Percale or sateen for hotel-style sheets?

Percale is the cooler, crisper, more matte option that many associate with luxury hotels and hot sleepers, while sateen is softer, silkier and slightly warmer with a subtle sheen. Specialist-community discussion we reviewed frames it as a personal preference rather than a quality difference, so hot sleepers tend to favor percale and those who want a plush hand favor sateen.