the bed.
Think about what happens when you check into a hotel. You roll your suitcase into the room and, quite often, put it on the bed while unpacking.
That suitcase has traveled through airports, train stations, taxis, hotel lobbies, and countless other places. Without a protective layer, dirt from the luggage can end up directly on the hotel’s clean white duvet.
The bed runner provides a smaller, easier-to-remove surface that can take some of that wear and tear.
It is also much easier for housekeeping to remove and launder
