatched within 48 hours from our Sydney warehouse. We strongly recommend laundering the sample, folding it and photographing it under your actual service lighting before artwork lock. Pre-production samples with your final monogram are available on runs over 250.
Do you offer organic cotton and sustainable hospitality linen?▾
Yes. We supply GOTS-certified organic cotton napkins, linen-cotton blends from responsibly managed fibre, and FSC-certified paper cocktail and dinner napkins. For venues pursuing sustainability storytelling, we'll route the brief through our eco range and document the certifications for your procurement team.
Can you match an existing Pantone or house colour for napkins and runners?▾
Yes — we colour-match to Pantone on printed napkins, dyed cotton napkins, polyester banquet cloths and embroidery threads. Dye lots are quoted per run and we'll always send a stitched or printed colour strike-off for sign-off before the full production batch.
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Ready to build something people will actually keep?
Tell us the moment — the onboarding day, the brand refresh, the conference, the client thank-you — and we’ll shortlist, mock up and deliver. Samples available (cost + freight applies, credited back), 48-hour dispatch, creative thinking included.
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